Harmon Killebrew slammed his 558th career homer, a two-run pinch-hit blast in the eighth, to wipe out a 1-0 White Sox lead and help the Twins to a 3-1 victory. Steve Braun followed the Killebrew blast with a solo homer to account for the final Minnesota run. Loser Bart Johnson carried a two-hit shutout into the eighth. Chicago reached Dave Goltz for its only run in the fourth on a single by Bucky Dent, sacrifice by Jorge Orta and single by Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, September 9, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Braun lf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .290
Dent ss               3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .363
Orta 2b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Hisle cf,rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .279
K. Henderson cf       3   0   1   1     0   1   .284        Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Sharp lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Terrell 3b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Downing c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Bourque 1b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .236
Richard 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Brye pr,cf          0   1   0   0     0   0   .278
B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
                                                          Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
                                                            Killebrew ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .236
                                                            Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   5   1     0   4             Totals               28   3   5   3     1   7

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  3,065
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Twins 2
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 0
Doubles: Kelly (15), Bourque (5)
Home Runs: Killebrew (12), Braun (7)
Stolen Bases: Carew (32)
Caught Stealing: Orta (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (20), Orta (6)
GIDP: Bourque (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(7-4)       8     5   3   3   1   7   2  29   3.21
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   7   2  29

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(8-8)            9     5   1   1   0   4   0  31   3.55
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to right; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Kelly to third]; Orta grounded out
(second to first); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled
to center; Hisle struck out; Carew stole second; Darwin struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to center; Muser lined to
second; Sharp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell
walked; Bourque grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing flied out to center; Richard flied out to
center; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof
flied out to center; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent singled to center; Orta out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Dent to second]; May struck out; K.
Henderson singled to left [Dent scored]; Muser was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew struck out; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to
first); Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Downing
popped to second; Richard popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva flied out to left; Terrell flied out to center;
Bourque doubled to left; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to left; Dent grounded out (third
to first); Orta singled to left; Orta was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Roof struck out; Braun struck out; Carew flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May made an out to shortstop; K. Henderson was
called out on strikes; Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle made an out to second; Darwin flied out to
center; Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Sharp grounded out (first to pitcher); Downing
grounded out (third to first); Richard singled to left; Kelly
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell struck out; Bourque singled to center; BRYE
RAN FOR BOURQUE; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Brye
to second]; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR ROOF; Killebrew homered [Brye
scored]; Braun homered; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRYE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BORGMANN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C );
KUSICK REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING 1B); Dent popped to third; Orta
struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.