Although leading both leagues in batting, Rod Carew seldom hits homers, but the Twins' second baseman came through with a circuit clout in the 10th inning to beat the Royals, 6-5. The round-tripper was only the third of the season for Carew. Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 5Game Played on Friday, September 13, 1974 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 2 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 - 6 10 3 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pinson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Brye cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .278 Wohlford ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Carew 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .361 Brett 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Hisle lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .288 Otis cf 2 0 0 1 2 0 .287 Oliva dh 4 0 2 2 0 1 .296 McRae dh 5 0 2 2 0 0 .314 Darwin rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Mayberry 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Braun 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .293 Rojas 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .269 Bourque 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Cowens rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 .233 Thompson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Healy c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Terrell pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 White ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .216 Borgmann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Busby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Bird p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roof c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Butler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 6 5 6 4 Totals 37 6 10 6 1 6 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 3,815 Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 5 DP: Royals 1, Twins 1 Errors: Mayberry, Busby, Braun, Thompson 2 Doubles: McRae (35), Hisle (18) Home Runs: Hisle (19), Braun (8), Carew (3) Sacrifice Hits: Otis (8) GIDP: Healy (11), Hisle (14) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Busby 6.1 5 4 4 1 3 2 25 3.51 Bird L(6-5) 2.2 5 2 2 0 3 1 13 2.88 Totals 9 10 6 6 1 6 3 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Corbin 1.1 4 5 2 2 0 0 13 4.80 Butler 7.2 2 0 0 4 3 0 28 4.37 Johnson W(2-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 10 6 5 2 6 4 0 44 Passed Balls: Borgmann (2) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead ROYALS 1ST: Pinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis reached on an error by Braun; McRae singled to right [Otis to third]; Mayberry lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye lined to shortstop; Carew walked; Hisle homered [Carew scored]; Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin singled to right; Braun lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2. ROYALS 2ND: Rojas walked; Cowens singled to right [Rojas to second]; Healy walked [Rojas to third, Cowens to second]; White singled to left [Rojas scored, Cowens scored, Healy to second]; On a bunt Pinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Brett reached on a fielder's choice [Healy to third, White to second (error by Thompson; assist by Carew)]; Otis reached on an error by Thompson [Healy scored (unearned), White to third, Brett to second]; McRae doubled to right [White scored (unearned), Brett scored (unearned), Otis to third]; BUTLER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); On a bunt Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; Rojas was walked intentionally; Cowens was called out on strikes; 5 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Thompson lined to first; Borgmann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. ROYALS 3RD: Healy lined to first; White flied out to left; Pinson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Brye struck out; Carew reached on an error by Busby; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. ROYALS 4TH: Brett grounded out (second to first); Otis walked; McRae flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Oliva struck out; Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. ROYALS 5TH: Rojas flied out to left; Cowens walked; Healy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Bourque flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. ROYALS 6TH: White flied out to right; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Brett singled to right; Borgmann allowed a passed ball [Brett to second]; Otis walked; McRae flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied out to left; Hisle doubled to right; Oliva singled to center [Hisle scored]; Darwin forced Oliva (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Rojas lined to center; Cowens lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Braun homered; Bourque reached on an error by Mayberry [Bourque out at second (right to first to shortstop to pitcher)]; Steve Busby suffered back spasms after rundown; BIRD REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4. ROYALS 8TH: Healy flied out to right; White popped to second; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PINSON; Wohlford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Brye singled to right; On a bunt Carew singled [Brye to second]; On a bunt Hisle made an out to pitcher; Oliva singled to right [Brye scored, Carew to third]; Darwin struck out; Braun forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. ROYALS 9TH: Brett singled to left; Otis out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brett to second]; McRae flied out to left; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. TWINS 9TH: Bourque grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to left; TERRELL RAN FOR THOMPSON; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. ROYALS 10TH: TERRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ROOF REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING C ); JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Rojas grounded out (third to first); Cowens was called out on strikes; Healy popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5. TWINS 10TH: Carew homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 6. |
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