The Orioles, after building up a 6-1 lead, barely emerged with a 6-5 victory over the Twins, who scored four runs in the ninth inning before falling short in their rally. Brooks Robinson, who collected two doubles and a single, raising his average to .380, drove in three runs for the Orioles and Earl Williams accounted for two. Don Baylor, who crossed the plate three times, scored what proved to be the Orioles' deciding run on Robinson's second double of the game in the eighth inning.

The Twins put together a walk and three singles for a run off Dave McNally with two out in the ninth. Bob Reynolds relieved and was greeted with a three-run double by Tony Oliva. Grant Jackson took over and Rod Carew rapped an infield hit with Bobby Grich making a brilliant stop to prevent a run from scoring. The Orioles then called on Wayne Garland, who saved the game as their fourth pitcher of the inning by retiring Steve Braun on a fly ball. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      19, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  4  -   5  9  0
Orioles      0  0  1    2  0  2    0  1  x  -   6 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Oliva ph            1   0   1   3     0   0   .326      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Davis dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .266
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     1   1   .396      Fuller rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .270
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Baylor lf             4   3   2   0     0   0   .233
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Robinson 3b           4   0   3   3     0   0   .330
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .214      Williams 1b           3   1   2   2     1   1   .232
Soderholm 3b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .261      Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Kusick 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Belanger ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .263
Brye cf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .260      McNally p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hundley c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .210        Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .207        Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thompson ph,ss      2   1   1   1     0   0   .227        Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5   9   5     3   6             Totals               34   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  7,325
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 6
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Brye (7), Oliva (7), Williams (4), Fuller (6), Robinson 2 (16)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler L(1-2)           3.2   4   3   3   2   0   0  16   4.70
Hands                   4.1   7   3   3   0   4   0  20   5.47
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   0  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally W(6-5)          8.2   7   5   5   3   6   0  36   4.21
Reynolds                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
Jackson                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.13
Garland SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Hands (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Carew walked;
Darwin made an out to second; Killebrew walked [Carew to
second]; Soderholm singled to third [Carew to third, Killebrew
to second]; Kusick flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Blair flied out to left; Grich grounded out (third
to first); Davis made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Hundley
grounded out (third to first); Gomez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Fuller flied out to right; Baylor grounded out
(third to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first);
Carew grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Williams doubled to center; Etchebarren grounded
out (second to first) [Williams to third]; Belanger singled to
left [Williams scored, Belanger out at second (left to second)];
Blair flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory;
Soderholm flied out to center; Kusick made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
walked; Fuller doubled [Davis to third]; Baylor reached on a
fielder's choice [Davis out at home (pitcher to third to
catcher), Fuller to third, Baylor to second]; Robinson doubled
to left [Fuller scored, Baylor scored]; Williams walked; HANDS
REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Etchebarren forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 5TH: Brye struck out; Hundley flied out to center; Gomez
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
grounded out (second to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 3.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew was
called out on strikes; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Davis singled to right; Fuller struck out; Baylor
singled to third [Davis to second]; Robinson singled to left
[Davis to third, Baylor to second]; Williams singled to left
[Davis scored, Baylor scored, Robinson to second]; Etchebarren
flied out to center; Belanger grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 5.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew popped to first in foul territory;
Soderholm singled to left; Kusick flied out to left; Brye
doubled to left [Soderholm scored]; Hundley popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Blair flied out to center; Grich flied out to
center; Davis singled to left; Fuller was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 5.

TWINS 8TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Thompson flied out to
left; Hisle struck out; Carew singled to left; Darwin forced
Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Baylor
singled to center; Robinson doubled to right [Baylor scored];
Hands threw a wild pitch [Robinson to third]; Williams struck
out; Etchebarren flied out to right; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 6.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Soderholm singled to
center; Kusick singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Brye
walked [Soderholm to third, Kusick to second]; Hundley struck
out; Thompson singled to right [Soderholm scored, Kusick to
third, Brye to second]; REYNOLDS REPLACED MCNALLY (PITCHING);
OLIVA BATTED FOR HISLE; Oliva doubled to left [Kusick scored,
Brye scored, Thompson scored]; TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; JACKSON
REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Carew singled to second [Terrell
to third]; GARLAND REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); BRAUN BATTED FOR
DARWIN; Braun flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Orioles 6.