The Twins rode Bobby Darwin's three-run, first-inning homer and six-hit pitching by Joe Decker to a 6-2 triumph over the Yankees' Sam McDowell. Darwin connected with two out after Rod Carew reached first on a fielder's choice and Larry Hisle singled. Minnesota added two in the second on a walk to Craig Kusick, Glenn Borgmann's double, a single by Steve Brye, walk to Carew and reliever Dick Tidrow's wild throw to the plate on Hisle's grounder.

Graig Nettles homered for New York's first run in the second, and the Yankees added one more in the fifth on singles by Nettles, Jim Mason and Sandy Alomar. Danny Thompson singled home Eric Soderholm, who had doubled, with the final Minnesota run in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, New York Yankees 2
Game Played on Monday, August    19, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Twins        3  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Yankees      0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   3   0     0   1   .285      Alomar 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .361      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Hisle lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .296      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Killebrew dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Blomberg dh           3   0   1   0     1   1   .300
Darwin rf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .287      Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .270      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Kusick 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .242      Nettles 3b            3   2   2   1     0   0   .246
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Munson c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .242
Borgmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .264      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .249
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McDowell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   5     3   4             Totals               31   2   6   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 18,219
Left on Base: Twins 6, Yankees 4
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Tidrow
Doubles: Brye (23), Borgmann (7), Soderholm (15)
Home Runs: Darwin (20), Nettles (15)
GIDP: Borgmann (6), Killebrew (11), Piniella (15), Maddox (10)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(13-10)         9     6   2   2   2   3   1  33   3.15
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   3   1  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(1-6)         1.1   5   5   4   2   0   1  11   4.67
Tidrow                  7.1   6   1   1   0   3   0  26   4.43
Martinez                0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   2.45
Totals                  9    11   6   5   3   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Decker (7)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Brye doubled to right; On a bunt Carew reached on a
fielder's choice [Brye out at third (catcher to third)]; Hisle
singled [Carew to second]; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first) [Carew to third, Hisle to second]; Darwin homered [Carew
scored, Hisle scored]; Soderholm lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Alomar flied out to center; Maddox singled to left;
Murcer popped to second; Blomberg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Thompson lined to right; Borgmann
doubled to left [Kusick scored]; Brye singled to left [Borgmann
to third]; Carew walked [Brye to second]; TIDROW REPLACED
MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Hisle reached on a fielder's choice
[Borgmann scored (error by Tidrow) (unearned) (no RBI), Brye to
third, Carew to second]; Killebrew struck out; Darwin forced
Hisle (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
5, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Piniella lined to right; Chambliss grounded out
(second to pitcher); Nettles homered; Munson walked; Mason
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Yankees 1.

TWINS 3RD: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Kusick flied
out to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Alomar lined to second; Maddox grounded out (third
to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Yankees 1.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann grounded out (third to first); Brye struck
out; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Blomberg singled to right; Piniella grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 1.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
flied out to center; Darwin popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Nettles singled to center; Decker threw a wild
pitch [Nettles to second]; Munson flied out to center; Mason
singled to second [Nettles to third]; Alomar singled to left
[Nettles scored, Mason to second]; Maddox grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Alomar out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Yankees 2.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm doubled to left; Kusick lined to second;
Thompson singled to center [Soderholm scored]; Borgmann grounded
into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Thompson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Murcer grounded out (second to pitcher); Blomberg
walked; Piniella flied out to right; Chambliss forced Blomberg
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 2.

TWINS 7TH: Brye flied out to right; Carew singled to second;
Hisle singled to third [Carew to second]; Killebrew grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hisle out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Munson was
called out on strikes; Mason grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 2.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin popped to second; Soderholm popped to second;
Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Alomar popped to shortstop; Maddox flied out to
center; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
Yankees 2.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
singled to center; Brye singled to left [Borgmann out at third
(left to third)]; MARTINEZ REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Carew
walked [Brye to second]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); Piniella
lined to right; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 2.