Cesar Tovar observed his 34th birthday by driving in four runs with a single and homer as the Rangers defeated the Twins, 7-1. Fergie Jenkins, who limited the Twins to six hits, gained his 10th victory. Tovar hit his single with the bases loaded in the second inning and added his homer in the fifth. The Rangers also had circuit clouts by Tom Grieve and Toby Harrah. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      3, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  2  0    0  2  0    1  1  1  -   7 10  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           4   1   3   4     1   0   .302      Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Nelson 2b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .391
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .296      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .213
Grieve lf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .272        Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Lovitto cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Darwin rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .268
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Braun 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .311
Fregosi 1b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .284      Holt lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Hargrove 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .365      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .232
Harrah ss             2   2   1   1     2   0   .273      Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Sundberg c            2   1   2   0     1   0   .282        Terrell ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hisle ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .276
                                                            Thompson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
                                                          Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   7  10   7     4   5             Totals               32   1   6   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  7,590
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 6
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Sundberg (6), Braun (6), Oliva (10)
Home Runs: Tovar (4), Grieve (7), Harrah (11)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (8), Nelson (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Sundberg (9)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(10-9)         9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34   3.84
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   4   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler L(3-3)           6.2   7   5   5   3   4   1  29   4.63
Hands                   1.1   1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.91
Burgmeier               1     2   1   1   1   0   1   5   6.21
Totals                  9    10   7   7   4   5   3  38

Wild Pitches: Burgmeier (3)
Balks: Jenkins (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar singled to shortstop; Nelson grounded out
(third to first) [Tovar to second]; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Tovar to third]; Burroughs struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye singled to left; Carew flied out to center;
Oliva lined into a double play (right to first) [Brye out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Grieve singled to left; Randle flied out to right;
Fregosi singled to left [Grieve to second]; Harrah flied out to
center [Grieve to third]; Sundberg walked [Fregosi to second];
Tovar singled to right [Grieve scored, Fregosi scored, Sundberg
to third]; Nelson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Darwin forced Killebrew (shortstop
to second); Jenkins balked [Darwin to second]; Braun doubled
[Darwin scored]; Holt grounded out (second to first) [Braun to
third]; Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Johnson lined to third; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; Grieve flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez popped to shortstop; Brye popped to third;
Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle lined to first; Fregosi popped to shortstop;
Harrah walked; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva doubled to center; Killebrew flied out to
center; Darwin singled to shortstop [Oliva stayed at second];
Braun flied to left in foul territory; Holt grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg singled to right; Tovar homered [Sundberg
scored]; Nelson flied out to center; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Burroughs lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann lined to left; TERRELL BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Terrell flied out to center; Brye grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 1.

RANGERS 6TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Grieve flied
out to right; Randle lined to right; Fregosi was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Carew lined to left; Oliva singled to center;
Killebrew struck out; Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Harrah to second]; Tovar popped to first;
Nelson singled to center [Harrah scored]; HANDS REPLACED BUTLER
(PITCHING); Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: HARGROVE REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Braun flied
out to right; Holt lined to pitcher; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
popped to second; Grieve homered; Randle struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOVITTO
REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING CF); HISLE BATTED FOR TERRELL; Hisle
walked; Brye flied out to left; Carew singled to left [Hisle to
second]; Oliva forced Carew (second to shortstop) [Hisle to
third]; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); KUSICK
REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); THOMPSON REPLACED HISLE
(PLAYING SS); Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
homered; Sundberg doubled; Burgmeier threw a wild pitch
[Sundberg to third]; Sundberg was out trying to advance to home
(catcher to pitcher); Tovar walked; Nelson forced Tovar (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to center; Holt
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 7, Twins 1.