Phil Roof, who went into the game batting only .213 with just nine RBIs to his credit this season, smashed the first grand-slam homer of his major league career to carry the Twins to an 8-4 victory over the Royals. The Twins were trailing, 3-1, when they opened the sixth inning by loading the bases with singles by Tony Oliva and Jerry Terrell and a pass to Pat Bourque. Minnesota Twins 8, Kansas City Royals 4Game Played on Sunday, September 8, 1974 (Day game) at Royals StadiumTwins 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 - 8 10 0 Royals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 13 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braun lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Cowens rf 4 1 2 1 1 2 .228 Carew 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .364 Pinson dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 .264 Hisle cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .291 Brye cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Darwin rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .280 Brett 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .277 Oliva dh 5 1 2 0 0 1 .296 Wohlford lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .286 Soderholm 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .281 White 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Terrell 3b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .256 Cepeda ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Bourque 1b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .225 Bevacqua pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Thompson ss 2 1 1 2 2 0 .257 Patek ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .227 Roof c 4 1 1 4 0 0 .215 McRae ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rojas 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martinez c 2 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Solaita ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Healy pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 10 7 5 4 Totals 37 4 13 4 4 8 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 11,847 Left on Base: Twins 8, Royals 10 DP: Twins 1, Royals 0 Errors: Brett Doubles: Carew (29), Martinez (2) Home Runs: Roof (2), Darwin (23) Stolen Bases: Pinson 2 (14) Caught Stealing: Brett (4), Wohlford (13) GIDP: Wohlford (9) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(14-15) 6 9 4 4 3 5 0 27 2.88 Campbell SV(19) 3 4 0 0 1 3 0 14 2.54 Totals 9 13 4 4 4 8 0 41 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dal Canton L(8-9) 5 6 5 5 4 3 0 26 3.13 Mingori 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 3.15 McDaniel 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.41 Totals 9 10 8 8 5 4 2 43 Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (13) Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to second; Carew doubled to right; Hisle singled to left [Carew to third]; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Carew scored, Hisle to second]; Darwin reached on an error by Brett; Oliva flied out to center; Soderholm popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Cowens singled to center; Pinson singled to right [Cowens to third]; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cowens scored, Pinson to second]; Mayberry struck out while Pinson stole third; Brett singled to center [Pinson scored]; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to center; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 2ND: Wohlford was called out on strikes; White popped to shortstop; Patek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Carew struck out; Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first) [Braun to second]; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Cowens struck out; Pinson singled to second; Pinson stole second; Otis walked; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to right; Soderholm struck out; Dal Canton threw a wild pitch [Oliva to second]; Bourque singled to right [Oliva to third]; Thompson walked [Bourque to second]; Roof popped to shortstop; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 4TH: TERRELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Brett flied out to right; Wohlford walked; Wohlford was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); White flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Hisle flied out to center; Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 2. ROYALS 5TH: Patek was called out on strikes; Martinez doubled; Cowens singled to right [Martinez scored]; Pinson struck out; Otis popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3. TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to center; Terrell singled to center [Oliva to second]; Bourque walked [Oliva to third, Terrell to second]; Thompson walked [Oliva scored, Terrell to third, Bourque to second]; MINGORI REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Roof homered [Terrell scored, Bourque scored, Thompson scored]; Braun flied out to right; Carew lined to left; Hisle grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3. ROYALS 6TH: Mayberry singled to center; Brett singled to center [Mayberry to second]; Wohlford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry to third, Brett out at second]; White grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 3. TWINS 7TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Oliva struck out; Terrell singled to left; Bourque walked [Terrell to second]; Thompson singled to left [Terrell scored, Bourque to third]; Roof grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Patek walked; SOLAITA BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Solaita singled to left [Patek to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); HEALY RAN FOR SOLAITA; Cowens struck out; Pinson singled to center [Patek scored, Healy to second]; Otis flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 4. TWINS 8TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MCDANIEL REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); Braun popped to shortstop; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 4. ROYALS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING CF); Brett popped to shortstop; Wohlford singled to right; CEPEDA BATTED FOR WHITE; Cepeda singled to right [Wohlford to third]; BEVACQUA RAN FOR CEPEDA; MCRAE BATTED FOR PATEK; McRae popped to second; Healy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 4. TWINS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROJAS REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING 2B); Darwin homered; Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Terrell grounded out (first to pitcher); Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4. ROYALS 9TH: Cowens walked; Pinson forced Cowens (first to shortstop); Otis singled to shortstop [Pinson to second]; Mayberry flied out to left; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 4. |
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