Bert Blyleven was in danger of losing a one-hitter until the Twins gave him dramatic help by scoring three runs in the ninth to defeat the Rangers, 3-1. Toby Harrah homered in the third for the Rangers' only hit off Blyleven. Jim Bibby protected the lead until the ninth when he was lifted after walking Tony Oliva. Steve Foucault, relieving, retired Bobby Darwin, but Steve Braun singled, sending Jerry Terrell, running for Oliva, to third. Jim Holt tied the score with a sacrifice fly. Larry Hisle then came to the plate and smashed a homer to provide Blyleven's winning run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, July      4, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  1  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  6  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar cf,lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Nelson 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .386
Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .315
  Lovitto cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Terrell pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .231
Burroughs rf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .294      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .268
Hargrove 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .357      Braun 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Spencer dh            2   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Holt 1b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .246
Randle 3b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Hisle lf              3   1   2   2     1   1   .281
Harrah ss             2   1   1   1     1   1   .275      Roof c                2   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Bibby p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Thompson ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .297
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   1   1   1     4   6             Totals               31   3   6   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 21,008
Left on Base: Rangers 4, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Oliva (11), Hisle (9)
Home Runs: Harrah (12), Hisle (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Holt (3)
GIDP: Hargrove (4)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bibby                   8     4   1   1   2   3   0  30   4.62
Foucault L(3-4)         0.2   2   2   2   0   1   1   4   2.23
Totals                  8.2   6   3   3   2   4   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(7-10)        9     1   1   1   4   6   1  32   3.13
Totals                  9     1   1   1   4   6   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (5)

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


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

TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Carew flied out to center; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Hargrove struck out; Spencer
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin was called out on strikes; Braun popped to
shortstop; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Randle popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Harrah homered; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle was called out on strikes; Roof singled; Gomez
popped to first in foul territory; Brye flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson lined to first; Johnson flied out to right;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva lined
to left; Darwin singled; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove lined to first; Spencer flied out to
center; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt flied out to left; Hisle walked; Roof flied out
to center; THOMPSON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Harrah was
called out on strikes; Sundberg walked; Tovar made an out to
second; Nelson forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Brye flied out to center; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Oliva doubled to left; Darwin flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Braun flied out to center; Holt grounded out (first
to pitcher); Hisle doubled; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR ROOF; Killebrew
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 8TH: BORGMANN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C ); Spencer
walked; Randle out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Spencer to second]; Harrah walked; Sundberg forced Harrah
(shortstop to second) [Spencer to third]; Tovar forced Sundberg
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson flied out to center; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Nelson flied out to right; Johnson was hit by a
pitch; Burroughs walked [Johnson to second]; Hargrove grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burroughs out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LOVITTO
REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING CF); Oliva walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED
BIBBY (PITCHING); TERRELL RAN FOR OLIVA; Darwin was called out
on strikes; Braun singled [Terrell to third]; Holt hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Terrell scored]; Hisle homered [Braun
scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.