A two-run homer by Bobby Darwin in the eighth inning climaxed a comeback by the Twins and produced a 6-5 victory over the Angels. Triples by Mickey Rivers and Leroy Stanton, sandwiching a walk to Rudy Meoli, sent the Angels ahead in the third, but Rod Carew singled and Harmon Killebrew homered for the tying tallies in the fourth.

The Twins took the lead when Danny Thompson walked and Eric Soderholm and Carew singled in the fifth. The Angels boomed out in front, 5-3, when Bobby Valentine homered with two men on base in the sixth. Carew singled for his third hit of the game in the eighth and scored on a single by Larry Hisle before Darwin rapped his decisive homer. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 5

Game Played on Thursday, August 1, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels       0  0  2    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  1  0    0  3  x  -   6 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Meoli 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Carew 2b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .376
Stanton rf            3   0   2   2     1   0   .310      Hisle lf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .287
Lahoud lf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Killebrew dh          4   1   1   2     0   2   .235
Bochte 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .412      Darwin rf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .277
Valentine ss          4   1   1   3     0   0   .266      Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Rodriguez c           3   0   1   0     1   0   .257      Kusick 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Doherty dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
  Robinson ph,dh      1   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .251
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hassler p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   7   5     4   3             Totals               33   6  10   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,233
Left on Base: Angels 4, Twins 5
DP: Angels 1, Twins 1
Triples: Rivers (9), Stanton (1)
Home Runs: Valentine (3), Killebrew (10), Darwin (16)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (4)
GIDP: Valentine (4), Brye (9)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hassler                 7     8   5   5   2   5   1  30   3.05
Pina L(0-1)             1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.10
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   6   2  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  5.2   7   5   5   3   1   1  25   4.27
Burgmeier W(5-3)        2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.98
Campbell SV(14)         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.20
Totals                  9     7   5   5   4   3   1  36

Passed Balls: Rodriguez (17)
Wild Pitches: Hassler (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Rivers flied out to left; Meoli flied out to left;
Stanton singled to left; Lahoud flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Carew
grounded out (third to first); Hisle grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte singled to right; Valentine grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bochte out at second];
Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Darwin flied out to center;
Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Doherty grounded out (first unassisted); Doyle
popped to second; Rivers tripled to right; Meoli walked; Stanton
tripled to center [Meoli scored, Rivers scored]; Lahoud flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to right; Borgmann walked; Hassler threw a wild pitch
[Borgmann to second]; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Bochte struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to third; Hisle struck out; Killebrew
homered [Carew scored]; Darwin grounded out (second to first);
Brye grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 2, Twins 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Doherty flied out to right; Doyle grounded out
(first to pitcher); Rivers grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick flied out to right; Thompson walked; Borgmann
was called out on strikes; Soderholm singled to center [Thompson
to second]; Carew singled to center [Thompson scored, Soderholm
to second]; Hisle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Meoli grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton
walked; Lahoud singled to right [Stanton to third]; Bochte
reached on a fielder's choice [Stanton out at home (first to
catcher), Lahoud to second]; Valentine homered [Lahoud scored,
Bochte scored]; Rodriguez singled to center; BURGMEIER REPLACED
CORBIN (PITCHING); ROBINSON BATTED FOR DOHERTY; Robinson
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
5, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Darwin singled to center; Brye
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Darwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Doyle grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
struck out; Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
singled to center; Borgmann flied out to center; Soderholm flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first); Lahoud
grounded out (second to first); Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Carew singled to left; Rodriguez allowed a passed
ball [Carew to second]; Hisle singled to center [Carew scored];
PINA REPLACED HASSLER (PITCHING); Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Darwin homered [Hisle scored]; Brye flied out to
center; Kusick singled to left; Thompson lined to second; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 9TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Valentine
flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to right; Robinson
walked; Doyle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, Twins 6.

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