In a free-swinging contest, the Twins piled up 17 hits and defeated the Angels, 10-4. Bobby Valentine had a double and three singles for the Angels, whose 13-hit attack largely proved unproductive. Steve Braun and Luis Gomez each had three hits for the Twins, while Rod Carew drove in three runs with two singles and an infield out. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, California Angels 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       18, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4 13  2
Twins        1  0  3    1  1  2    1  1  x  -  10 17  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Hisle cf,rf           4   2   2   1     0   1   .280
Nettles rf            4   1   0   1     0   1   .200      Carew 2b              5   1   2   3     0   0   .395
  Oliver ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Oliva dh              5   2   2   2     0   0   .302
Doyle 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .270      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Robinson dh           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Holt pr,1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .116
Valentine lf,ss       5   1   4   1     0   0   .321      Braun lf              4   1   3   2     1   0   .278
Schaal 3b             5   0   2   1     0   2   .179      Darwin rf             4   0   2   2     1   2   .292
McCraw 1b,rf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .317        Brye cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Rodriguez c           2   0   1   0     1   0   .263      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Chalk ss              2   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Borgmann c            5   1   2   0     0   1   .145
  Lahoud ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Gomez ss              4   2   3   0     0   0   .250
  Alomar ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sands ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Llenas lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .364        Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Figueroa p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lange p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Selma p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  13   4     2   8             Totals               40  10  17  10     3   4

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance:  4,380
Left on Base: Angels 12, Twins 10
DP: Angels 1, Twins 0
Errors: Chalk, Alomar, Darwin, Gomez
Doubles: Valentine (4), Chalk (3), Rivers (4), Darwin (2), Soderholm (1)
Stolen Bases: Valentine (3), Gomez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (4)
GIDP: Killebrew (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rivers (1,by Corbin)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(5-3)           4.1  10   6   5   1   3   0  24   2.90
Figueroa                1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   2.16
May                     0.2   2   1   0   1   0   0   6   5.89
Lange                   1     2   1   0   0   1   0   5   1.13
Selma                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   5.40
Totals                  8    17  10   7   3   4   0  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   1     4   1   1   0   1   0   7   3.52
Corbin W(3-0)           5.2   6   2   2   1   5   0  25   4.98
Hands                   2.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  11   7.48
Totals                  9    13   4   4   2   8   0  43

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (7)
Hit by Pitch: Corbin (1)
Wild Pitches: Singer (4), May (3), Selma (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Nettles
struck out; Doyle singled to right; Robinson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Valentine doubled to right; Schaal singled to center
[Valentine scored]; McCraw singled to pitcher [Schaal to
second]; CORBIN REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [Schaal to third, McCraw to
second]; Chalk struck out; Rivers was hit by a pitch; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Darwin struck
out; Soderholm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle reached on an error by Gomez [Doyle to first];
Robinson popped to shortstop; Valentine forced Doyle (shortstop
to second); Valentine was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Gomez singled to
center; Hisle singled to left [Gomez to second]; Carew singled
to right [Gomez scored, Hisle to third]; Oliva reached on a
fielder's choice [Carew to second (error by Chalk), Hisle scored
(RBI)]; Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory; Braun
singled to center [Carew scored (unearned), Oliva to second];
Darwin struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins
4.

ANGELS 4TH: Schaal was called out on strikes; McCraw struck out;
Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm walked; Borgmann singled to left [Soderholm
to second]; Singer threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to third,
Borgmann to second]; Gomez popped to shortstop; Hisle hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Soderholm scored]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk doubled to left; Rivers grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Chalk to third]; Nettles grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Chalk scored]; Doyle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to center; Killebrew popped to first in
foul territory; Braun singled to right [Oliva to second]; Darwin
singled to right [Oliva scored, Braun to second]; FIGUEROA
REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Soderholm popped to first in foul
territory; Borgmann flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 6.

ANGELS 6TH: Robinson struck out; Valentine singled to center;
Schaal singled to right [Valentine to second]; McCraw flied out
to left; Valentine stole third; Rodriguez walked [Schaal to
second]; LAHOUD BATTED FOR CHALK; Lahoud popped to second; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: ALOMAR REPLACED LAHOUD (PLAYING SS); Gomez singled to
left; Gomez stole second; Hisle grounded out (second to first)
[Gomez to third]; MAY REPLACED FIGUEROA (PITCHING); Carew
singled to center [Gomez scored]; Oliva forced Carew (first to
shortstop); Killebrew reached on an error by Alomar [Oliva to
second, Killebrew to first]; HOLT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Braun
singled to right [Oliva scored (unearned), Holt to second]; May
threw a wild pitch [Holt to third, Braun to second]; Darwin
walked; Soderholm flied to right in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 8.

ANGELS 7TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rivers singled to
right; Nettles forced Rivers (shortstop to second); Doyle popped
to second; Robinson singled to right [Nettles to third];
Valentine singled to right [Nettles scored, Robinson to third,
Valentine to second (error by Darwin)]; HANDS REPLACED CORBIN
(PITCHING); Schaal grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: LANGE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Borgmann singled to
left; Rodriguez allowed a passed ball [Borgmann to second];
Gomez singled to center [Borgmann to third]; Hisle was called
out on strikes; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Borgmann
scored (unearned), Gomez to second]; Oliva flied out to left; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 9.

ANGELS 8TH: McCraw walked; Rodriguez singled to center [McCraw
to second]; SANDS BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Sands was called out on
strikes; Rivers doubled to center [McCraw scored, Rodriguez to
third]; OLIVER BATTED FOR NETTLES; Oliver flied out to left;
Doyle flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins
9.

TWINS 8TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MCCRAW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LLENAS REPLACED SANDS (PLAYING LF);
VALENTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); SELMA REPLACED LANGE
(PITCHING); Holt grounded out (third to first); Braun walked;
Darwin doubled to right [Braun scored, Darwin out at third
(right to second to third)]; Soderholm doubled to right; Selma
threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to third]; Borgmann flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 10.

ANGELS 9TH: BRYE REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Robinson grounded out (third to first);
Valentine singled to center; Schaal struck out; McCraw forced
Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
4, Twins 10.