The Angels, who lost the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, ended their string of 15 straight defeats at home by beating the Twins in the second game, 12-9. The Angels jumped off to a 2-0 lead in the first inning of the lidlifter with a triple by Mickey Rivers, sacrifice fly by Denny Doyle and homer by Frank Robinson, but the Twins got one run back off Andy Hassler in the second on three walks and a wild pitch. Then in the fourth, Eric Soderholm and Steve Braun singled and Craig Kusick was safe on an error to load the bases. Jerry Terrell singled, driving in two runs. Kusick took third on the hit and Terrell advanced to second on the throw. Both scored to produce the Twins' winning margin when Glenn Borgmann singled.

The nightcap produced an outburst of eight homers. Bobby Darwin rapped two round-trippers and Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew hit one apiece for the Twins. Both of Darwin's blows came with two men on base. The Angels had two-run homers by Ellie Rodriguez, Bobby Valentine, Bruce Bochte and Leroy Stanton. With the score tied, 8-8, the Angels decided the outcome with four runs in the eighth inning. Orlando Ramirez bunted safely and Doyle, attempting to sacrifice, was safe on an error. Rodriguez doubled, scoring Ramirez. Doyle crossed the plate on a wild pitch and Stanton followed with his homer. Nolan Ryan, who made his first relief appearance of the season for the Angels, gave up the circuit clouts by Killebrew and Carew but received credit for the victory. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      28, 1974 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Angels       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Rivers cf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .287
Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .374      Doyle 2b              4   0   0   1     0   3   .250
Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Bochte rf,1b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .421
  Hisle pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Robinson dh           2   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Killebrew dh          5   0   1   0     0   2   .223        Llenas ph,dh        1   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .283      Lahoud lf             2   0   1   0     3   0   .277
Braun lf              4   2   1   0     1   2   .307      Sands c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .164
Kusick 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .250        Rodriguez ph,c      1   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Terrell ss            3   1   1   2     0   0   .244      Valentine 3b,ss       3   1   1   0     1   0   .262
Borgmann c            2   0   1   2     2   0   .247      Doherty 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanton ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
  Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .180
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliver ph,3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                          Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   7   4     6   6             Totals               30   3   5   3     9   7

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: Twins 10, Angels 12
DP: Twins 0, Angels 0
Errors: Ramirez
Doubles: Valentine (8)
Triples: Darwin (7), Rivers (8)
Home Runs: Robinson (15)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (7), Oliver (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (2), Rivers (1)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (9,by Hassler), Robinson (8,by Goltz)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(4-5)            5.1   5   3   3   5   1   1  27   3.73
Butler                  1.1   0   0   0   3   2   0   7   4.30
Campbell SV(13)         2.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   8   3.16
Totals                  9     5   3   3   9   7   1  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler L(2-5)          9     7   5   4   6   6   0  42   2.70
Totals                  9     7   5   4   6   6   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Goltz (4), Hassler (4)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye was called out on strikes; Carew flied out to
left; Darwin singled to left; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers tripled to center; Doyle hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Rivers scored]; Bochte grounded out (second to first);
Robinson homered; Lahoud walked; Sands walked [Lahoud to
second]; Valentine forced Sands (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Braun walked; Kusick
walked [Braun to second]; Terrell forced Kusick (shortstop to
second) [Braun to third]; Borgmann walked [Terrell to second];
Hassler threw a wild pitch [Braun scored, Borgmann to second,
Terrell to third]; Brye was called out on strikes; 1 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Doherty grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Darwin popped
to shortstop; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Doyle was called out on strikes; Bochte popped to
third in foul territory; Robinson was hit by a pitch; Lahoud
singled to second [Robinson to second]; Sands walked [Robinson
to third, Lahoud to second]; Valentine popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 2.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm singled to left; Braun singled to left
[Soderholm to second]; Kusick reached on an error by Ramirez
[Soderholm to third, Braun to second]; Terrell singled to center
[Braun scored, Soderholm scored, Kusick to third]; Borgmann
singled to center [Terrell scored, Kusick scored (unearned)];
Brye flied out to left; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Borgmann to second]; Darwin flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Doherty flied out to center; Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rivers walked; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew singled to shortstop; Soderholm flied out
to right; Braun struck out; Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); Robinson
flied out to right; Lahoud walked; Sands grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
lined to third; Brye flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Valentine doubled to right; Doherty flied out to
right; OLIVER BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Oliver singled to left
[Valentine to third]; BUTLER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Rivers
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored]; Oliver stole
second; Doyle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels
3.

TWINS 7TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Carew popped to shortstop; Darwin
tripled to center; Killebrew grounded out (third to first);
Soderholm lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Bochte struck out; LLENAS BATTED FOR ROBINSON;
Llenas popped to shortstop; Lahoud walked; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR
SANDS; Rodriguez walked [Lahoud to second]; Valentine walked
[Lahoud to third, Rodriguez to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BUTLER
(PITCHING); STANTON BATTED FOR DOHERTY; Stanton lined to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: LLENAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RODRIGUEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
BOCHTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Braun struck out; Kusick
walked; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Kusick to second]; Borgmann walked; Brye flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
struck out; Doyle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Darwin was hit
by a pitch; HISLE RAN FOR DARWIN; Hisle stole second; Killebrew
flied out to left; Soderholm was walked intentionally; Braun
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bochte was called
out on strikes; Llenas walked; Lahoud forced Llenas (first to
shortstop); Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 5, Angels 3.