After being held hitless for five innings, the Twins took advantage of Ross Grimsley's wildness and scored five runs on only three hits to defeat the Orioles, 5-1. Bert Blyleven pitched a four-hitter for the Twins with the Orioles' run coming on a homer by Tommy Davis in fourth.

Grimsley walked Danny Thompson and Glenn Borgmann in the sixth and drew an error on a bunt by Steve Brye, loading the bases. Rod Carew forced Thompson at the plate but Larry Hisle doubled, driving in two runs. Following an intentional pass to Harmon Killebrew, Bobby Darwin added a pair with a single. The Twins then counted their fifth run on a single by Eric Soderholm and bases-loaded walk to Craig Kusick. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    25, 1974 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  5  0
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Coggins rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carew 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .361      Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .254
Hisle lf              5   1   1   2     0   1   .297      Davis dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .284
Killebrew dh          3   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Darwin rf             3   0   1   2     1   0   .285      Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .270      Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Kusick 1b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .243      Powell 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Williams c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Borgmann c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .256      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   5   5     8   3             Totals               30   1   4   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 10,951
Left on Base: Twins 7, Orioles 2
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 2
Errors: Grimsley
Doubles: Hisle (17)
Home Runs: Davis (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Brye (2)
GIDP: Thompson (10), Carew (15), Williams (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(12-15)       9     4   1   1   0   6   1  30   2.92
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   6   1  30

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(14-12)       5.1   3   5   4   5   2   0  25   3.32
Alexander               3.2   2   0   0   3   1   0  14   3.99
Totals                  9     5   5   4   8   3   0  39

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (second to first); Carew walked;
Hisle was called out on strikes; Killebrew flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); Blair
grounded out (second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin popped to catcher in foul territory; Soderholm
flied out to center; Kusick lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Grich grounded out (second to first); Baylor struck
out; Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson made an out to second; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell flied out to center; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Belanger lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded
out (third to first); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Coggins made an out to second; Blair was called out
on strikes; Davis homered; Grich struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin lined to right; Soderholm struck out; Kusick
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor popped to third in foul territory; Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Powell grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson walked; Borgmann walked [Thompson to
second]; Brye reached on an error by Grimsley on a sacrifice
bunt [Thompson to third, Borgmann to second]; Carew forced
Thompson (third to catcher) [Borgmann to third, Brye to second];
Hisle doubled to left [Borgmann scored, Brye scored (unearned),
Carew to third]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Darwin
singled to center [Carew scored, Hisle scored, Killebrew to
second]; Soderholm singled to right [Killebrew to third, Darwin
to second]; Kusick walked [Killebrew scored, Darwin to third,
Soderholm to second]; ALEXANDER REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING);
Thompson grounded into a double play (first to catcher to first)
[Darwin out at home]; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Williams flied out to center; Belanger singled to
second; Coggins flied out to left; Blair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann popped to third in foul territory; Brye
singled to right; Carew grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Davis singled to left; Grich grounded out (third to
first) [Davis to second]; Baylor flied out to right; Robinson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle flied out to right; Killebrew singled to right;
Darwin walked [Killebrew to second]; Soderholm walked [Killebrew
to third, Darwin to second]; Kusick struck out; Thompson flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Powell
singled to right; Williams grounded into a double play (second
to first to shortstop) [Powell out at second]; Belanger struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Hisle popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Coggins grounded out (shortstop to first); Blair
was called out on strikes; Davis grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.