After giving up two runs in the first inning, Joe Decker bore down the rest of the way and pitched the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Royals. A pass to Jim Wohlford, single by Hal McRae and double by Tony Solaita accounted for the Royals' runs.

The Twins tied the count in the third when Bobby Darwin singled with the bases loaded. Four singles for two runs sent the Twins ahead in the sixth and they added their final tally in the eighth on a single by Pat Bourque and triple by Jerry Terrell that scored Eric Soderholm, who ran for Bourque. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 15, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  2    0  1  x  -   5 13  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Brye cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .278
Wohlford lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .276      Carew 2b              2   0   1   1     2   0   .365
Brett 3b              4   1   0   0     0   0   .272      Hisle lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .293
McRae dh              4   1   2   0     0   1   .317      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .298
Solaita 1b            4   0   2   2     0   2   .273      Darwin rf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .273
Cowens cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
Bevacqua 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .207      Bourque 1b            4   1   3   0     0   1   .232
White ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .226        Soderholm pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .280
Martinez c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .198        Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Mayberry ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Terrell ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .257
  Paepke c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Borgmann c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .254
Leonard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   8             Totals               34   5  13   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,754
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 10
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: Martinez
Doubles: Solaita (11)
Triples: Terrell (6)
Stolen Bases: McRae (10), Carew (36)
Caught Stealing: Braun (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (13)
GIDP: Mayberry (4), Darwin (12)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (2,by Leonard)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leonard L(0-2)          5.1   9   4   4   2   3   0  27   4.26
Dal Canton              2.2   4   1   1   1   0   0  12   3.13
Totals                  8    13   5   5   3   3   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(15-12)         9     6   2   2   2   8   0  34   3.22
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   8   0  34

Passed Balls: Paepke 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Leonard (3)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson struck out; Wohlford walked; Brett forced
Wohlford (first to shortstop); McRae singled to right [Brett to
third]; Solaita doubled to right [Brett scored, McRae scored];
Cowens grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye popped to first in foul territory; Carew walked;
Hisle was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); White lined
to shortstop; Martinez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin lined to left; On a bunt Braun made an out to
first; Bourque singled to right; Terrell grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Pinson struck out; Wohlford popped to first in foul
territory; Brett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann walked; Brye singled to left [Borgmann to
second]; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Borgmann to third, Brye to second]; Hisle grounded out (pitcher
to first); Oliva was hit by a pitch; Darwin singled to right
[Borgmann scored, Brye scored, Oliva to second]; Braun struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to center; McRae stole second; Solaita
struck out; Cowens lined to second; Bevacqua walked; White was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Bourque struck out; Terrell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Borgmann singled to right; Brye lined to pitcher; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Pinson flied out
to center; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Hisle singled
to center; Oliva singled to center [Hisle to second]; Darwin
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliva
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Brett grounded out (shortstop to first); McRae was
called out on strikes; Solaita struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to center; Bourque singled to right;
Terrell singled to shortstop [Bourque to second]; Borgmann
singled to right [Bourque scored, Terrell to second]; DAL CANTON
REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Brye forced Borgmann (third to
second) [Terrell to third]; On a bunt Carew singled [Terrell
scored, Brye to third, Carew to second (error by Martinez)];
Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 4.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Bevacqua singled to
right; White singled to left [Bevacqua to second]; MAYBERRY
BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Mayberry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: PAEPKE REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING C ); Oliva grounded
out (shortstop to first); Darwin popped to shortstop; Braun
singled to right; Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Pinson lined to first; Wohlford flied out to right;
Brett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins
4.

TWINS 8TH: Bourque singled to right; SODERHOLM RAN FOR BOURQUE;
Paepke allowed a passed ball [Soderholm to second]; Paepke
allowed a passed ball [Soderholm to third]; Terrell tripled to
left [Soderholm scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first);
Brye grounded out (third to first); Carew walked; Carew stole
second; Hisle flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
2, Twins 5.

ROYALS 9TH: KUSICK REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 1B); McRae
grounded out (third to first); Solaita singled to right; Cowens
flied out to right; Bevacqua flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 5.