Phil Roof, who went into the game batting only .213 with just nine RBIs to his credit this season, smashed the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to carry the Twins to an 8-4 victory over the Royals. The Twins were trailing, 3-1, when they opened the sixth inning by loading the bases with singles by Tony Oliva and Jerry Terrell and a pass to Pat Bourque.

Danny Thompson walked, forcing in Oliva and leading to the exit of Bruce Dal Canton. Steve Mingori relieved and was the victim of Roof's jackpot wallop. Bobby Darwin also homered for the Twins, hitting a solo shot in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 8, 1974 (Day game) at Royals Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  5    1  0  1  -   8 10  0
Royals       2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Cowens rf             4   1   2   1     1   2   .228
Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .364      Pinson dh             5   1   3   1     0   1   .264
Hisle cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Otis cf               4   0   1   1     1   0   .291
  Brye cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Mayberry 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Darwin rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .280      Brett 3b              5   0   2   1     0   1   .277
Oliva dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Wohlford lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .286
Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .281      White 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Terrell 3b          3   2   2   0     0   0   .256        Cepeda ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Bourque 1b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .225        Bevacqua pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Thompson ss           2   1   1   2     2   0   .257      Patek ss              2   1   0   0     1   1   .227
Roof c                4   1   1   4     0   0   .215        McRae ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rojas 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez c            2   1   1   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Solaita ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Healy pr,c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                          Dal Canton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  10   7     5   4             Totals               37   4  13   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 11,847
Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 10
DP: Twins 1, Royals 0
Errors: Brett
Doubles: Carew (29), Martinez (2)
Home Runs: Roof (2), Darwin (23)
Stolen Bases: Pinson 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Brett (4), Wohlford (13)
GIDP: Wohlford (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(14-15)       6     9   4   4   3   5   0  27   2.88
Campbell SV(19)         3     4   0   0   1   3   0  14   2.54
Totals                  9    13   4   4   4   8   0  41

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(8-9)       5     6   5   5   4   3   0  26   3.13
Mingori                 2     3   2   2   1   1   1  10   3.15
McDaniel                2     1   1   1   0   0   1   7   3.41
Totals                  9    10   8   8   5   4   2  43

Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (13)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to second; Carew doubled to right; Hisle
singled to left [Carew to third]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch
[Carew scored, Hisle to second]; Darwin reached on an error by
Brett; Oliva flied out to center; Soderholm popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Cowens singled to center; Pinson singled to right
[Cowens to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Cowens scored, Pinson to second]; Mayberry struck out while
Pinson stole third; Brett singled to center [Pinson scored];
Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford was called out on strikes; White popped to
shortstop; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Royals 2.

TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Carew struck out; Hisle grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Braun to second]; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cowens struck out; Pinson singled to second; Pinson
stole second; Otis walked; Mayberry grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to right; Soderholm struck out; Dal
Canton threw a wild pitch [Oliva to second]; Bourque singled to
right [Oliva to third]; Thompson walked [Bourque to second];
Roof popped to shortstop; Braun grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 4TH: TERRELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Brett flied
out to right; Wohlford walked; Wohlford was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Hisle flied
out to center; Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Royals 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek was called out on strikes; Martinez doubled;
Cowens singled to right [Martinez scored]; Pinson struck out;
Otis popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Royals 3.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to center; Terrell singled to center
[Oliva to second]; Bourque walked [Oliva to third, Terrell to
second]; Thompson walked [Oliva scored, Terrell to third,
Bourque to second]; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Roof
homered [Terrell scored, Bourque scored, Thompson scored]; Braun
flied out to right; Carew lined to left; Hisle grounded out
(first unassisted); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to center; Brett singled to center
[Mayberry to second]; Wohlford grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry to third, Brett out at
second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Royals 3.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Oliva struck
out; Terrell singled to left; Bourque walked [Terrell to
second]; Thompson singled to left [Terrell scored, Bourque to
third]; Roof grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Solaita
singled to left [Patek to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); HEALY RAN FOR SOLAITA; Cowens struck out; Pinson
singled to center [Patek scored, Healy to second]; Otis flied
out to center; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 4.

TWINS 8TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCDANIEL REPLACED
MINGORI (PITCHING); Braun popped to shortstop; Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hisle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING CF); Brett popped to
shortstop; Wohlford singled to right; CEPEDA BATTED FOR WHITE;
Cepeda singled to right [Wohlford to third]; BEVACQUA RAN FOR
CEPEDA; MCRAE BATTED FOR PATEK; McRae popped to second; Healy
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Royals 4.

TWINS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROJAS REPLACED
MCRAE (PLAYING 2B); Darwin homered; Oliva popped to third in
foul territory; Terrell grounded out (first to pitcher); Bourque
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
8, Royals 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens walked; Pinson forced Cowens (first to
shortstop); Otis singled to shortstop [Pinson to second];
Mayberry flied out to left; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 8, Royals 4.