After losing six straight times since being stopped on his 15-game winning streak, Gaylord Perry gained the victory when the Indians defeated the Twins, 4-2. However, the veteran righthander failed to hurl the route, giving way to Tom Buskey with a man on base in the eighth inning.

The Indians scored off Bert Blyleven in the first on a double by Tommy McCraw, sacrifice by Frank Duffy and grounder by Jack Brohamer. Tony Oliva homered for the Twins in the fourth. The Twins loaded the bases in the sixth on a double by John Ellis and two walks and broke the tie with two runs on a single by Duffy. Perry yielded another run in the seventh, but the Indians racked up an insurance marker in the eighth on a double by George Hendrick, bunt by Ellis and sacrifice fly by McCraw. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    15, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
Indians      0  0  1    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   4  5  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Lowenstein 3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Braun 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .300      Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Hisle lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Torres pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .157
Oliva dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .282      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Holt 1b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Ellis c               3   1   1   0     0   1   .298
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .365      Gamble dh             1   1   0   0     2   0   .288
Terrell 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .257        Lis ph,dh           0   0   0   0     1   0   .188
Thompson ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .280        Alvarado pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261      McCraw 1b             2   1   2   1     1   0   .296
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   1   2     0   1   .238
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .280
                                                          G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     2   2             Totals               26   4   5   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 11,920
Left on Base: Twins 6, Indians 7
DP: Twins 0, Indians 2
Errors: Lowenstein 2
Doubles: Thompson (5), McCraw (12), Ellis (16), Hendrick (17)
Home Runs: Oliva (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (3), Duffy (13), Ellis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McCraw (2)
GIDP: Darwin (9), Oliva (12)
Hit by Pitch: Spikes (7,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(11-14)       7.1   5   4   4   4   4   0  32   3.07
Burgmeier               0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.70
Totals                  8     5   4   4   5   4   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry W(16-7)        7     5   2   2   2   2   1  29   2.44
Buskey SV(13)           2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.20
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   2   1  35

Passed Balls: Borgmann (1), Ellis (1)
Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (7)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein lined to center; Lee grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Oliva grounded
out (second to first); Holt grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to left; Ellis struck out; Gamble
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Thompson
singled to center; Borgmann lined to right; Brye singled to left
[Thompson to second]; Braun made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: McCraw doubled to left; Duffy out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [McCraw to third]; Brohamer reached on a
fielder's choice [McCraw scored]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch
[Brohamer to second]; Lowenstein walked; Borgmann allowed a
passed ball [Lowenstein to second, Brohamer to third]; Lee flied
out to left; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Indians 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle walked; Darwin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Hisle out at second]; Oliva
homered; Holt popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes flied out to right; Ellis popped to first in
foul territory; Gamble walked; McCraw singled to first [Gamble
to second]; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 1.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell popped to first in foul territory; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Borgmann flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Lowenstein grounded
out (second to first); Lee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: Brye reached on an error by Lowenstein; Braun reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Brye to second];
Hisle reached on an error by Lowenstein [Braun to second, Brye
to third]; Darwin struck out; Oliva grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick made an out to first; Spikes grounded out
(second to first); Ellis doubled to right; Gamble walked; McCraw
walked [Ellis to third, Gamble to second]; Duffy singled to left
[McCraw out at third (left to third), Gamble scored, Ellis
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 3.

TWINS 7TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled
to center; Thompson doubled to right [Terrell scored]; Ellis
allowed a passed ball [Thompson to third]; Borgmann made an out
to second; Brye grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Brohamer lined to second; Lowenstein made an out to
shortstop; Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: Braun walked; BUSKEY REPLACED G. PERRY (PITCHING);
Hisle flied out to left; Darwin lined to center; Oliva flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick doubled to left; TORRES RAN FOR HENDRICK;
Spikes was hit by a pitch; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Spikes to second, Torres to third]; LIS BATTED FOR
GAMBLE; BURGMEIER REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Lis walked;
ALVARADO RAN FOR LIS; McCraw hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Torres scored]; Duffy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 4.

TWINS 9TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); TORRES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CAREW BATTED FOR HOLT; Carew flied out to
center; Terrell popped to first in foul territory; Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 4.