Playing their home opener, the Twins got a game-saving performance from Bill Campbell and defeated the White Sox, 3-1. Bert Blyleven, who started for the Twins, was removed in the ninth inning after giving up singles to Ron Santo and Jorge Orta. Tom Burgmeier, relieving, retired Buddy Bradford but walked Bucky Dent to load the bases.

Taking the mound, Campbell struck out Pat Kelly and forced Ken Henderson to ground out. Rod Carew hit two singles for the Twins, stole two bases and scored two runs. Larry Hisle accounted for the other tally with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Tuesday, April     9, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Ferrer ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .308
K. Henderson cf       5   0   1   0     0   2   .353      Carew 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .357
D. Allen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .188      Hisle cf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .364
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Darwin rf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .583
May lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Killebrew dh          3   0   0   1     0   0   .167
Santo dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .167      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Lis 1b                3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   1   .385      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Terrell 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Dent ss               3   1   2   0     1   1   .200      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   9   1     1  11             Totals               30   3   8   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 10,409
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Melton, Herrmann, Carew 2
Doubles: D. Allen (2), Darwin (1)
Triples: Dent (1)
Home Runs: Hisle (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Ferrer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Killebrew (1)
GIDP: Santo (1), Carew (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(0-2)             8     8   3   3   1   2   1  32   3.68
Totals                  8     8   3   3   1   2   1  32

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(1-0)         8     9   1   1   0  10   0  34   2.12
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   7.71
Campbell SV(1)          0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1  11   0  38

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; K. Henderson struck out; D.
Allen singled to center; Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: On a bunt Ferrer singled; Ferrer was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Carew singled to center; Carew
stole second; Hisle walked; Darwin singled to center [Carew to
third, Hisle to second]; Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Carew scored]; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Santo struck out;
Orta singled to center; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Lis popped to third; Hundley grounded out (third to
first); Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent tripled to right; Kelly grounded out (first
to second); K. Henderson struck out; D. Allen doubled to center
[Dent scored]; Melton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ferrer popped to shortstop; Carew singled to center;
Carew stole second [Carew to third (error by Herrmann)]; Hisle
popped to third; Darwin doubled to left [Carew scored];
Killebrew popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May reached on an error by Carew [May to first];
Santo grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[May out at second]; Orta lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Braun flied out to center; Lis flied out to right;
Hundley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann singled to center; Dent struck out;
Kelly reached on a fielder's choice [Herrmann to third (error by
Carew)]; K. Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [Herrmann
out at home (first to catcher), Kelly to second]; D. Allen
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: On a bunt Terrell singled; On a bunt Ferrer popped to
catcher in foul territory; Carew grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to center; May grounded out
(first to pitcher); Santo was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle homered; Darwin struck out; Killebrew flied out
to center; Braun lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta lined to center; Herrmann grounded out
(first unassisted); Dent singled to left; Kelly forced Dent
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins
3.

TWINS 7TH: Lis singled to center; On a bunt Hundley made an out
to pitcher; Terrell flied out to center; Ferrer forced Lis
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins
3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: K. Henderson singled to center; D. Allen struck
out; Melton popped to second in foul territory; May struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Carew struck out; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Darwin reached on an error by Melton [Darwin to first];
Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Santo singled to left; Orta singled to left
[Santo to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING);
BRADFORD BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Bradford flied out to center
[Santo to third]; Dent walked [Orta to second]; CAMPBELL
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; K. Henderson
forced Dent (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 3.