Two former Yankees, Fritz Peterson and Fred Beene, both making their first appearances in Cleveland uniforms, combined to pitch the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Twins. Bobby Darwin accounted for the Twins' runs with two homers. His second blow with a man on base in the seventh inning led to the exit of Peterson in favor of Beene.

The Indians, after scoring twice in the first, clinched the game with a four-run outburst in the fifth. Charlie Spikes, hitting safely in his 19th straight game, and George Hendrick drove in two runs apiece with singles. Frank Duffy added another run for the the Indians with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Tuesday, April 30, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians      2  0  0    0  4  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    2  0  0  -   3  8  4


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein lf         4   2   1   0     1   0   .304      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Brohamer 2b           4   2   2   0     0   0   .389      Carew 2b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .398
Bell 3b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .213      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Ellis 1b              5   0   1   1     0   2   .298      Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Gamble dh             4   1   2   1     1   0   .275      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .343
Spikes rf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .346      Darwin rf             4   2   3   3     0   0   .324
  Torres rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Lis 1b                2   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hendrick cf           5   0   1   2     0   0   .225        Holt ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Duncan c              5   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Hundley c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .209
Duffy ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .186      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   8  13   7     2   3             Totals               32   3   8   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  2,193
Left on Base: Indians 9, Twins 4
DP: Indians 2, Twins 0
Errors: Hundley 3, Gomez
Doubles: Duncan (1), Bell (3), Gamble (1), Carew (6)
Home Runs: Duffy (2), Darwin 2 (4)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (7), Brohamer 2 (2), Duffy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Brohamer (2)
GIDP: Hisle 2 (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(1-0)         6.1   7   3   3   1   1   2  24   4.50
Beene                   2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   2   2  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(2-3)         4.2   7   6   4   2   2   0  24   2.31
Corbin                  3     6   2   1   0   1   1  16   4.70
Burgmeier               1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   8.25
Totals                  9    13   8   5   2   3   1  44

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein reached on an error by Gomez; Brohamer
singled to left [Lowenstein to second]; Lowenstein stole third
and Brohamer stole second [Lowenstein scored (error by Hundley)
(unearned), Brohamer to third]; Bell popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ellis struck out; Gamble singled to center [Brohamer
scored (unearned)]; Spikes grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Carew singled to center;
Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Duncan
singled to left; Duffy forced Duncan (shortstop to second);
Duffy stole second; Lowenstein walked; Brohamer forced
Lowenstein (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell lined to shortstop; Ellis lined to second;
Gamble grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Lis lined to shortstop; Hundley singled to left;
Gomez grounded out (second to first) [Hundley to second]; Braun
singled to right [Hundley out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan doubled to left;
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Duncan to third]; Duffy grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Hisle grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Killebrew
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Lowenstein singled to right; Brohamer lined to
right; Bell doubled to right [Lowenstein to third]; Ellis struck
out; Gamble was walked intentionally; Spikes singled to center
[Lowenstein scored, Bell scored, Gamble to third, Spikes to
second (on throw)]; CORBIN REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING);
Hendrick singled to left [Gamble scored, Spikes scored, Hendrick
to second (on throw to home)]; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Darwin homered; Lis
struck out; Hundley flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Twins 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to left; Lowenstein reached on an
error by Hundley [Duffy to second]; Brohamer out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Duffy to third, Lowenstein to second];
Bell struck out; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Indians 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (first to pitcher); Carew doubled to left; Hisle flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble doubled to right; Spikes grounded out (third
to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Duncan flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew lined to third; Soderholm walked; Darwin
homered [Soderholm scored]; BEENE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING);
HOLT BATTED FOR LIS; Holt flied out to center; Hundley walked;
TERRELL BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Terrell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 3.

INDIANS 8TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Duffy homered; Lowenstein grounded out (first
unassisted); Brohamer singled to left; Brohamer stole second
[Brohamer to third (error by Hundley)]; Bell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ellis singled to left [Brohamer scored
(unearned)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Gamble
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Braun made an out to shortstop; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 8, Twins 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes flied out to center; Hendrick flied out to
right; Duncan flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING RF); Killebrew flied
out to right; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Darwin
singled to shortstop; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 8, Twins 3.

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