A tremendous homer by Bobby Darwin with a man on base in the seventh inning wrapped up the Twins' 6-1 victory over the Rangers. Darwin's drive traveled an estimated 515 feet and hit the second deck in left field, enabling him to join teammate Harmon Killebrew as the only player ever to reach that sector in Metropolitan Stadium's history.

The Rangers scored their only run off Joe Decker in the fifth on singles by Jeff Burroughs, Mike Hargrove and Jim Spencer. A single by Rod Carew produced the tying tally in the home half before the Twins took command with two runs in the sixth on a single by Darwin, two walks, a sacrifice fly by Danny Thompson and single by Randy Hundley. Carew opened the seventh with a homer and, after a single by Steve Braun, Darwin knocked out Fergie Jenkins with his colossal clout. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       26, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  2    3  0  x  -   6 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Carew 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .409
Harrah ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Braun lf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .275
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .306        Hisle lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Hargrove dh           3   0   2   0     0   0   .356      Darwin rf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .271
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .338      Brye cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .264
  Lovitto 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Holt 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Thompson 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .211
Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Hundley c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .222
Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   8   1     0   4             Totals               34   6  11   6     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance:  7,352
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Twins 8
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 3
Doubles: Harrah (7)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Darwin (8)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Harrah (4), Fregosi (4), Burroughs (6)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(7-5)          6.1  10   6   6   2   4   2  31   2.76
Stanhouse               1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   5   2  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(5-4)           9     8   1   1   0   4   0  31   3.34
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   4   0  31

Wild Pitches: Jenkins (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
singled to right; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew flied out to left; Braun struck out; Oliva
singled to right; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hargrove grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye singled to center; Holt flied out to right;
Jenkins threw a wild pitch [Brye to second]; Thompson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hundley grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi
struck out; Sundberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded
out (catcher to first); Braun made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Tovar singled to center; Harrah grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tovar out at
second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
struck out; Brye made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Burroughs singled to center; Hargrove singled to
right [Burroughs to second]; Spencer singled to right [Burroughs
scored, Hargrove to third]; Randle reached on a fielder's choice
[Hargrove out at home (second to catcher), Spencer to second];
Fregosi grounded into a double play (third to first) [Spencer
out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt singled to center; Thompson flied out to left;
Hundley forced Holt (third to second); Gomez singled to center
[Hundley to second]; Carew singled to right [Hundley scored,
Gomez to third]; Braun struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Tovar grounded out
(second to first); Harrah doubled to left; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin singled
to third; Brye walked [Darwin to second]; Holt walked [Darwin to
third, Brye to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Darwin scored]; Hundley singled to left [Brye scored, Holt to
second]; Gomez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Hargrove singled to
right; Spencer grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Hargrove to second]; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: LOVITTO REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 1B); Carew homered;
Braun singled to right; Oliva flied out to right; Darwin homered
[Braun scored]; STANHOUSE REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Brye
struck out; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Fregosi popped to first in foul territory; Sundberg
flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Hundley
flied out to left; Gomez walked; Carew singled to left [Gomez to
second]; Braun forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 6.

RANGERS 9TH: HISLE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); Harrah flied out
to center; Johnson singled to right; Burroughs grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 6.