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Saturday August 31, 1974
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Tony Oliva and Steve Braun hit homers and knocked in two runs apiece to lead the Twins to a 6-2 victory over the Red Sox. Oliva rapped his round-tripper in the third inning. Braun connected for the circuit after a pass to Eric Soderholm in the sixth. Oliva then accounted for his second RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Carl Yastrzemski batted in both of the Red Sox runs with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, August 31, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  9  0
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  2    1  1  x  -   6 11  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Brye cf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Miller cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .252      Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .364
Evans rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Hisle rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   2   2     0   0   .314      Oliva dh              5   1   2   2     0   0   .290
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .279
Rice dh               2   0   0   0     0   2   .320      Braun lf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .300
  Cooper ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Kusick 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  Montgomery ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Thompson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Griffin 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Borgmann c            2   0   2   0     1   0   .257
Burleson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .308      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Drago p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     0   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     5   1

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 11,557
Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Twins 10
DP: Red Sox 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Brye (26)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (13), Oliva (12), Braun (6)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (11), Soderholm (5)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (4)
GIDP: Petrocelli (9), Montgomery (9), Oliva (13)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (6,by Drago), Borgmann (1,by Drago)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Drago L(6-8)            5.2   8   4   4   1   1   2  27   3.79
Segui                   2.1   3   2   2   4   0   0  13   3.77
Totals                  8    11   6   6   5   1   2  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(7-7)            8     9   2   2   0   6   1  32   3.87
Burgmeier               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.50
Totals                  9     9   2   2   0   6   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Drago 2 (5)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Harper struck out; Miller was called out on
strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye popped to left; Carew singled to center; Hisle
was hit by a pitch [Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to left;
Soderholm singled to left [Carew scored, Hisle to second]; Braun
lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Petrocelli flied
out to right; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Borgmann was hit by a pitch; Brye
forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Griffin popped to second; Burleson singled to left;
Blackwell grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to second];
Harper popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to left; Hisle flied out to left;
Oliva homered; Soderholm struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Miller singled to second; Evans singled to right
[Miller to third]; Yastrzemski singled to center [Evans to
second, Miller scored]; Petrocelli grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Evans to third, Yastrzemski out
at second]; Rice struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Braun popped to shortstop; Kusick flied out to
center; Thompson singled to second; Borgmann singled to center
[Thompson to second]; Brye flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin grounded out (third to first); Burleson
popped to second; Blackwell singled to right; Harper flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Hisle singled to center; Oliva popped to left; Hisle was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Twins 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Miller singled to right; Evans popped to first;
Yastrzemski forced Miller (shortstop to second); Petrocelli
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm walked; Braun homered [Soderholm scored];
Kusick flied out to center; Thompson flied out to right;
Borgmann singled to left; SEGUI REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); Brye
forced Borgmann (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

RED SOX 7TH: COOPER BATTED FOR RICE; Cooper struck out; Griffin
flied out to left; Burleson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Carew walked; Hisle forced Carew (shortstop to
second); Hisle stole second; Oliva singled to right [Hisle
scored]; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); Soderholm
stole second; Braun was walked intentionally; Kusick grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Blackwell grounded out (second to first); Harper
singled to center; Miller flied out to center; Evans lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson singled to right; Borgmann walked [Thompson
to second]; Brye doubled to left [Borgmann to third, Thompson
scored]; Carew was walked intentionally; Hisle popped to first;
Oliva grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Carew out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli singled to left;
BURGMEIER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR
COOPER; Montgomery grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Petrocelli out at second]; Griffin grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Twins 6.



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