After tying the score in three different innings in the overtime, the Twins pushed a run across the plate in the 15th to defeat the White Sox, 8-7. Bobby Darwin and Danny Thompson hit homers for the Twins in the early going, but the White Sox sent the game into extra innings with three runs in the ninth inning on a single by Ken Henderson, double by Nyls Nyman and homer by Brian Downing. Bucky Dent drove in a run for the White Sox with a single in the 11th, but Craig Kusick kept the Twins alive with a homer in their half.

The White Sox went ahead again in the 13th when Jerry Hairston doubled and Dent singled, but the Twins rallied for the tying run on two walks and a single by Glenn Borgmann. Once more the White Sox took the lead in the 14th on a single by Jorge Orta, wild pickoff throw and single by Nyman and once more the Twins pulled even, scoring on a single by Eric Soderholm and double on 3-and-2 pitch by Tony Oliva. After the White Sox failed to score in the 15th, Rod Carew singled in the Twins' half, stole his third base of the game and raced home to register the winning run on a single by Larry Hisle. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 7
Game Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   7 19  0
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0    1  1  1  -   8 14  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Brye cf               8   1   3   0     0   1   .280
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Carew 2b              5   2   1   0     3   1   .361
  Leon 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .098      Hisle lf              6   0   1   1     2   2   .286
Orta 2b               7   1   2   0     0   1   .323      Darwin rf             7   1   1   2     0   3   .277
K. Henderson cf       7   1   3   0     0   2   .285      Killebrew dh,1b       5   0   0   0     2   0   .232
Santo dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .218      Soderholm 3b          5   2   1   1     2   0   .280
  Nyman ph,dh         4   1   2   1     0   0   .500      Kusick 1b             5   1   2   1     1   1   .228
Downing c             6   3   3   3     1   0   .245        Terrell pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Hairston lf           6   1   3   0     0   0   .245        Bourque 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Muser 1b              7   0   2   1     0   1   .283        Oliva ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .296
Dent ss               7   0   2   2     0   1   .269        Gomez pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Sharp rf              6   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Thompson ss           5   1   2   1     0   1   .257
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .290
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roof c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .212
                                                            Borgmann ph,c       3   0   1   1     0   1   .257
                                                          Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               60   7  19   7     1   9             Totals               54   8  14   8    11  11

Time of Game: 4:07   Attendance:  3,285
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Twins 15
DP: White Sox 2, Twins 3
Errors: Darwin, Johnson
Doubles: Hairston 2 (5), Nyman (1), Oliva (15)
Home Runs: Downing (10), Darwin (24), Thompson (4), Kusick (8)
Stolen Bases: Carew 3 (35)
Caught Stealing: Orta (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hairston (2), Thompson (6)
GIDP: Nyman (1), Hisle (13), Roof (7)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    8     9   4   3   3   5   2  34   3.63
Forster                 5.2   4   3   3   6   5   1  27   3.57
Gossage L(3-6)          0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5   4.79
Totals                 14.1  14   8   7  11  11   3  66

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury                  7     5   1   1   1   2   0  25   4.56
Campbell                1     5   3   3   0   2   1   8   2.76
Burgmeier               5     7   2   2   0   4   0  21   4.41
Johnson W(1-0)          2     2   1   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                 15    19   7   6   1   9   1  62

Passed Balls: Downing (3)
Wild Pitches: Forster (8)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to left; Orta grounded out
(first to pitcher); K. Henderson singled to left; Santo grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye singled to center; Carew singled to left [Brye
to second]; Hisle grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Brye to third, Carew out at second]; Darwin homered
[Brye scored]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing walked; Hairston doubled to left [Downing
to third]; Muser singled to left [Hairston to third, Downing
scored]; Dent reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Hairston out at home (first unassisted), Muser to
second, Dent out at second (first to second to center)]; Sharp
made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins
2.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Kusick
singled to left; Thompson singled to left [Kusick to second];
Roof grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Richard flied out to left; Orta singled to right;
K. Henderson struck out while Orta was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Brye singled to left; Carew forced Brye (second to
shortstop); Hisle forced Carew (shortstop to second); Darwin
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Santo grounded out (third to first); Downing
flied out to center; Hairston grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew flied to left in foul territory; Soderholm
flied out to center; Kusick popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Muser made an out to shortstop; Dent popped to
third in foul territory; Sharp flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson struck out; Roof singled to left; Brye flied
out to right; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard popped to catcher in foul territory; Orta
made an out to third; K. Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle popped to first in foul territory; Darwin
popped to first in foul territory; Killebrew flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Santo struck out; Downing singled to left;
Hairston lined to shortstop; Muser grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Thompson homered; Roof struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Dent struck
out; Sharp singled to right; KELLY BATTED FOR RICHARD; Kelly
struck out; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: LEON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING 3B); Brye singled to
center; Brye was picked off first (pitcher to first); Carew
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Carew stole
second; Hisle walked; Darwin forced Hisle (shortstop to second)
[Carew to third]; Killebrew walked [Darwin to second]; Soderholm
walked [Carew scored (unearned), Darwin to third, Killebrew to
second]; Kusick struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: K. Henderson singled to right; NYMAN BATTED FOR
SANTO; Nyman doubled to right [K. Henderson to third]; Downing
homered [K. Henderson scored, Nyman scored]; Hairston singled to
right [Hairston to second (error by Darwin)]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Muser singled to third [Hairston to third];
Dent made an out to second; Sharp grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Muser to second]; Leon was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: NYMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); FORSTER REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Roof
grounded out (third to first); Brye lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Orta struck out; K. Henderson struck out; Nyman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 10TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked;
Darwin grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hisle to second];
Killebrew was walked intentionally; Soderholm lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Downing singled to left; Hairston out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Downing to second]; Muser
struck out; Dent singled to center [Downing scored]; Sharp
singled to left [Dent to second]; Leon popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 11TH: Kusick homered; Thompson flied out to right;
BORGMANN BATTED FOR ROOF; Borgmann struck out; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins
5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: BORGMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Orta
grounded out (shortstop to first); K. Henderson singled to
center; Nyman grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [K. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 12TH: Carew walked; Carew stole second; Forster threw a
wild pitch [Carew to third]; Hisle struck out; Darwin struck
out; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 5.

WHITE SOX 13TH: Downing flied out to left; Hairston doubled to
left; Muser flied out to center; Dent singled to center
[Hairston scored]; Sharp flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 13TH: Soderholm walked; Kusick walked [Soderholm to
second]; TERRELL RAN FOR KUSICK; Thompson reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Terrell to second, Soderholm to
third]; Borgmann singled to left [Thompson to second, Terrell
out at home (left to catcher), Soderholm scored]; Brye made an
out to shortstop; Carew walked [Thompson to third, Borgmann to
second]; Hisle was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 6, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 14TH: JOHNSON REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); BOURQUE
REPLACED TERRELL (PLAYING 1B); Leon struck out; Debut game
for Tom Johnson; Orta singled to left; Orta was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Johnson [Orta to second]; K.
Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Orta to third]; Nyman
singled to center [Orta scored (unearned)]; Downing flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 14TH: Darwin was called out on strikes; Killebrew made an
out to shortstop; Soderholm singled to left; OLIVA BATTED FOR
BOURQUE; Oliva doubled to left [Soderholm scored]; GOMEZ RAN FOR
OLIVA; BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; GOSSAGE REPLACED FORSTER
(PITCHING); Braun was walked intentionally; Borgmann made an out
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 7.

WHITE SOX 15TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JOHNSON
REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); KILLEBREW CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Hairston lined to second; Muser flied out to right; Dent
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
7, Twins 7.

TWINS 15TH: Brye struck out; Carew walked; Carew stole second;
Hisle singled to left [Carew scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 7, Twins 8.