A pinch-homer by Pat Bourque for his first hit since being acquired by the Twins climaxed a four-run rally in the ninth inning that beat the Red Sox, 9-6. Carl Yastrzemski homered and Rico Petrocelli knocked in two runs with a double to help the Red Sox take a 6-2 lead before the Twins chased Reggie Cleveland while scoring three runs in the seventh.

Still trailing by one run, the Twins opened the ninth with a single by Tony Oliva. Eric Soderholm sacrificed and, after a walk to Steve Braun, Bobby Darwin hit a pinch-single to drive in Luis Gomez, running for Oliva. Bourque then batted for Danny Thompson and delivered his three-run homer. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Sunday, September 1, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Red Sox      0  3  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   6  9  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  1    3  0  4  -   9 12  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Brye cf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .279
McAuliffe dh          3   1   1   0     0   0   .220      Carew 2b              5   1   4   0     0   0   .369
  Rice ph,dh          2   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Hisle rf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .291
Evans rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Oliva dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Yastrzemski 1b        2   3   1   1     2   0   .315        Gomez pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .199
Petrocelli 3b         4   0   1   2     0   1   .278      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     0   1   .277
Carbo lf              2   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Braun lf              4   1   1   2     1   0   .300
  Harper ph,lf        2   0   0   0     0   1   .230      Kusick 1b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .234
Griffin 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Killebrew ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Burleson ss           3   1   2   1     1   0   .312        Terrell pr,ss       0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Blackwell c           4   0   1   1     0   1   .262        Darwin ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Cleveland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           2   0   0   0     1   2   .261
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bourque ph,1b       2   1   1   3     0   0   .227
                                                          Borgmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .261
                                                          Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   6             Totals               36   9  12   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance: 11,769
Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Twins 10
DP: Red Sox 0, Twins 0
Errors: Bourque
Doubles: Petrocelli (18), Carew (25), Braun (11)
Home Runs: Yastrzemski (14), Bourque (2)
Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (11), Carbo (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (5)
Hit by Pitch: Hisle (7,by Cleveland), Soderholm (3,by Cleveland)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cleveland               6.1   8   5   5   3   4   0  32   4.60
Segui L(6-6)            2     4   4   4   2   1   1  12   4.08
Totals                  8.1  12   9   9   5   5   1  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands                   4.2   6   5   5   3   2   0  23   4.45
Butler                  2.1   2   1   1   0   2   1   9   4.73
Campbell W(7-7)         2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.61
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   6   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Cleveland 2 (7)
Wild Pitches: Segui (9)

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


RED SOX 1ST: Miller flied out to center; McAuliffe flied out to
right; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye popped to shortstop; Carew doubled to left;
Hisle walked; Oliva flied out to center; Soderholm popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins
0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski walked; Petrocelli struck out;
Yastrzemski stole second; Carbo singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored, Carbo to second (on throw to home)]; Griffin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burleson singled to left [Carbo
scored, Burleson to second (on throw to home)]; Blackwell
singled to right [Burleson scored]; Miller flied out to center;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (second to first); Kusick popped
to catcher in foul territory; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

RED SOX 3RD: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied to left in foul territory; Brye
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); On a bunt Carew
singled to third; Hisle singled to second [Carew to second];
Oliva popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Petrocelli popped to first; Carbo singled to right;
Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Carbo stole second;
Burleson walked; Blackwell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm struck out; Braun grounded out (second to
first); Kusick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Twins 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Miller flied out to left; McAuliffe singled to
right; Evans struck out; Yastrzemski walked [McAuliffe to
second]; Petrocelli doubled to center [McAuliffe scored,
Yastrzemski scored]; BUTLER REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); HARPER
BATTED FOR CARBO; Harper struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Thompson was
called out on strikes; Borgmann singled to right; Brye popped to
right; Carew singled to left [Borgmann to second]; Hisle singled
to center [Carew to second, Borgmann scored]; Oliva grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Griffin flied out to right; Burleson singled to
second; Blackwell flied out to left; Miller flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Braun flied
out to center; Kusick walked; Thompson walked [Kusick to
second]; Borgmann singled to left [Thompson to second, Kusick
scored]; Brye struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: RICE BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Rice grounded out (third
to first); Evans struck out; Yastrzemski homered; Petrocelli
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to left; Hisle was hit by a pitch
[Carew to second]; Oliva forced Hisle (first to shortstop)
[Carew to third]; Soderholm was hit by a pitch [Oliva to
second]; SEGUI REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Segui threw a wild
pitch [Soderholm to second, Oliva to third, Carew scored]; Braun
doubled to left [Soderholm scored, Oliva scored]; KILLEBREW
BATTED FOR KUSICK; Killebrew walked; TERRELL RAN FOR KILLEBREW;
BOURQUE BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Bourque popped to third; Borgmann
popped to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: BOURQUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); TERRELL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING);
Harper grounded out (third to first); Griffin singled to left;
Bourque dropped a foul fly hit by Burleson for an error;
Burleson grounded out (second to first) [Griffin to second];
Blackwell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Brye popped to right; Carew flied out to left; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Miller struck out; Rice grounded out (second to
first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
6, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva singled to left; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Gomez to second];
Braun walked; DARWIN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Darwin singled to left
[Braun to second, Gomez scored]; Bourque homered [Braun scored,
Darwin scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Twins 9.

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