After Fergie Jenkins had labored for 5 innings to protect a 2-1 lead, the Rangers made victory certain for the former Cubs' righthander by exploding for eight runs to defeat the Twins, 10-2. Jim Fregosi homered in the third to give the Rangers their 2-1 lead. The Rangers then sent 12 men to bat in their eighth-inning outburst. Jim Sundberg batted in two runs with a triple and Alex Johnson drove in two more with a double. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, April     19, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  3
Rangers      1  0  1    0  0  0    0  8  x  -  10 13  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Nelson 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .271
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .408      Harrah ss             3   1   1   0     2   0   .340
Braun lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .297      Johnson lf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .260
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Burroughs rf          4   1   2   1     1   1   .271
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .340      Grieve dh             4   0   1   1     0   1   .372
Holt 1b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .095      Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Lovitto cf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Hundley c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .179      Fregosi 3b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238        L. Brown pr,3b      1   1   1   1     0   0   .286
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            3   1   2   2     1   1   .300
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fife p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     0   3             Totals               35  10  13   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 22,799
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 7
DP: Twins 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Ferrer, Carew, Darwin, Johnson, Hargrove
Doubles: Brye (1), Braun (1), Sundberg (2), Fregosi (1), Burroughs (3)
Triples: Sundberg (1)
Home Runs: Fregosi (1)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (2), Nelson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (1)
GIDP: Braun (1), Johnson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (2,by Fife)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(0-3)            7     7   2   2   2   3   1  29   8.83
Burgmeier               0.2   4   5   5   1   1   0   7  11.74
Fife                    0.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   5  19.64
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   5   1  41

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(3-1)          9     7   2   2   0   3   0  34   1.26
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Fife (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew singled
to right; Braun struck out; Oliva grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson singled to center; Harrah singled to right
[Nelson to third]; Johnson grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Nelson scored, Harrah out at second]; Burroughs
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Holt grounded out (pitcher to
second to first); Brye doubled to left; Hundley singled to left
[Brye scored, Hundley to second (error by Johnson)]; Terrell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve reached on an error by Carew [Grieve to
first]; Hargrove struck out; Lovitto forced Grieve (second to
shortstop); Lovitto was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Ferrer reached on an error by Hargrove [Ferrer to
first]; Carew flied out to left; Braun grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Ferrer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Fregosi homered; Sundberg was called out on
strikes; Nelson singled to center; Nelson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Harrah walked; Johnson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to left; Darwin lined to right; Holt
singled to left; Brye lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to right; Grieve out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Burroughs to second];
Hargrove flied out to left; Lovitto grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Terrell flied
out to right; Ferrer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Fregosi flied out to center; Sundberg doubled to
right; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to left; Braun singled to center; Oliva
lined to center; Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
grounded out (second to first); Grieve grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Holt grounded out (third to first); Brye lined to
left; Hundley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Lovitto
grounded out (second to first); Fregosi doubled to right; L.
BROWN RAN FOR FREGOSI; Sundberg walked; Nelson reached on an
error by Ferrer [L. Brown to third, Sundberg to second, Nelson
to first]; Harrah forced Nelson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 8TH: L. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); On a bunt
Terrell grounded out (third to first); Twins Manager Frank
Quilici ejected by 1B umpire Art Frantz; Ferrer lined to
pitcher; Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Johnson
singled to center; Burroughs walked [Johnson to second]; Grieve
singled to left [Johnson scored, Burroughs to second]; Hargrove
struck out; Lovitto forced Grieve (pitcher to second) [Burroughs
to third]; L. Brown singled to center [Burroughs scored, Lovitto
to second]; Sundberg tripled to right [Lovitto scored, L. Brown
scored]; FIFE REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Nelson was hit by a
pitch; Harrah walked [Nelson to second]; Johnson singled to
right [Sundberg scored, Nelson scored, Harrah scored (error by
Darwin)]; Burroughs doubled to center [Johnson scored]; Grieve
struck out; 8 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 10.

TWINS 9TH: Braun doubled to right; Oliva flied out to center;
Darwin struck out; Holt singled to left [Braun scored]; Brye
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 10.