The Twins erupted for 15 hits off three Baltimore hurlers to gain an easy 9-1 win for Bill Butler, who relieved starter Ray Corbin when he was hit on the hand by Rich Coggins' first-inning line drive. Dave McNally was bombarded early as the Twins took a 2-0 lead on Eric Soderholm's bases-loaded opening-frame single.

After Rod Carew drove in a run with a hit in the fourth, the Minnesotans kayoed the Oriole southpaw and his successor, Don Hood, with a five-run uprising in the sixth. With the bases filled, Tony Oliva sent a pair home with a single, Bobby Darwin tripled for two more and Soderholm plated Bobby with a one-bagger. Glenn Borgmann homered for the Twins' final run in the seventh. Baltimore's lone marker came in the sixth when Tommy Davis tripled and counted on an error by Luis Gomez. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Monday, June      10, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Twins        2  0  0    1  0  5    1  0  x  -   9 15  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Carew 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .397
  Baylor ph,lf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Hisle lf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .275
Coggins rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .182      Oliva dh              5   2   3   2     0   0   .335
Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .299      Darwin rf             5   2   4   2     0   0   .299
Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Kusick 1b             4   0   1   0     1   1   .235
Fuller 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .289      Soderholm 3b          5   0   2   3     0   1   .266
Blair cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .249      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .230      Borgmann c            4   3   3   1     0   0   .215
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Gomez ss              2   1   0   0     1   0   .214
Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   0     2   7             Totals               38   9  15   9     2   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  5,386
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 9
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 2
Errors: Fuller, Gomez
Doubles: Blair (6)
Triples: Davis (1), Darwin (5)
Home Runs: Borgmann (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (13)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (4), Carew (5)
GIDP: Davis (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(4-5)          5    10   5   5   2   6   0  27   4.33
Hood                    0.1   1   2   1   0   0   0   3   3.42
Alexander               2.2   4   2   2   0   0   1  12   5.00
Totals                  8    15   9   7*  2   6   1  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.98
Butler W(1-1)           4.2   7   1   1   2   5   0  21   5.28
Hands SV(1)             4     1   0   0   0   2   0  13   5.53
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   7   0  36

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to right; Coggins singled to
pitcher; Liner off Ray Corbin's right palm; BUTLER
REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Grich singled to right [Coggins to
third]; Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle struck
out; Oliva singled to third; Darwin singled to left [Oliva to
second]; Kusick walked [Oliva to third, Darwin to second];
Soderholm singled to center [Oliva scored, Darwin scored, Kusick
to second]; Brye struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Fuller singled to third; Blair singled to left
[Fuller to second]; Williams popped to first in foul territory;
Cabell struck out; Belanger made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Gomez
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Carew singled; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: Bumbry struck out; Coggins made an out to
shortstop; Grich walked; Davis popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva singled to center; Darwin flied out to right;
Kusick singled to center [Oliva to second]; Soderholm flied out
to center; Brye lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Fuller struck out; Blair doubled to left; Williams
was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann singled to center; Gomez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Borgmann to second]; Carew singled to
center [Borgmann scored]; Carew stole second; Hisle struck out;
Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger singled to right; BAYLOR BATTED FOR
BUMBRY; Baylor singled to center [Belanger to second]; Coggins
forced Baylor (shortstop to second) [Belanger to third]; Grich
struck out while Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: BAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Darwin singled to
shortstop; Kusick was called out on strikes; Soderholm was
called out on strikes; Brye flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis tripled to center; Fuller walked; HANDS
REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Blair grounded out (second to first)
[Davis scored (no RBI), Fuller to second (error by Gomez; assist
by Kusick)]; Luis Gomez missed tag; Williams struck out;
Cabell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann singled to center; Gomez walked [Borgmann to
second]; HOOD REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING); Carew reached on an
error by Fuller on a sacrifice bunt [Borgmann to third, Gomez to
second]; Hisle lined to pitcher; Oliva singled to right
[Borgmann scored, Gomez scored, Carew to second]; ALEXANDER
REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Darwin tripled [Carew scored
(unearned), Oliva scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first);
Soderholm singled to left [Darwin scored (unearned, but earned
for the pitcher)]; Brye forced Soderholm (second to shortstop);
5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Baylor
flied out to right; Coggins singled to right; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann homered; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew lined to shortstop; Hisle grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 9.

ORIOLES 8TH: Davis lined to shortstop; Fuller grounded out
(third to first); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva made an out to shortstop; Darwin singled to
center; Kusick forced Darwin (shortstop to second); Soderholm
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
made an out to second; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 9.