A three-run sixth inning highlighted by Rod Carew's two-run, bases-loaded single, carried the Twins past the Yankees, 7-6, as New York had its five-game winning streak snapped. Both clubs scored three times in the second, the Yankees getting two runs on Sandy Alomar's first homer of the season with a mate aboard. Steve Brye drove home a pair of runs with a single in the Twins' half.

Bobby Darwin's RBI single gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead in the third, but Jim Mason's sacrifice fly in the fourth pulled New York even, and the Yankees took a 5-4 lead in the fifth on singles by Bobby Murcer and Lou Piniella and Thurman Munson's double play ball. Pat Bourque, Steve Braun and Danny Thompson singled for the Twins' tying marker in the sixth before Glenn Borgmann walked and Eric Soderholm forced Bourque at home, leaving the bases loaded for Carew. Elliott Maddox singled home the final New York run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 6
Game Played on Monday, August    26, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  3  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   6  8  0
Twins        0  3  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White dh              3   0   1   0     2   0   .267      Brye cf               2   0   1   2     0   0   .280
Maddox cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .309        Soderholm ph,3b     3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Murcer rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      Carew 2b              4   1   2   2     1   0   .362
Piniella lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Hisle lf,cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Munson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Oliva dh              4   1   1   0     0   0   .286
Nettles 3b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .249      Darwin rf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .285
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .241      Braun 3b,lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .298
Alomar 2b             3   2   1   2     1   0   .263      Bourque 1b            2   0   1   0     1   1   .230
Mason ss              2   0   0   1     0   1   .246        Kusick ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Thompson ss           4   2   3   2     0   0   .275
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .254
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wallace p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   5     5   2             Totals               31   7  11   7     6   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  9,694
Left on Base: Yankees 6, Twins 7
DP: Yankees 3, Twins 1
Triples: Chambliss (2), Nettles (1)
Home Runs: Alomar (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Mason (5)
GIDP: Munson (12), Soderholm (13), Hisle (12), Kusick (3)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (12,by Medich)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(15-12)         5.1   8   6   6   3   1   0  25   3.58
Upshaw                  0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   2.62
Wallace                 2.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  10   3.06
Totals                  8    11   7   7   6   3   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  3.2   4   4   4   4   2   1  19   4.75
Albury W(5-8)           2.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   8   5.11
Burgmeier SV(4)         3     2   1   1   1   0   0  12   4.46
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   2   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Medich (6)

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


YANKEES 1ST: White walked; Maddox flied out to center; Murcer
flied out to center; Piniella singled [White to third]; Munson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye flied out to right; Carew lined to center; Hisle
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles walked; Chambliss tripled to right [Nettles
scored]; Alomar homered [Chambliss scored]; Mason was called out
on strikes; White popped to second; Maddox popped to second; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled; Darwin was hit by a pitch [Oliva to
second]; Braun forced Darwin (third to second) [Oliva to third];
Bourque struck out; Thompson singled [Braun to second, Oliva
scored]; Borgmann walked [Braun to third, Thompson to second];
Brye singled to right [Thompson scored, Braun scored, Borgmann
to third, Brye out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 3.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer flied out to center; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); Munson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled; Hisle flied out to center; Oliva
grounded out (third to first) [Carew to second]; Darwin singled
[Carew scored]; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles tripled; Chambliss walked; Alomar popped to
second; Mason hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nettles scored];
White walked [Chambliss to second]; ALBURY REPLACED BUTLER
(PITCHING); Maddox forced White (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Bourque walked; Thompson singled [Bourque to third];
Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; SODERHOLM BATTED
FOR BRYE; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 4, Twins 4.

YANKEES 5TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HISLE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Murcer singled; Piniella singled [Murcer to third]; Munson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Murcer scored,
Piniella out at second]; Nettles flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Hisle grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Oliva
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Alomar grounded out
(third to first); Mason grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin flied out to left; Braun singled; Bourque
singled [Braun to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING);
Thompson singled [Bourque to second, Braun scored]; Borgmann
walked [Bourque to third, Thompson to second]; Soderholm forced
Bourque (third to catcher) [Borgmann to second, Thompson to
third]; WALLACE REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Carew singled
[Borgmann scored, Thompson scored, Soderholm to third]; Hisle
was walked intentionally [Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 7.

YANKEES 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); White
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin struck out; Braun walked; KUSICK BATTED FOR
BOURQUE; Kusick grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Twins 7.

YANKEES 8TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Piniella flied
out to center; Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Borgmann was
called out on strikes; Soderholm singled; Carew flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 7.

YANKEES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar
walked; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR MASON; Sudakis flied out to right;
White singled [Alomar to second]; Maddox singled [Alomar scored,
White to second]; Murcer grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 7.