Although leading both leagues in batting, Rod Carew seldom hits homers, but the Twins' second baseman came through with a circuit clout in the 10th inning to beat the Royals, 6-5. The round-tripper was only the third of the season for Carew.

The Twins had a homer by Larry Hisle with a man on base in the first, but the Royals erased their deficit with five runs in the second on three hits, two walks and two errors by Danny Thompson. Frank White and Hal McRae each drove in two runs in the outburst. The Twins came back to tie the score with a boundary belt by Steve Braun and two RBI singles by Tony Oliva before Carew dissolved the deadlock with his homer in the 10th. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Friday, September 13, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  5  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   5  6  2
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  0    1  -   6 10  3


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Brye cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .278
  Wohlford ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Carew 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .361
Brett 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Hisle lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .288
Otis cf               2   0   0   1     2   0   .287      Oliva dh              4   0   2   2     0   1   .296
McRae dh              5   0   2   2     0   0   .314      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .274
Mayberry 1b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Braun 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .293
Rojas 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .269      Bourque 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Cowens rf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .233      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Healy c               4   1   0   0     1   0   .256        Terrell pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
White ss              4   1   1   2     0   0   .216      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Busby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                          Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   6   5     6   4             Totals               37   6  10   6     1   6

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  3,815
Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 5
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: Mayberry, Busby, Braun, Thompson 2
Doubles: McRae (35), Hisle (18)
Home Runs: Hisle (19), Braun (8), Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Otis (8)
GIDP: Healy (11), Hisle (14)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Busby                   6.1   5   4   4   1   3   2  25   3.51
Bird L(6-5)             2.2   5   2   2   0   3   1  13   2.88
Totals                  9    10   6   6   1   6   3  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  1.1   4   5   2   2   0   0  13   4.80
Butler                  7.2   2   0   0   4   3   0  28   4.37
Johnson W(2-0)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                 10     6   5   2   6   4   0  44

Passed Balls: Borgmann (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett
grounded out (second to first); Otis reached on an error by
Braun; McRae singled to right [Otis to third]; Mayberry lined to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye lined to shortstop; Carew walked; Hisle homered
[Carew scored]; Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin
singled to right; Braun lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 2ND: Rojas walked; Cowens singled to right [Rojas to
second]; Healy walked [Rojas to third, Cowens to second]; White
singled to left [Rojas scored, Cowens scored, Healy to second];
On a bunt Pinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett
reached on a fielder's choice [Healy to third, White to second
(error by Thompson; assist by Carew)]; Otis reached on an error
by Thompson [Healy scored (unearned), White to third, Brett to
second]; McRae doubled to right [White scored (unearned), Brett
scored (unearned), Otis to third]; BUTLER REPLACED CORBIN
(PITCHING); On a bunt Mayberry popped to third in foul
territory; Rojas was walked intentionally; Cowens was called out
on strikes; 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Thompson
lined to first; Borgmann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Healy lined to first; White flied out to left;
Pinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins
2.

TWINS 3RD: Brye struck out; Carew reached on an error by Busby;
Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis walked;
McRae flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Darwin struck out; Braun flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to left; Cowens walked; Healy
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Bourque flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Borgmann popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to right; Pinson grounded out
(second to first); Brett singled to right; Borgmann allowed a
passed ball [Brett to second]; Otis walked; McRae flied to left
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied
out to left; Hisle doubled to right; Oliva singled to center
[Hisle scored]; Darwin forced Oliva (second unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Rojas lined to center;
Cowens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Braun homered; Bourque reached on an error by
Mayberry [Bourque out at second (right to first to shortstop to
pitcher)]; Steve Busby suffered back spasms after
rundown; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Thompson grounded
out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Healy flied out to right; White popped to second;
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PINSON; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brye singled to
right; On a bunt Carew singled [Brye to second]; On a bunt Hisle
made an out to pitcher; Oliva singled to right [Brye scored,
Carew to third]; Darwin struck out; Braun forced Oliva
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled to left; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Brett to second]; McRae flied out to left;
Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to left; TERRELL RAN FOR THOMPSON; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
BORGMANN; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Brye was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 5.

ROYALS 10TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROOF REPLACED
KILLEBREW (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING);
Rojas grounded out (third to first); Cowens was called out on
strikes; Healy popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Carew homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 6.