Jim Palmer was able to end his personal seven-game losing streak when the Orioles defeated the Twins, 4-2. Palmer allowed only four hits before being removed after walking two batters with one out in the seventh inning. Steve Braun singled off reliever Grant Jackson to drive in the Twins' first run. The Orioles also called on Bob Reynolds in the eighth when the Twins scored again on a single by Craig Kusick, double by Larry Hisle and infield out by Eric Soderholm. Brooks Robinson homered for the Orioles in the second and Tommy Davis batted in two runs with a single in the third. Singles by Rich Coggins and Davis and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Grich added a run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      11, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  1  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  8  2


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .388
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Braun lf              3   0   3   1     2   0   .311
Coggins cf,rf         4   1   1   0     1   2   .184      Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Davis dh              5   0   2   2     0   0   .265        Terrell pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Powell 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .245      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .293
Grich 2b              4   0   0   1     0   2   .294      Kusick 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .238
Robinson 3b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .320      Hisle cf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Fuller rf,lf          3   0   0   0     2   1   .280      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   1     1   1   .260
Hendricks c           2   1   0   0     2   1   .261      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Belanger ss           4   1   2   0     0   1   .276        Holt ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .260
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roof c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .220
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Killebrew ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
                                                            Thompson pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   1   .162
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   4     5  10             Totals               33   2   8   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  7,503
Left on Base: Orioles 12, Twins 11
DP: Orioles 1, Twins 1
Errors: Soderholm, Thompson
Doubles: Powell (11), Hisle (8)
Triples: Hisle (2)
Home Runs: Robinson (2)
Stolen Bases: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grich (3)
GIDP: Fuller (2), Oliva (4)
Hit by Pitch: Robinson 2 (2,by Blyleven 2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer W(3-7)           6.1   4   1   1   5   3   0  27   3.84
Jackson                 1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.13
Reynolds SV(4)          1.2   1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.20
Totals                  9     8   2   2   6   6   0  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(5-8)         7     8   4   2   4   9   1  36   2.86
Campbell                2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.77
Totals                  9     8   4   2   5  10   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven 2 (4)
Wild Pitches: Palmer (3)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Coggins struck out; Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun singled
to third; Oliva grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Orioles 0, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich
struck out; Robinson homered; Fuller flied out to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin walked; Kusick struck out; Hisle out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Darwin to second]; Soderholm
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks walked; Belanger reached on an error by
Soderholm [Hendricks to third, Belanger to second]; Bumbry
struck out; Coggins struck out; Davis singled to left [Hendricks
scored (unearned), Belanger scored (unearned)]; Powell singled
to left [Davis to second]; Grich grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann struck out; Gomez singled to right; Carew
lined to second; Braun singled to left [Gomez to second]; Oliva
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3,
Twins 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuller
walked; Hendricks struck out; Belanger singled to left [Fuller
to second]; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin flied out to center; Kusick popped to first in
foul territory; Hisle tripled; Soderholm walked; Borgmann flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Coggins grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell doubled to left; Grich
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Braun walked; Braun stole second; Palmer
threw a wild pitch [Braun to third]; Oliva made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Robinson was hit by a pitch; Fuller walked
[Robinson to second]; Hendricks popped to catcher in foul
territory; Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: BLAIR REPLACED BUMBRY (PLAYING CF); COGGINS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); FULLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Darwin flied out to center; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Coggins singled to right; Davis singled to right
[Coggins to third]; Powell struck out; Grich hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Coggins scored]; Robinson was hit by a pitch [Davis
to second]; Fuller struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); HOLT BATTED
FOR BORGMANN; Holt walked; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Killebrew
walked [Holt to second]; THOMPSON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; JACKSON
REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Carew made an out to third; Braun
singled to right [Holt scored, Thompson to third]; Oliva flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: ROOF REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING C ); THOMPSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Hendricks walked; Belanger singled to center
[Hendricks to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING);
Blair flied out to left; Coggins was walked intentionally
[Belanger to second]; Davis flied out to right; Powell flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin lined to shortstop; Kusick singled to center;
Hisle doubled to left [Kusick to third]; REYNOLDS REPLACED
JACKSON (PITCHING); Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Kusick scored]; Roof was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich was called out on strikes; Robinson reached
on an error by Thompson; Fuller grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun walked; Oliva singled to center [Braun to second];
TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 2.