Two errors on one play with two out in sixth inning enabled the Rangers to score three unearned runs to defeat the Twins, 6-3. Toby Harrah hit a grounder that bounced off Rod Carew's glove. Danny Thompson grabbed the ball on the run, but threw wildly to first. As a result, Jim Fregosi, who had walked, scored to break a 3-3 tie. Mike Hargrove followed with double, driving in Harrah, and Joe Lovitto singled, scoring Hargrove. The Rangers' earlier scoring included a homer by Harrah. Bobby Darwin batted in the Twins' tallies with a pair of round-trippers. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  4
Rangers      0  1  1    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   6  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .367      Nelson 2b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .254
Hisle cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Darwin rf             4   2   2   3     0   0   .282      Burroughs rf          3   0   1   1     1   2   .297
Killebrew dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Fregosi 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .264
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .279        Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .230      Randle 3b             4   1   0   0     0   1   .305
  Bourque ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Harrah ss             3   2   2   1     1   0   .261
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .295      Cardenas dh           1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .252        Hargrove ph,dh      2   1   1   2     0   0   .341
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Lovitto cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .201
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   4   3     6   5             Totals               28   6   8   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  4,144
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 5
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Carew 2, Soderholm, Thompson, Nelson
Doubles: Cardenas (3), Burroughs (30), Hargrove (15)
Triples: Carew (4)
Home Runs: Darwin 2 (22), Harrah (20)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (5), Soderholm (2), Tovar (8), Sundberg (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (5)
GIDP: Carew (16), Fregosi (11)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  3     5   3   2   2   3   1  15   4.77
Corbin L(7-6)           5     3   3   0   3   2   0  20   4.69
Totals                  8     8   6   2   5   5   1  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   3.1   3   3   3   2   3   2  14   4.04
Thomas                  1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   6.59
Foucault W(7-7)         4.2   0   0   0   2   1   0  15   2.11
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   5   2  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


TWINS 1ST: Carew struck out; Hisle walked; Darwin homered [Hisle
scored]; Killebrew flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Tovar
singled to left; Burroughs struck out while Tovar was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick was called out on strikes; Braun was called
out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi flied out to right; Randle popped to first
in foul territory; Harrah homered; Cardenas doubled to left;
Lovitto struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to center; Carew tripled to
center; Hisle reached on a fielder's choice [Carew out at home
(third to catcher)]; Hisle was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Sundberg was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Nelson walked; Tovar popped to
catcher in foul territory; Burroughs doubled to center [Nelson
scored]; Fregosi struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin homered; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Soderholm walked; THOMAS REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING);
Soderholm was caught stealing second but was safe at second
(error by Nelson; assist by Sundberg); Kusick struck out; Braun
was walked intentionally; Thompson forced Braun (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Randle reached on an error by Carew; Harrah singled
to left [Randle to third]; CORBIN REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING);
HARGROVE BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Harrah was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Randle scored (unearned)]; Lovitto grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: HARGROVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Hisle singled
to center [Carew to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING);
Darwin popped to second; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Nelson flied out to
right; Tovar lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusick
struck out; Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Fregosi
walked; Randle was called out on strikes; Harrah reached on an
error by Carew [Fregosi scored (error by Thompson) (unearned)
(no RBI), Harrah to second]; Hargrove doubled to right [Harrah
scored (unearned)]; Lovitto singled to right [Hargrove scored
(unearned), Lovitto out at first (right to first)]; 3 R (0 ER),
2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 6.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Borgmann walked; Carew
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Rangers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg singled to shortstop; Nelson reached on an
error by Soderholm on a sacrifice bunt [Sundberg to third,
Nelson to second]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was walked intentionally; Fregosi grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 6.

TWINS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Hisle grounded
out (third to first); Darwin grounded out (second to first);
Killebrew walked; Soderholm forced Killebrew (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah
walked; Hargrove flied out to center; Lovitto grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 6.

TWINS 9TH: BOURQUE BATTED FOR KUSICK; Bourque flied out to
right; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); OLIVA BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Oliva popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 6.