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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 0Game Played on Saturday, April 20, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumTwins 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. |
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