With each club having a four-run inning, the Angels and Twins divided a doubleheader by identical scores of 4-2. The Angels won the opener for Nolan Ryan with a scoring outburst in the eighth inning. Bert Blyleven, pitching for the Twins with a 2-0 lead, was lifted after loading the bases and giving up one run on a single by Bobby Valentine. Paul Schaal greeted the arrival of Bill Campbell in relief by hitting a two-run single and Tommy McCraw drove in another run with an infield out.

In the nightcap, the Twins sent 10 men to bat and scored their four runs in the third inning. Bob Oliver, who had a homer, double and single, drove in both of the Angels' runs. Campbell made his second relief appearance of of the day for the Twins and was more effective, allowing only one hit in the last two innings. Rod Carew enjoyed a banner day at bat in the doubleheader, collecting five hits in eight trips and raising his average to .409. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, May 19, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  0  -   4  8  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Hisle cf,lf           3   0   0   0     2   2   .273
Doyle 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .281      Carew 2b              3   0   3   1     1   0   .409
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     1   2   .292
  Nettles pr,rf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .200        Terrell pr,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Sands dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .143      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .224
  Alomar pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .286        Holt 1b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .114
Valentine lf          4   1   1   1     0   2   .319      Braun lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Schaal 3b             3   0   2   2     1   0   .198        Brye ph,cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
McCraw 1b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .297      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .284
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   2   .256      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .284
Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Borgmann c            3   1   1   1     1   1   .155
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .243
                                                            Lis ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                            Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4   8   4     3   9             Totals               30   2   6   2     8  12

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 11
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Chalk, Ryan
Doubles: Doyle (6), Soderholm (2)
Stolen Bases: Carew (8)
Caught Stealing: Carew (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (2), Carew (1)
GIDP: McCraw (2)
Hit by Pitch: Lahoud (1,by Blyleven)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(5-4)             9     6   2   1   8  12   0  40   4.60
Totals                  9     6   2   1   8  12   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(3-6)         7.1   7   4   4   3   8   0  32   2.28
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.55
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   9   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (1)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers singled to center; Doyle singled to left
[Rivers to third]; Lahoud was called out on strikes; Sands
struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew singled to left; Carew was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Oliva struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Schaal singled to center; McCraw grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Schaal out at second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to right; Braun singled to right;
Darwin flied out to left; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Chalk popped to second; Rivers grounded out (pitcher
to first); Doyle singled to right; Lahoud struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Gomez walked;
Gomez was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ryan
[Gomez to third]; Hisle flied out to center; Carew walked; Carew
stole second; Oliva was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Sands grounded out (second to first); Valentine was
called out on strikes; Schaal walked; McCraw popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
lined to shortstop; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Chalk struck
out; Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Borgmann singled to right
[Soderholm scored, Borgmann to second (error by Chalk; assist by
Lahoud)]; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Borgmann to third]; Hisle walked; Carew singled to pitcher
[Borgmann scored (unearned), Hisle to second]; Oliva flied out
to right; Killebrew flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Doyle doubled to left; Lahoud grounded out (pitcher
to first); Sands grounded out (second to first) [Doyle to
third]; Valentine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Darwin walked;
Soderholm walked [Darwin to second]; Borgmann popped to
shortstop; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Schaal grounded out (second to first); McCraw popped
to third in foul territory; Rodriguez walked; Chalk struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Hisle to second]; Oliva walked; TERRELL RAN FOR
OLIVA; Killebrew struck out; BRYE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Brye flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HOLT REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B);
BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Rivers singled to right; Doyle
forced Rivers (second to catcher); Lahoud was hit by a pitch
[Doyle to second]; NETTLES RAN FOR LAHOUD; Sands walked [Doyle
to third, Nettles to second]; ALOMAR RAN FOR SANDS; Valentine
singled to third [Doyle scored, Nettles to third, Alomar to
second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Schaal singled
to right [Nettles scored, Alomar scored, Valentine to third];
McCraw grounded out (first unassisted) [Valentine scored, Schaal
to second]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NETTLES STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); Darwin struck out; Soderholm was called out
on strikes; Borgmann walked; LIS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lis struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: FERRER REPLACED LIS (PLAYING SS); Chalk flied out to
left; Rivers flied out to center; Doyle flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle struck out; Carew singled to left; Terrell
struck out; Holt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
Twins 2.

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