Posting his first shutout of the season, Vic Albury breezed to an 8-0 victory over the White Sox after the Twins scored six runs in the first inning. Steve Braun and Rod Carew opened with singles, but two were out when Braun scored on a wild pitch by Stan Bahnsen.

After a walk to Bobby Darwin, Eric Soderholm singled to drive in Carew. Pat Bourque walked to load the bases. Bill Sharp dropped a line drive by Danny Thompson, allowing two runs to cross the plate. Another scored when Glenn Borgmann was safe on an error by Bill Melton. Braun, up for a second time, singled to add the sixth run of the stanza. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        6  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   8  9  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              6   1   2   1     0   1   .292      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Carew 2b              2   1   1   0     3   1   .364      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Hisle cf              5   0   0   0     0   3   .289      Stein dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .188
Oliva dh              5   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .243
Darwin rf             2   2   0   0     2   1   .271      K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Soderholm 3b          4   2   3   1     1   0   .288      Downing c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .232
Bourque 1b            3   1   1   1     2   0   .241      Hairston lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Thompson ss           5   1   0   0     0   1   .250      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Borgmann c            5   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Sharp rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8   9   4     8   8             Totals               31   0   6   0     3   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,615
Left on Base: Twins 11, White Sox 8
DP: Twins 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Melton, Sharp
Doubles: Soderholm (17), Borgmann (8), Dent (13)
GIDP: Thompson (13), K. Henderson (16)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (14,by Otten), Orta (3,by Albury)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury W(7-8)           9     6   0   0   3   7   0  35   4.23
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   7   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(11-15)        0.2   4   6   2   2   1   0  10   4.88
Otten                   8     5   2   2   6   7   0  35   5.73
Pitlock                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.43
Totals                  9     9   8   4   8   8   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Albury (6), Otten (1)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (7), Otten (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to left; Carew singled to center [Braun
to second]; Hisle struck out; Oliva grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Carew to second, Braun to third]; Bahnsen threw a wild
pitch [Carew to third, Braun scored]; Darwin walked; Soderholm
singled to left [Darwin to second, Carew scored]; Bourque walked
[Darwin to third, Soderholm to second]; Thompson reached on an
error by Sharp [Thompson to second, Bourque to third, Soderholm
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Darwin scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
Borgmann reached on an error by Melton [Thompson to third,
Bourque scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Braun singled to right
[Borgmann to third, Thompson scored (unearned), Braun to second
(on throw to 3b)]; OTTEN REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Carew was
walked intentionally; Hisle struck out; 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent made an out to first; Orta flied out to
center; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White
Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva struck out; Darwin flied out to right;
Soderholm doubled to left; Bourque walked; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; K. Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Downing walked; Hairston made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to right; Otten threw a wild pitch
[Borgmann to second]; Braun was called out on strikes; Carew was
walked intentionally; Hisle was called out on strikes; Oliva
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: L. Johnson flied out to right; Sharp flied out to
right; Dent doubled to left; Orta made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin walked; Soderholm singled to right [Darwin to
second]; Bourque flied out to center; Thompson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Stein lined to second; Melton singled to left; K.
Henderson singled to center [Melton to second]; Downing struck
out; Hairston flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: L. Johnson singled to left; Sharp lined into a
double play (second to first) [L. Johnson out at first]; Dent
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle flied out to center; Oliva flied out to right;
Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta was hit by a pitch; Stein singled to pitcher
[Orta to second]; Melton made an out to shortstop; K. Henderson
struck out; Downing walked [Orta to third, Stein to second];
Hairston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
6, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Bourque made
an out to shortstop; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: L. Johnson singled to left; Sharp made an out to
second; Dent forced L. Johnson (shortstop to second); Orta
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew walked; Hisle grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Melton walked;
K. Henderson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva made an out to second; Darwin was hit by a
pitch; Soderholm walked [Darwin to second]; Bourque singled to
left [Soderholm to second, Darwin scored]; Thompson forced
Bourque (second to shortstop) [Soderholm to third]; Borgmann
doubled to left [Soderholm scored, Thompson to third]; PITLOCK
REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING); Braun grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing flied out to right; Hairston struck out;
L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 0.