Larry Hisle hit the first grand slam of his major league career to supply the Twins' big blow in a 9-5 victory over the Orioles. A double by Steve Brye, sacrifice bunt by Rod Carew and infield out by Hisle brought the Twins their initial run in the first before they exploded for six in the second.

The first run of the outburst counted on a single by Eric Soderholm, double by Craig Kusick and single by Danny Thompson. A walk to Glenn Borgmann loaded the bases and another run scored on a sacrifice fly by Brye. Carew then drew a pass to fill the sacks again before Wayne Garland came in to relieve Mike Cuellar and served up the pitch for Hisle's grand slam. The Orioles came back with four runs in their half, thanks to five walks issued by Joe Decker, but the Twins pulled away in the fifth when Soderholm was safe on an error and Kusick homered. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        1  6  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   9 11  1
Orioles      0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .279      Coggins rf            4   0   3   1     1   0   .253
Carew 2b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .363      Blair cf              2   0   1   2     1   0   .256
Hisle lf              5   1   2   5     0   1   .298      Davis dh              5   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Killebrew dh          4   0   1   0     1   0   .238      Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .282
Darwin rf             3   0   1   0     2   1   .285      Powell 1b             4   1   0   0     1   0   .261
Soderholm 3b          5   2   1   0     0   1   .269      Baylor lf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Kusick 1b             5   2   2   2     0   0   .248      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .297
Thompson ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .269        Hood pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Williams c            4   1   0   1     1   1   .254
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .233
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jefferson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  11   9     6   4             Totals               35   5  10   5     8   3

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 11,348
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 13
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 2
Errors: Soderholm, Williams, Belanger 2
Doubles: Brye (24), Kusick (6), Coggins (10)
Home Runs: Hisle (18), Kusick (6)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (10)
Caught Stealing: Carew (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (12), Blair (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Brye (2), Blair (5)
GIDP: Soderholm (12)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker                  1.1   2   4   4   5   1   0  11   3.31
Corbin W(7-5)           4.2   5   1   1   1   0   0  20   4.92
Campbell SV(18)         3     3   0   0   2   2   0  14   2.73
Totals                  9    10   5   5   8   3   0  45

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(15-10)        1.1   4   6   6   2   0   0  11   3.55
Garland                 2.2   5   3   2   2   1   2  14   3.38
Jefferson               5     2   0   0   2   3   0  18   4.33
Totals                  9    11   9   8   6   4   2  43

Wild Pitches: Campbell (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye doubled to left; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Brye to third]; Hisle reached on an error by
Belanger [Brye scored]; Hisle stole second [Hisle to third
(error by Williams)]; Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins singled to second; Blair out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Coggins to second]; Davis reached on an
error by Soderholm [Coggins out at third (first to shortstop)];
Grich made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm singled to center; Kusick doubled to left
[Soderholm to third]; Thompson singled to left [Soderholm
scored, Kusick to third]; Borgmann walked [Thompson to second];
Brye hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kusick scored, Thompson to
third]; Carew walked [Borgmann to second]; GARLAND REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Hisle homered [Thompson scored, Borgmann
scored, Carew scored]; Killebrew walked; Darwin walked
[Killebrew to second]; Soderholm grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; 6 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell walked; Baylor walked [Powell to second];
Robinson walked [Powell to third, Baylor to second]; Williams
walked [Powell scored, Baylor to third, Robinson to second];
Belanger was called out on strikes; Coggins singled [Baylor
scored, Robinson to third, Williams to second]; Blair walked
[Robinson scored, Williams to third, Coggins to second]; CORBIN
REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); Davis singled to center [Williams
scored, Coggins to third, Blair to second]; Grich made an out to
second; Powell flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
7, Orioles 4.

TWINS 3RD: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to right; Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 3RD: Baylor lined to left; Robinson walked; Williams
flied out to center; Belanger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Orioles 4.

TWINS 4TH: Brye lined to shortstop; On a bunt Carew singled;
Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hisle
singled to center; Killebrew singled to center [Hisle to third];
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins popped to third in foul territory; Blair
singled; Davis forced Blair (second unassisted); Grich singled
to left [Davis to second]; Powell grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Orioles 4.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm reached on an error by Belanger; Kusick
homered [Soderholm scored (unearned)]; JEFFERSON REPLACED
GARLAND (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Borgmann singled; Brye lined into a double play (third to first)
[Borgmann out at first]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor flied out to center; Robinson made an out to
shortstop; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Orioles 4.

TWINS 6TH: Carew walked; Hisle flied out to center; Killebrew
flied out to left; Darwin singled to right [Carew to third];
Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 9, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 6TH: Belanger singled to center; Coggins doubled to
right [Belanger to third]; Blair hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Belanger scored, Coggins to third]; Davis grounded out (third
to first); Grich flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
9, Orioles 5.

TWINS 7TH: Kusick made an out to second; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 9, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Powell made an
out to shortstop; Baylor singled to center; Robinson struck out;
Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9,
Orioles 5.

TWINS 8TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded
out (first unassisted); Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 9, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); Coggins
walked; Blair flied out to left; On a bunt Davis singled
[Coggins to second]; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Coggins to
third, Davis to second]; Grich walked; Powell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 9, Orioles 5.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Darwin
walked; Soderholm made an out to second; Kusick lined to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Orioles 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
singled to left; HOOD RAN FOR ROBINSON; Williams struck out;
HENDRICKS BATTED FOR BELANGER; Hendricks grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Orioles 5.