Dave Duncan climaxed a two-run, ninth-inning rally with a two-out RBI single to give the Indians a 3-2 victory over the Twins. The Tribe collected four singles in their comeback, the first by John Ellis kayoing starter Vic Albury. Charlie Spikes and Oscar Gamble followed with base hits off reliever Bill Campbell to tie the score.

Duncan capped the rally with a ground single over third to make a winner of Steve Kline, who went the distance in his first Cleveland start since being obtained from the Yankees. Harmon Killebrew staked Albury, making his first major league start, to a 2-0 lead in the first with his 548th career homer following a single by Steve Braun. The Indians' first run came in the seventh on a solo homer by George Hendrick, his third in two days. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, April     29, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3 10  1
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hermoso 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Braun lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .307      Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .381
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Hisle cf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .290
Ellis 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Killebrew dh          4   1   1   2     0   1   .241
  Heidemann pr,1b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .375
Spikes rf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .355      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .227      Lis 1b                2   0   1   0     1   1   .217
Gamble dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .250        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   1   .254      Hundley c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   0   .167        Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .350
Kline p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   2             Totals               32   2   9   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,461
Left on Base: Indians 6, Twins 6
DP: Indians 4, Twins 1
Errors: Duncan
Doubles: Duffy (4)
Home Runs: Hendrick (4), Killebrew (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (2)
Caught Stealing: Hermoso (1)
GIDP: Hermoso (1), Hisle (2), Gomez (1), Hundley (4), Killebrew (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kline W(3-2)            9     9   2   2   3   4   1  35   3.09
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   4   1  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury                  8.1   7   2   2   1   2   1  31   2.77
Campbell L(2-1)         0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   0.43
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   2   1  36

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Napp


INDIANS 1ST: Hermoso singled to center; Hermoso was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Lowenstein popped to third;
Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to left; Carew singled to third [Braun
to second]; Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Braun to third, Carew out at second]; Killebrew
homered [Braun scored]; Soderholm walked; Darwin struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes singled to
shortstop; Hendrick struck out; Gamble singled to center [Spikes
to third]; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Lis singled to left; Hundley flied out to left; Gomez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lis
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy walked; Hermoso grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Duffy out at second]; Lowenstein
singled to left; Bell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Braun lined to shortstop; Carew singled to left;
Hisle singled to left [Carew to second]; Killebrew struck out;
Soderholm forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin flied out to center; Lis walked; Hundley
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lis out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble flied out to left; Duncan flied out to left;
Duffy doubled to left; Hermoso grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle singled; Hisle stole second [Hisle to third
(error by Duncan)]; Killebrew made an out to third; Soderholm
popped to first; Darwin walked; Lis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes flied out to right; Hendrick homered; Gamble
popped to second; Duncan flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hundley struck out; Gomez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun singled to right; Carew flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy grounded out (third to first); Hermoso
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowenstein grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle singled to left; Killebrew grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hisle out at
second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Bell flied out to center; Ellis singled to
shortstop; CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN RAN
FOR ELLIS; Spikes singled to left [Heidemann to second];
Hendrick made an out to shortstop; Gamble singled to right
[Heidemann scored, Spikes to third]; Duncan singled to left
[Gamble to second, Spikes scored]; Duffy forced Duncan (third to
second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Darwin
grounded out (second to first); HOLT BATTED FOR LIS; Holt
grounded out (second to first); OLIVA BATTED FOR HUNDLEY; Oliva
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.