Playing only six innings, Amos Otis batted in four runs with a double and homer to lead the Royals' attack in a 17-3 victory over the Twins. Orlando Cepeda made his first appearance with the Royals as the designated hitter and had two hits, including a single that drove in two runs. Otis' double, following a double by Fred Patek and single by Cookie Rojas, ignited a six-run outburst by the Royals in the first inning. Otis added his homer with a man on base in the third. [The Sporting News]



Kansas City Royals 17, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    6, 1974 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  0  -   3  6  4
Royals       6  1  3    0  3  1    3  0  x  -  17 20  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Patek ss              3   3   1   0     3   0   .227
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .368        Bevacqua 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Thompson ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Rojas 2b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .295
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286        White pr,2b,ss      2   1   1   2     0   0   .232
Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Otis cf               4   4   2   4     1   0   .286
  Kusick 1b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Pinson rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Braun lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .303      McRae lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .279        Cowens lf,cf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .209
  Gomez 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Cepeda dh             4   0   2   2     1   0   .500
Holt 1b,rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Solaita 1b            6   1   2   3     0   1   .277
Terrell ss,3b         3   1   0   1     0   0   .244      Wohlford rf,lf        6   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Borgmann c            2   0   1   1     1   0   .254      Brett 3b              5   3   3   1     0   0   .243
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Healy c               5   2   3   2     0   0   .266
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   2     2   4             Totals               45  17  20  16     5   2

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 13,301
Left on Base: Twins 4, Royals 11
DP: Twins 0, Royals 3
Errors: Carew, Terrell, Corbin 2, Patek
Doubles: Soderholm (12), Braun (10), Patek (13), Otis (24), White (2)
Triples: Brett (1)
Home Runs: Otis (11)
Sacrifice Hits: McRae (4)
GIDP: Brye (10), Darwin (5), Oliva (10)
Hit by Pitch: Cepeda (1,by Albury)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(6-4)           2     8   7   5   0   0   0  16   4.66
Albury                  5    12  10  10   5   2   1  33   5.12
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.10
Totals                  8    20  17  15   5   2   1  52

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton W(7-5)       7     5   3   2   2   3   0  28   2.68
McDaniel                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.53
Totals                  9     6   3   2   2   4   0  34

Passed Balls: Healy 2 (16)
Hit by Pitch: Albury (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to left; Carew was called out on
strikes; Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek doubled to left; Rojas singled to right [Patek
to third]; Otis doubled to left [Patek scored, Rojas scored];
McRae reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Otis to
third]; McRae was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Corbin [Otis scored, McRae to third]; Cepeda popped to
shortstop; Solaita singled to right [McRae scored]; Solaita was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Corbin [Solaita to
second]; Wohlford singled to pitcher [Solaita to third]; Brett
forced Wohlford (shortstop to second) [Solaita scored, Brett to
second (error by Carew)]; Healy singled to right [Brett scored
(unearned)]; Patek popped to second; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 3 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
walked; Soderholm lined to shortstop; Holt flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 6.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas flied out to right; Otis reached on an error
by Terrell; McRae singled to left [Otis to second]; Cepeda
singled to right [Otis to third, McRae to second]; Solaita
forced Cepeda (second to shortstop) [Otis scored (unearned),
McRae to third]; Wohlford forced Solaita (shortstop to second);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Royals 7.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell popped to shortstop; Borgmann singled to
center; Brye grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 7.

ROYALS 3RD: ALBURY REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Brett singled to
center; Healy popped to shortstop; Patek popped to shortstop;
Rojas singled [Brett scored]; Otis homered [Rojas scored]; McRae
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 10.

TWINS 4TH: Carew lined to center; Oliva grounded out (shortstop
to first); Darwin struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Royals 10.

ROYALS 4TH: Cepeda walked; Solaita lined to center; Wohlford
popped to shortstop; Brett singled to third [Cepeda to second];
Healy popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Royals 10.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Holt grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Soderholm to third]; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Soderholm scored]; Borgmann walked; Brye
forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 10.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek walked; Rojas singled to left [Patek to
third]; WHITE RAN FOR ROJAS; Otis walked [White to second];
McRae popped to second; Cepeda singled to left [Patek scored,
White scored, Otis to third]; Solaita singled to right [Otis
scored, Cepeda to third]; Wohlford flied out to center; Brett
popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 13.

TWINS 6TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); COWENS REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING LF); Carew singled to left; Oliva singled to
right [Carew to second]; Darwin grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Carew to third, Oliva out at
second]; Healy allowed a passed ball [Carew scored]; Braun
doubled to right; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 13.

ROYALS 6TH: THOMPSON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING SS); KUSICK
REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 1B); GOMEZ REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING
2B); HOLT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); TERRELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Healy singled to third; Patek walked
[Healy to second]; White lined to center; Otis flied out to
center; Cowens singled to center [Healy scored, Patek to third];
Cepeda was hit by a pitch [Cowens to second]; Solaita struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, Royals 14.

TWINS 7TH: PINSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING RF); COWENS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); WOHLFORD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell reached on an
error by Patek [Terrell to third]; Borgmann grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Terrell scored (unearned)]; Brye struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 14.

ROYALS 7TH: Wohlford flied out to center; Brett tripled; Healy
singled to shortstop [Brett scored]; Patek walked [Healy to
second]; White doubled to left [Healy scored, Patek scored];
Pinson struck out; Cowens popped to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 17.

TWINS 8TH: WHITE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BEVACQUA
REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING 2B); MCDANIEL REPLACED DAL CANTON
(PITCHING); Thompson singled to left; Oliva grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 17.

ROYALS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Cepeda
grounded out (shortstop to first); Solaita grounded out (third
to first); Wohlford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Royals 17.

TWINS 9TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Holt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 3, Royals 17.