The Twins hit for the cycle in the fifth inning, getting a homer, triple, double and two singles, to score four runs en route to a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox. Craig Kusick homered for the Twins in the second, but the Red Sox held a 4-1 lead before the Twins began their outburst with a single by Bobby Darwin and homer by Harmon Killebrew in the fifth. Eric Soderholm followed with a double and scored on a single by Kusick before Jerry Terrell tripled to cap the inning.

Dwight Evans of the Red Sox tied the A. L. record for most putouts by a right fielder in one game, nine. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    17, 1974 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Twins        0  1  0    0  4  0    0  0  2  -   7 12  0
Red Sox      1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   2   .276
Hisle lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .295      Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277
Darwin rf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .285      Petrocelli 3b         4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Killebrew dh          5   1   2   2     0   1   .249      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .310
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   2   .271      Evans rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Kusick 1b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .248      Carbo lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Terrell 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .256        Montgomery ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Thompson ss           2   0   1   0     2   0   .284      Burleson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Griffin 2b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .305
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blackwell c           3   0   2   1     0   0   .272
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cater ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                          Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   6     3   3             Totals               36   4  11   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 27,979
Left on Base: Twins 7, Red Sox 6
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1
Errors: Beniquez
Doubles: Soderholm (14), Thompson (6), Brye (22), Montgomery (7)
Triples: Terrell (5)
Home Runs: Kusick (4), Killebrew (11)
Stolen Bases: Soderholm (3)
GIDP: Killebrew (10), Beniquez (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(6-6)            6    10   4   4   0   4   0  27   3.87
Burgmeier SV(3)         3     1   0   0   1   1   0  10   4.52
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   5   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret                   4.2   6   4   4   3   2   2  23   3.40
Cleveland L(8-12)       3.1   6   3   2   0   0   0  16   4.67
Drago                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.73
Totals                  9    12   7   6   3   3   2  41

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to center; Hisle popped to second;
Darwin singled to left; Killebrew singled to left [Darwin to
second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Beniquez singled to right; On a bunt Cooper singled
[Beniquez to second]; Petrocelli was called out on strikes;
Yastrzemski singled to right [Beniquez scored, Cooper out at
third (right to second)]; Evans singled to left [Yastrzemski to
second]; Carbo grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick homered; Terrell lined to right; Thompson
walked; Borgmann flied out to right; Brye forced Thompson (third
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Burleson flied out to center; Griffin lined to
third; Blackwell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Darwin popped
to right; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Beniquez was called out on strikes; Cooper flied
out to left; Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm walked; Kusick flied out to center; Terrell
lined to center; Soderholm stole second; Thompson walked;
Borgmann popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski singled to left; Evans singled to
second [Yastrzemski to second]; Carbo was called out on strikes;
Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Yastrzemski scored (no
RBI), Evans to second]; Griffin singled to left [Evans scored,
Griffin to second (on throw to home)]; Blackwell singled to
right [Griffin scored]; Beniquez struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 5TH: Brye flied out to center; Hisle flied out to right;
Darwin singled to center; Killebrew homered [Darwin scored];
Soderholm doubled to right; CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING);
Kusick singled to center [Soderholm scored]; Terrell tripled to
right [Kusick scored]; Thompson flied out to left; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Cooper lined to shortstop; Petrocelli grounded out
(third to first); Yastrzemski popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to right; Brye grounded out (third
to first); Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Carbo flied out to left;
Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Red Sox 4.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin flied out to right; Killebrew flied out to
center; Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Griffin singled to left; Blackwell singled to left
[Griffin to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING);
Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Griffin to third, Blackwell out at second]; Cooper
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick lined to left; Terrell grounded out (third to
first); Thompson doubled to right; Borgmann flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Petrocelli grounded out (shortstop to first);
Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: Brye doubled to left; Hisle singled to center [Brye
scored (error by Beniquez) (no RBI), Hisle to third]; Darwin
singled to left [Hisle scored (unearned)]; DRAGO REPLACED
CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; Soderholm
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 9TH: MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR CARBO; Montgomery doubled to
right; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Griffin walked;
CATER BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Cater popped to first in foul
territory; Beniquez grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 4.