Harmon Killebrew, honored in pregame ceremonies, rose to the occasion with two run-scoring singles to lead the Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Orioles. A single by Bobby Darwin, a passed ball and single by Killebrew accounted for a run in the first inning. Singles by Glenn Borgmann and Larry Hisle and double by Darwin added a run in the third.

The Orioles came back with a two-run homer by Tommy Davis in the fourth and went ahead when Earl Williams hit for the circuit in the fifth. However in the Twins' half, singles by Hisle, Darwin and Killebrew produced the tying tally. Darwin and Killebrew moved up an extra base on an error in the outfield by Don Baylor and both then scored when Jerry Terrell singled. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    11, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    2  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Twins        1  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coggins rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Brye cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .279
Blair cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .251      Hisle lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Davis dh              3   1   1   3     0   0   .276      Darwin rf             4   2   3   1     0   0   .282
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Killebrew dh          3   1   2   2     1   0   .246
Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Bumbry pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Baylor lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Terrell 2b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .253
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Williams c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     0   4             Totals               35   5  12   5     2   0

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 27,363
Left on Base: Orioles 2, Twins 9
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 0
Errors: Baylor
Doubles: Blair (17), Darwin (11), Soderholm (13)
Home Runs: Davis (8), Williams (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Davis (6)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(13-10)       4     9   5   4   1   0   0  22   3.33
Garland                 4     3   0   0   1   0   0  16   3.25
Totals                  8    12   5   4   2   0   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-6)            6     5   4   4   0   2   2  23   3.75
Campbell SV(16)         3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   2.80
Totals                  9     6   4   4   0   4   2  33

Passed Balls: Williams (9)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins made an out to third; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (third to first); Hisle flied out
to center; Darwin singled to right; Williams allowed a passed
ball [Darwin to second]; Killebrew singled to left [Darwin
scored (unearned)]; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich flied out to left; Powell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Robinson struck out; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to right; Brye flied out to center;
Hisle singled to center [Borgmann to second]; Darwin doubled to
left [Borgmann scored, Hisle to third]; Killebrew was walked
intentionally; Soderholm forced Hisle (first to catcher) [Darwin
to third, Killebrew to second]; Kusick forced Soderholm (second
to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins grounded out (second to first); Blair
singled to left; Davis homered [Blair scored]; Grich grounded
out (shortstop to first); Powell made an out to shortstop; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell singled to left; Thompson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Terrell to second]; Borgmann grounded
out (third to first) [Terrell to third]; Brye grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor made an out to second; Robinson flied out to
center; Williams homered; Belanger grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle singled to center; Darwin singled to left
[Hisle to second]; Killebrew singled to left [Hisle scored,
Darwin to third (error by Baylor), Killebrew to second]; GARLAND
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to right;
Kusick was walked intentionally; Terrell singled to left [Darwin
scored, Killebrew scored, Kusick to second]; Thompson flied out
to right; Borgmann grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Coggins singled to right; Blair doubled [Coggins to
third]; Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left [Coggins scored, Blair
to third]; Grich lined to pitcher; Powell flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Brye singled to left; Hisle popped to first in foul
territory; Darwin flied out to center; Killebrew forced Brye
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Baylor was
called out on strikes; Robinson made an out to second; Williams
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm doubled; Kusick popped to first in foul
territory; Terrell grounded out (second to first) [Soderholm to
third]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger made an out to third; Coggins grounded out
(first to pitcher); Blair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann made an out to first; Brye grounded out
(third to first); Hisle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich made
an out to second; Powell singled to center; BUMBRY RAN FOR
POWELL; Baylor forced Bumbry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.