Staked to a four-run lead in the first inning, Bert Blyleven had no trouble pitching the Twins to an 8-1 victory over the Angels. The Twins' opening outburst included two singles, a walk and doubles by Eric Soderholm and Pat Bourque. A walk to Soderholm with the bases loaded forced in another run in the second. The Twins capped their scoring with three runs on two walks and three singles in the sixth before the Angels' spoiled Blyleven's bid for a shutout with a run on a walk and two singles in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 21, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  1
Twins        4  1  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .248      Braun lf              4   2   2   0     1   1   .293
Doyle 2b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .250      Carew 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .364
Bochte lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .270        Terrell 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Lahoud rf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Darwin rf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .270
Sands dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .193      Oliva dh              2   2   0   0     3   0   .290
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     1   1   .253      Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   4     2   1   .289
Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .262      Brye cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .274
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Bourque 1b            2   0   1   3     2   0   .238
Doherty 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Ramirez ss            2   1   1   0     1   1   .163        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Quintana p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     4  12             Totals               34   8  10   8     8   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  4,631
Left on Base: Angels 6, Twins 10
DP: Angels 1, Twins 1
Errors: Ramirez
Doubles: Soderholm (18), Bourque (6)
GIDP: Rodriguez (10), Thompson (14)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(1-2)           1.2   5   5   5   4   0   0  14   5.63
Kirkwood                4     4   3   2   3   2   0  19   8.53
Quintana                0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.26
Pina                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.72
Sanders                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.86
Totals                  8    10   8   7   8   3   0  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(16-16)       9     4   1   1   4  12   0  34   2.69
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4  12   0  34

Passed Balls: Borgmann (4)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (3), Pina (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Doyle
flied out to left; Bochte singled to left; Borgmann allowed a
passed ball [Bochte to second]; Lahoud walked; Sands was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun singled to right; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Braun to second]; Darwin singled to left [Braun
scored]; Oliva walked [Darwin to second]; Soderholm doubled to
left [Oliva to third, Darwin scored]; Brye made an out to
second; Bourque doubled to left [Soderholm scored, Oliva
scored]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 4.

ANGELS 2ND: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Chalk struck
out; Doherty flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 4.

TWINS 2ND: Borgmann flied out to center; Braun walked; Carew
singled to third [Braun to second]; Dobson threw a wild pitch
[Braun to third, Carew to second]; Darwin flied out to center;
Oliva was walked intentionally; Soderholm walked [Braun scored,
Carew to third, Oliva to second]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED DOBSON
(PITCHING); Brye grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez singled to first; Nettles grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Ramirez to second]; Doyle was called out on
strikes; Bochte lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: Bourque grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Lahoud lined to first; Sands flied out to right;
Rodriguez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Braun struck out; Carew grounded out (third to
first); Darwin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk was called out on strikes; Doherty struck out;
Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm walked; Brye
singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Bourque walked
[Soderholm to third, Brye to second]; Thompson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bourque out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Nettles struck out; Doyle flied out to right; Bochte
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann singled to center; Braun flied out to left;
Carew singled to left [Borgmann to second]; Darwin struck out;
Oliva walked [Borgmann to third, Carew to second]; Soderholm
singled to center [Oliva to second, Carew scored, Borgmann
scored]; Brye reached on an error by Ramirez [Soderholm to
second, Oliva to third]; QUINTANA REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING);
Bourque walked [Oliva scored (unearned), Soderholm to third,
Brye to second]; Thompson made an out to second; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 8.

ANGELS 7TH: GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Lahoud made an
out to third; Sands walked; Rodriguez grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Sands out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: PINA REPLACED QUINTANA (PITCHING); Borgmann grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun singled to right; Pina threw a
wild pitch [Braun to second]; Carew flied out to left; Darwin
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 8.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk struck out; Doherty grounded out (second to
first); Ramirez walked; Nettles singled to left [Ramirez to
second]; Doyle singled to right [Nettles to second, Ramirez
scored]; Bochte flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
1, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: SANDERS REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Oliva grounded out
(second to first); Soderholm struck out; Brye popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 8.

ANGELS 9TH: TERRELL REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Lahoud was
called out on strikes; Sands grounded out (first to pitcher);
Rodriguez walked; MEOLI BATTED FOR CHALK; Meoli struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 8.