A great pitching duel between Steve Hargan and Bert Blyleven ended in the ninth inning when the Rangers scored on a two-out single by Jim Fregosi to defeat the Twins, 1-0. Hargan gave up only two hits. Blyleven allowed seven hits, including a single by Jim Spencer with one away in the ninth. Lenny Randle came in to run for Spencer and advanced to second on a passed ball by Randy Hundley before scoring on Fregosi's single. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     20, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ferrer ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Nelson 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .288
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .396      Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   2   .320
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .245
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Killebrew 1b          1   0   0   0     2   1   .207      Grieve dh             4   0   0   0     0   3   .340
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .231
  Holt 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .095        Randle pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .667
Brye cf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Lovitto cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .174
Hisle rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Fregosi 3b            4   0   1   1     0   2   .324
Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .161      Billings c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   2   0     3   9             Totals               33   1   7   1     1  13

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,915
Left on Base: Twins 4, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Ferrer, Carew
Doubles: Burroughs (4)
Stolen Bases: Carew (4)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferrer (2), Harrah (1)
GIDP: Brye (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(2-1)         8.2   7   1   0   1  13   0  35   1.09
Totals                  8.2   7   1   0   1  13   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(1-1)           9     2   0   0   3   9   0  31   1.57
Totals                  9     2   0   0   3   9   0  31

Passed Balls: Hundley (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ferrer grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled
to center; Carew stole second; Braun grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Carew to third]; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson singled to third; Harrah grounded
out (first unassisted) [Nelson to second]; Johnson struck out;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Brye popped to second; Hisle struck
out; Hundley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer was
called out on strikes; Lovitto singled to right; Fregosi reached
on an error by Ferrer [Lovitto to second, Fregosi to first];
Billings singled to third [Lovitto to third, Fregosi to second];
Nelson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Soderholm struck out; Ferrer struck out; Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded
out (second to first); Burroughs reached on an error by Carew
[Burroughs to second]; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva lined to
second; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer struck out; Lovitto grounded out (pitcher
to first); Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brye flied out to center; Hisle lined to center;
Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Nelson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm singled to right; Ferrer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Soderholm to second]; Carew struck
out; Braun walked; Oliva lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson flied out to right; Burroughs doubled;
Grieve struck out; Spencer popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew walked; TERRELL RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Brye
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second)
[Terrell out at second]; Hisle lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: HOLT REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); Lovitto
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi was called out on
strikes; Billings popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Hundley grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
popped to third in foul territory; Ferrer grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson singled to center; Harrah out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Nelson to second]; Johnson was walked
intentionally; Burroughs grounded out (second to first) [Nelson
to third, Johnson to second]; Nelson was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew struck out; Braun flied out to center; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve struck out; Spencer singled to right; RANDLE
RAN FOR SPENCER; Hundley allowed a passed ball [Randle to
second]; Lovitto was called out on strikes; Fregosi singled to
left [Randle scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 1.