Although Bob Oliver hit two homers and Frank Robinson one, the Angels needed two unearned runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Twins, 5-3. Ellie Rodriguez and Dave Chalk singled to open the seventh and when Sergio Ferrer dropped a pop fly by Mickey Rivers, Rodriguez scored to break a 3-3 tie. Denny Doyle then moved Chalk along with a bunt and Bobby Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to add an extra run to the Angels' total. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     17, 1974 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
Angels       0  1  0    1  0  1    2  0  x  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .320      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .415      Doyle 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Braun lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .273      Valentine lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .348
Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .410      Robinson dh           3   1   2   1     1   0   .381
Holt 1b               4   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .154
Killebrew dh          4   0   2   1     0   0   .208        McCraw pr,1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Hisle cf              4   0   1   1     0   2   .286      Oliver 3b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .326
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .100      Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .419
  Oliva ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .476      Rodriguez c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Soderholm pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chalk ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .200
Terrell 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Stoneman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Woodson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  11   3     1   5             Totals               32   5   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,259
Left on Base: Twins 7, Angels 7
DP: Twins 0, Angels 1
Errors: Ferrer
Doubles: Carew (3)
Home Runs: Oliver 2 (2), Robinson (4)
Stolen Bases: Robinson (1)
Caught Stealing: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferrer (1), Doyle (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(0-1)          6     9   5   3   0   6   3  27   5.68
Burgmeier               2     0   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.05
Totals                  8     9   5   3   2   6   3  36

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stoneman                4.1   8   3   3   1   3   0  21   6.23
Sells W(1-0)            4.2   3   0   0   0   2   0  16   0.00
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer grounded out (second to first); Carew doubled
to left; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Carew to third]; Braun
was called out on strikes; Darwin grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers was called out on strikes; Doyle singled to
right; Valentine flied out to center; Robinson singled to third
[Doyle to second]; Epstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
singled to left; Hisle struck out; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver homered; Stanton flied out to center;
Rodriguez struck out; Chalk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferrer
grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to center; Carew
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers flied out to left; Doyle flied out to left;
Valentine singled to left; Robinson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun singled to left; Darwin singled to second
[Braun to second]; Holt forced Darwin (shortstop to second)
[Braun to third]; Killebrew singled to left [Braun scored, Holt
to third]; Hisle singled to center [Holt scored, Killebrew to
second]; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Killebrew to third, Hisle to second]; Terrell flied out to
left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Epstein was called out on strikes; Oliver homered;
Stanton struck out; Rodriguez flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ferrer walked; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Ferrer to second]; Braun singled to right [Ferrer scored, Braun
to second]; SELLS REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Darwin flied out
to center; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to right; Rivers forced Chalk (pitcher
to shortstop); Doyle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Rivers to
second]; Valentine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew popped to second; Hisle struck out;
Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson homered; Epstein flied out to center;
Oliver struck out; Stanton flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell singled to third; Ferrer out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Terrell to second]; Carew struck out;
Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels
3.

ANGELS 7TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Chalk singled to center
[Rodriguez to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING);
Rivers reached on an error by Ferrer [Rodriguez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Chalk to second, Rivers to first]; Doyle
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Chalk to third,
Rivers to second]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Chalk
scored (unearned), Rivers to third]; Robinson was walked
intentionally; Robinson stole second; Epstein walked; MCCRAW RAN
FOR EPSTEIN; Oliver flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.

TWINS 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Darwin singled to
shortstop; Holt forced Darwin (shortstop to second); Killebrew
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Holt
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chalk popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); OLIVA BATTED
FOR BORGMANN; Oliva singled to right; SODERHOLM RAN FOR OLIVA;
Terrell forced Soderholm (pitcher to second); Ferrer popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 5.