The Twins pounded out 16 hits, including a homer and three singles by Steve Brye, who drove in four runs, to defeat the Tigers, 12-6. Brye hit Mickey Lolich's second pitch of the game over the fence to start the Tigers' veteran lefthander on the way to his fifth consecutive loss. Harmon Killebrew singled to drive in another run before the inning ended.

The Twins kayoed Lolich in the second when they added three runs with the aid of a single by Brye, triple by Rod Carew and double by Larry Hisle. Brye batted in the other runs with singles in the fifth and eighth. Jim Nettles hit two homers for the Tigers, each with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Saturday, July      20, 1974 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        2  3  0    0  4  0    2  1  0  -  12 16  0
Tigers       0  2  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   6  9  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               6   3   4   4     0   0   .298      Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Carew 2b              6   2   2   1     0   1   .379      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Hisle lf              5   1   2   1     1   0   .295      Kaline dh             4   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Darwin rf             4   1   1   1     2   1   .270      Northrup rf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Killebrew dh          4   1   2   2     2   0   .220      N. Cash 1b            3   2   1   0     2   0   .220
Soderholm 3b          5   1   0   0     0   1   .283      Nettles lf            4   3   2   4     1   1   .182
Terrell ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .248      Rodriguez 3b          5   0   2   1     0   1   .210
Kusick 1b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .256      Brinkman ss           5   0   3   1     0   0   .216
Borgmann c            5   0   1   1     0   2   .246      Lamont c              1   0   0   0     2   0   .185
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moses c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                          Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Slayback p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  12  16  10     6   6             Totals               36   6   9   6     8   3

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 23,593
Left on Base: Twins 11, Tigers 11
DP: Twins 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Rodriguez, Brinkman, Slayback
Doubles: Hisle (13), Rodriguez (11)
Triples: Carew (3), Terrell (4), N. Cash (2)
Home Runs: Brye (2), Nettles 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (3), Soderholm (1)
GIDP: Soderholm (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(10-8)          5.1   6   4   4   6   3   2  28   3.09
Campbell SV(12)         3.2   3   2   2   2   0   0  16   3.16
Totals                  9     9   6   6   8   3   2  44

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-12)         1.2   8   5   5   0   1   1  12   3.67
Slayback                2.2   2   4   3   3   1   0  14   4.17
Lemanczyk               4.2   6   3   1   3   4   0  24   5.20
Totals                  9    16  12   9   6   6   1  50

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Brye homered; Carew singled to center; Hisle singled
to left [Carew to second]; Darwin struck out; Killebrew singled
to left [Carew scored, Hisle to third]; Soderholm grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Killebrew out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to center; Sutherland flied out to
left; Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell singled to third [Terrell to second (error by
Rodriguez)]; Kusick flied out to left; Borgmann lined to
shortstop; Brye singled to center [Terrell scored]; Carew
tripled to center [Brye scored]; Hisle doubled to left [Carew
scored]; SLAYBACK REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup grounded out (first unassisted); N. Cash
tripled to center; Nettles homered [N. Cash scored]; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Brinkman singled to center;
Lamont walked [Brinkman to second]; Stanley struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to center;
Terrell stole second; Kusick singled [Terrell to third];
Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland walked; Kaline walked [Sutherland to
second]; Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sutherland to
third, Kaline to second]; N. Cash walked; Nettles struck out;
Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5,
Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew flied out
to center; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Lamont walked; Stanley
flied out to right; Sutherland forced Lamont (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin walked; Killebrew walked [Darwin to second];
Soderholm reached on a fielder's choice [Darwin scored (error by
Slayback) (no RBI), Killebrew scored (no RBI), Soderholm to
second]; Soderholm stole third; Terrell popped to second; Kusick
walked; LEMANCZYK REPLACED SLAYBACK (PITCHING); Borgmann singled
to right [Soderholm scored (unearned), Kusick to second]; Brye
singled to left [Kusick scored, Borgmann to second]; Carew flied
out to center; Hisle grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 4 R (3
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline flied out to center; Northrup singled to
right; N. Cash popped to third; Nettles homered [Northrup
scored]; Rodriguez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9,
Tigers 4.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin walked; Killebrew walked [Darwin to second];
Soderholm forced Killebrew (second to shortstop) [Darwin to
third]; Terrell flied out to center; Kusick popped to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 9, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman singled to center; Lamont flied out to
left; Stanley walked [Brinkman to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
DECKER (PITCHING); Sutherland flied out to center; Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
9, Tigers 4.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Brye reached on
an error by Brinkman; Carew flied out to left; Hisle walked
[Brye to second]; Darwin singled to left [Brye scored
(unearned), Hisle to second]; Killebrew singled to center [Hisle
scored (unearned), Darwin to second]; Soderholm struck out; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup popped to first in foul territory; N. Cash
walked; Nettles walked [N. Cash to second]; Rodriguez singled to
center [N. Cash scored, Nettles to third]; Brinkman singled to
left [Nettles scored, Rodriguez to second]; G. BROWN BATTED FOR
LAMONT; G. Brown flied out to center; Stanley forced Brinkman
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 11, Tigers 6.

TWINS 8TH: MOSES REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING C ); Terrell tripled
to center; Kusick struck out; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brye singled [Terrell scored]; Carew was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Kaline flied out to
left; Northrup flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
12, Tigers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Darwin grounded
out (second to first); Killebrew grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: N. Cash flied out to center; Nettles flied out to
left; Rodriguez doubled to right; Brinkman flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 12, Tigers 6.