Triples by Jerry Moses and Aurelio Rodriguez, each driving in two runs, helped the Tigers defeat the Twins, 8-4. The Tigers started the scoring with two runs in the first on doubles by Gary Sutherland and Jim Northrup and a single by Willie Horton. Moses, who was catching because Bill Freehan had a pulled leg muscle, hit his triple in the sixth and crossed the plate himself on a single by Ed Brinkman.

The Twins then rallied for four runs in the seventh. Jim Holt batted in a pair with a double and Harmon Killebrew followed with his first homer of the season. However, in the Tigers' half, Al Kaline knocked in a run with a double and after a pass to Norm Cash, Rodriguez capped the scoring with his triple. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     24, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4 14  0
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  3    3  0  x  -   8 14  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264      Stanley cf            5   0   2   0     0   1   .213
  Hisle ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Sutherland 2b         4   2   2   0     1   1   .296
Carew 2b              4   1   4   0     1   0   .403      Northrup rf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .182
Darwin rf             5   1   1   0     0   3   .316      Kaline dh             4   1   1   1     0   1   .288
Holt 1b               4   1   1   2     0   0   .120      Horton lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .211
  Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .278
Killebrew dh          4   1   1   2     0   0   .225      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .148
Brye cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .250      Moses c               4   1   2   2     0   0   .400
Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .450      Brinkman ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .214
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ferrer ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .295        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fife p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  14   4     1   7             Totals               36   8  14   8     2   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  6,804
Left on Base: Twins 9, Tigers 7
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Coleman
Doubles: Carew (4), Holt (1), Sutherland (5), Northrup (4), Kaline (4)
Triples: Moses (1), Rodriguez (1)
Home Runs: Killebrew (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (2)
GIDP: Holt (1), Lis (2), Stanley (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(0-4)            5.1   9   5   5   1   4   0  26   8.74
Fife                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4  17.36
Corbin                  1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9   5.23
Totals                  8    14   8   8   2   4   0  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(3-1)          6.2  12   4   4   1   4   1  32   2.37
Hiller SV(1)            2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   8   0.47
Totals                  9    14   4   4   1   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: Fife (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


TWINS 1ST: Braun reached on an error by Coleman; Carew singled
to shortstop [Braun to second]; Darwin struck out; Holt lined to
right; Killebrew forced Carew (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; Sutherland doubled; Northrup
doubled [Sutherland scored]; Kaline flied out to center; Horton
singled [Northrup scored]; N. Cash singled [Horton to third];
Rodriguez lined to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers
2.

TWINS 2ND: Brye popped to pitcher; Soderholm flied out to
center; Borgmann popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Moses singled; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Moses to second]; Stanley reached on a
fielder's choice [Moses out at third (shortstop to third)];
Sutherland walked [Stanley to second]; Northrup flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Ferrer grounded out (second to first); Braun flied
out to center; Carew doubled; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline flied out to center; Horton grounded out
(shortstop to first); N. Cash grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Holt lined to left; Killebrew flied out to center;
Brye singled; Soderholm singled [Brye to third]; Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (first to pitcher); Moses
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ferrer singled to third; Braun singled [Ferrer to
third]; Carew walked [Braun to second]; Darwin struck out; Holt
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley singled; Sutherland struck out; Northrup
flied out to center; Kaline was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Brye singled;
Soderholm was called out on strikes; Borgmann flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton singled; N. Cash struck out; Rodriguez
singled [Horton to second]; Moses tripled [Horton scored,
Rodriguez scored]; FIFE REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Brinkman
singled [Moses scored]; Stanley grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Brinkman out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 5.

TWINS 7TH: Ferrer singled [Ferrer out at second (center to
shortstop to first)]; Braun was called out on strikes; Carew
singled; Darwin singled [Carew to third]; Holt doubled [Carew
scored, Darwin scored]; Killebrew homered [Holt scored]; HILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Brye struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Sutherland singled; Fife threw a wild pitch
[Sutherland to second]; Northrup lined to right [Sutherland to
third]; CORBIN REPLACED FIFE (PITCHING); Kaline doubled
[Sutherland scored]; Horton flied out to left; N. Cash was
walked intentionally; Rodriguez tripled [Kaline scored, N. Cash
scored]; Moses grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 8.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm singled; Borgmann popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ferrer forced Soderholm (shortstop to second); HISLE
BATTED FOR BRAUN; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brinkman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Stanley singled; Sutherland lined to
left; Northrup popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 8.

TWINS 9TH: Carew singled; Darwin was called out on strikes; LIS
BATTED FOR HOLT; Lis grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 8.