Willie Horton hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers added another tally on singles by Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman and Gary Sutherland in the seventh to defeat the Twins, 4-3. Horton's homer followed singles by Mickey Stanley and Jim Northrup. Steve Braun hit a homer for the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Friday, May       3, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Twins        1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   3  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .226      Braun lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .288
Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   1     0   0   .276        Brye ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .257
Northrup rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .239      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .398
Kaline dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Horton lf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .271        Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
N. Cash 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .273      Killebrew 1b          5   0   2   2     0   2   .238
Moses c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .300        Burgmeier pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .195      Darwin rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Brinkman ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .207      Hisle cf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .265
Slayback p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .316
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
                                                          Gomez ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .091
                                                            Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
                                                            Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                          Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     2   7             Totals               36   3   9   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,467
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 11
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 1
Errors: Rodriguez, Darwin
Doubles: Carew (7)
Home Runs: Horton (6), Braun (3)
Stolen Bases: N. Cash (1), Hisle (3)
GIDP: Darwin (2)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (1,by Slayback)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slayback W(1-1)         6     6   2   2   2   3   1  28   3.63
Hiller SV(4)            3     3   1   1   2   5   0  13   0.59
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   8   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(2-2)           6.1   7   4   4   2   4   1  27   4.71
Hands                   2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  10   7.82
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   7   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Slayback (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland singled to right [Sutherland to second (error by
Darwin)]; Northrup walked; Kaline walked [Sutherland to third,
Northrup to second]; Horton lined into a double play (second to
first) [Kaline out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun homered; Carew grounded out (second to first);
Oliva grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash struck out; Moses flied out to left;
Rodriguez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Hisle was
called out on strikes; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Stanley popped to shortstop;
Sutherland grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Hundley popped to shortstop; Gomez flied out to left;
Braun singled; Carew singled [Braun to second]; Oliva lined to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to left; Kaline flied out to
center; Horton lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Darwin lined to shortstop;
Hisle was hit by a pitch; Hisle stole second; Soderholm walked;
Hundley forced Hisle (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash singled; N. Cash stole second; Moses was
called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez walked; Braun singled [Gomez to second]; Carew
struck out; Oliva popped to shortstop; Killebrew singled [Gomez
scored, Braun to third]; Darwin grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley singled; Sutherland lined to left; Northrup
singled [Stanley to second]; Kaline flied out to left; Horton
homered [Stanley scored, Northrup scored]; N. Cash popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Hundley singled; Gomez reached on
an error by Rodriguez [Hundley to second]; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Moses flied out to left; Rodriguez singled; Brinkman
singled [Rodriguez to third]; HANDS REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
Stanley struck out; Sutherland singled [Rodriguez scored,
Brinkman to second]; Northrup struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED SLAYBACK (PITCHING); Carew doubled;
Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Killebrew
struck out; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline lined to left; Horton flied out to center; N.
Cash singled; Moses was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle walked; Soderholm flied out to center; Hundley
was called out on strikes; LIS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lis struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TIGERS 9TH: FERRER REPLACED LIS (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded out (second to
first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: BRYE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Brye walked; Carew struck out;
Oliva singled [Brye to second]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Killebrew
singled [Brye scored, Terrell to second]; BURGMEIER RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Burgmeier out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.