Capping a seven-run outburst, Eric Soderholm smashed a grand-slam homer in the third inning as the Twins breezed to an 8-2 victory over the Indians. Singles by Glenn Borgmann, Luis Gomez, Jerry Terrell and Larry Hisle accounted for the first two runs before Tony Oliva and Bobby Darwin were retired. Steve Braun then singled to drive in another run before Craig Kusick walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Soderholm's slam off Ken Sanders in relief of Bob Johnson. Soderholm also singled for his fifth RBI of the night in the fifth inning. Charlie Spikes and Dave Duncan homered for the Indians, who collected only five hits off Joe Decker. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, June      14, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  0  7    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   8 16  0
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .258      Crosby 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Hisle cf,lf           5   1   3   1     0   0   .298      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .339
Oliva dh              4   1   2   0     1   0   .339      Lee lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Darwin rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .280        Torres lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Braun lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .319      Spikes rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
  Brye cf             1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Kusick 1b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .241      Hendrick cf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .278
Soderholm 3b          5   1   2   5     0   2   .265      Lis 1b                3   0   1   0     0   2   .233
Borgmann c            5   1   2   0     0   0   .217      Duncan c              3   1   1   1     0   2   .191
Gomez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Buskey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   8  16   8     2   4             Totals               29   2   5   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,116
Left on Base: Twins 9, Indians 2
DP: Twins 2, Indians 0
Errors: Spikes
Doubles: Oliva (6), Hendrick (7)
Home Runs: Soderholm (5), Spikes (9), Duncan (9)
Stolen Bases: Borgmann (2), Braun (3)
Caught Stealing: Braun (1), Hendrick (2)
GIDP: Duffy (6), Gamble (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(7-4)           9     5   2   2   2   6   2  31   2.95
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   6   2  31

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(3-3)       2.2   6   6   6   1   1   0  15   4.01
Sanders                 2.1   4   2   2   0   1   1  11   9.82
Buskey                  3     5   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.38
Wilcox                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.99
Totals                  9    16   8   8   2   4   1  44

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


TWINS 1ST: Terrell flied out to center; Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva doubled to right; Darwin popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Crosby was called out on strikes; Brohamer grounded
out (first unassisted); Lee made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (second to first); Kusick flied
out to right; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes flied out to center; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendrick walked; Hendrick was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to center; Borgmann stole second;
Gomez singled to left [Borgmann to third]; Terrell singled to
center [Gomez to second, Borgmann scored]; Hisle singled to
center [Terrell to second, Gomez scored]; Oliva popped to first
in foul territory; Darwin flied out to right; Braun singled to
right [Hisle to third (error by Spikes), Terrell scored]; Braun
stole second; Kusick walked; SANDERS REPLACED B. JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Soderholm homered [Hisle scored, Braun scored,
Kusick scored]; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 7 R,
6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lis singled to left; Duncan struck out; Duffy
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lis
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Terrell popped
to first in foul territory; Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Crosby made an out to shortstop; Brohamer popped to
third in foul territory; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva singled to right; Darwin struck out; Braun
singled to left [Oliva to second]; Kusick forced Braun
(shortstop unassisted) [Oliva to third]; Soderholm singled to
left [Kusick to second, Oliva scored]; Borgmann flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Spikes homered; Gamble struck out; Hendrick
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lis was called out on strikes;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 1.

TWINS 6TH: BUSKEY REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); Gomez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Terrell singled to center; Hisle
singled to shortstop [Terrell to second]; Oliva flied out to
center [Terrell to third]; Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Duncan homered; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Crosby grounded out (second to first); Brohamer walked;
Lee grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
8, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); Braun singled to
left; Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Kusick flied out to left; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: BRYE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Spikes singled to center; Gamble
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Spikes out at
second]; Hendrick doubled to left; Lis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann singled to pitcher; Gomez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Borgmann to second]; Terrell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hisle singled to third [Borgmann stayed at
second]; Oliva walked [Borgmann to third, Hisle to second];
Darwin forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Twins 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Duncan was called out on strikes; Duffy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 2.

TWINS 9TH: WILCOX REPLACED BUSKEY (PITCHING); Brye was called
out on strikes; Kusick singled to center; Soderholm flied out to
right; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 8, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer flied out to center; Torres flied out to
center; Spikes made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 8, Indians 2.