Ray Corbin and three relievers combined to pitch the Twins to a 3-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Indians came back behind the seven-hit hurling of Fritz Peterson to win the second game, 3-1. Corbin was lifted after Charlie Spikes and George Hendrick singled with one out in the seventh inning. Tom Burgmeier relieved and retired Leron Lee on a pop fly. Bill Campbell then came in and gave up an infield hit by Dave Duncan to load the bases, but Frank Duffy hit into a forceout to end the inning. The Indians loaded the bases once again in the eighth. Bill Butler, taking over with one away, struck out Oscar Gamble and forced Hendrick to pop out. The Twins, who collected 11 hits, including four by Rod Carew, turned back Jim Perry's bid for his 200th career victory.

In the nightcap, John Lowenstein rapped three hits for the Indians, drove in two runs and stole four bases. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      16, 1974 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .298      Crosby 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Carew 2b              5   0   4   1     0   0   .399        Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Oliva dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .343
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .274        Alvarado pr,2b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .161
Braun lf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .321      Lowenstein lf,1b      3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Holt 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Spikes rf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .298
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Gamble dh             4   0   0   0     0   2   .270
  Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Lis 1b                2   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Borgmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .223        Lee ph,lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .207      Duncan c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .211
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      J. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  11   3     4   4             Totals               32   0   6   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Twins 12, Indians 10
DP: Twins 1, Indians 0
Errors: Soderholm
Doubles: Braun (3), Holt (7), Carew (13)
Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (5), Lowenstein (2)
GIDP: Lis (3)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (3,by J. Perry)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(4-0)           6.1   4   0   0   1   3   0  24   3.45
Burgmeier               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.04
Campbell                0.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   6   2.73
Butler SV(1)            1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.19
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   4   0  37

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
J. Perry L(5-6)         8    10   3   3   3   3   0  37   2.55
Hilgendorf              0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.93
Wilcox                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.97
Totals                  9    11   3   3   4   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: J. Perry (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle was hit by a pitch; Carew singled to left
[Hisle to second]; Oliva flied out to left [Hisle to third];
Hisle was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher);
Darwin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Crosby grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
singled to pitcher; Lowenstein flied out to left; Spikes walked
[Brohamer to second]; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun doubled to right; Holt grounded out (second to
first) [Braun to third]; Soderholm walked; Borgmann singled to
center [Braun scored, Soderholm to third]; Gomez struck out;
Hisle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Hendrick reached on an error by Soderholm [Hendrick
to first]; Lis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Hendrick out at second]; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to first; Carew stole second; Oliva
flied out to left; Carew stole third; Darwin struck out; Braun
walked; Holt grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy struck out; Crosby flied out to center;
Brohamer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
singled to left; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Borgmann to second]; Hisle singled to right [Borgmann
scored]; Carew singled to right [Hisle to second]; Oliva made an
out to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Lowenstein flied out to left; Spikes flied out to
left; Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
singled to right; Holt doubled to left [Braun to third];
Soderholm made an out to first; Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Lis struck
out; Duncan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Duffy singled to left; Crosby made an out to
shortstop; Brohamer flied out to center; Lowenstein flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin made an
out to shortstop; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes singled to center; Gamble flied out to
center; Hendrick singled to left [Spikes to second]; BURGMEIER
REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR LIS; Lee made an out
to second; CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Duncan
singled to third [Spikes to third, Hendrick to second]; Duffy
forced Duncan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 8TH: LEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LOWENSTEIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Holt singled to center; Soderholm flied
out to right; Borgmann flied out to right; Gomez forced Holt
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Crosby singled to left; Brohamer walked [Crosby to
second]; ALVARADO RAN FOR BROHAMER; Lowenstein out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Crosby to third, Alvarado to
second]; Spikes walked; BUTLER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING);
Gamble struck out; Hendrick made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 9TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hisle walked;
HILGENDORF REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); Carew doubled to left
[Hisle scored]; Oliva flied out to center; Darwin was walked
intentionally; Braun made an out to third; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
HOLT; WILCOX REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Killebrew struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: KUSICK REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Lee made an
out to shortstop; Duncan made an out to shortstop; Duffy walked;
TORRES BATTED FOR CROSBY; Torres flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.