Bert Blyleven yielded only four hits in pitching the Twins to a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. The Twins scored off Glenn Abbott in the fourth inning on a two-out single by Phil Roof, a wild pickoff throw by Ray Fosse and double by Steve Brye. The run became earned when Rod Carew followed with a hit before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 25, 1974 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brye cf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .283      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Carew 2b              3   0   2   0     2   0   .364      Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Braun lf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .291      C. Washington rf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Bando 3b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .243
Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .290      Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Tenace 1b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .215
Bourque 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Mangual dh            2   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Kusick ph,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Thompson ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Green 2b              1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Terrell ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .243        Alou ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .275
Roof c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .207        H. Washington pr    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Maxvill 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .177
                                                            Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Trillo 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     6   5             Totals               27   0   4   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  3,211
Left on Base: Twins 11, A's 3
DP: Twins 1, A's 1
Errors: Fosse
Doubles: Brye (31), Darwin (13)
Stolen Bases: Carew (38), C. Washington (5), H. Washington (27), Mangual (2)
Caught Stealing: H. Washington (15), Tenace (9)
Sacrifice Hits: North (11), Mangual (2)
GIDP: Braun (6), Fosse (5)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (2,by Abbott), Roof (2,by Lindblad)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(17-16)       9     4   0   0   1   5   0  30   2.61
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   5   0  30

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(5-7)           4     4   1   1   5   1   0  22   3.06
Lindblad                5     1   0   0   1   4   0  17   1.94
Totals                  9     5   1   1   6   5   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Abbott (3), Lindblad (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (first unassisted); Carew walked;
Braun walked [Carew to second]; Darwin made an out to first;
Oliva forced Braun (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North lined to shortstop; Campaneris grounded out
(second to first); C. Washington singled to center; C.
Washington stole second; Bando walked; Rudi was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Bourque
flied out to right; Thompson was hit by a pitch; Roof made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: TERRELL REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mangual grounded out (pitcher
to first); Fosse popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew singled
to center; Carew stole second; Braun walked; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Braun to second, Carew to third]; Oliva
was walked intentionally; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green struck out; North struck out; Campaneris
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Athletics 0.

TWINS 4TH: Bourque grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (first unassisted); Roof singled; Roof was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Fosse [Roof to second];
Brye doubled to left [Roof scored]; Carew was walked
intentionally; Braun struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: C. Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bando was called out on strikes; Rudi flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin doubled to left; LINDBLAD REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm walked; KUSICK
BATTED FOR BOURQUE; Kusick flied out to left; Terrell forced
Soderholm (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Tenace
singled to center; Mangual made an out to second; Fosse grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Tenace out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

TWINS 6TH: Roof was hit by a pitch; Brye struck out; Carew flied
out to left; Braun forced Roof (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: ALOU BATTED FOR GREEN; Alou singled to right; H.
WASHINGTON RAN FOR ALOU; H. Washington stole second; North out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [H. Washington to third];
H. Washington was caught stealing home (catcher to third);
Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
0.

TWINS 7TH: MAXVILL REPLACED H. WASHINGTON (PLAYING 2B); Darwin
struck out; Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Soderholm
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C. Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics
0.

TWINS 8TH: Kusick struck out; Terrell lined to center; Roof
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Tenace singled to left; Mangual reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second]; Tenace
was picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop
to third); Mangual stole second; Fosse grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Mangual to third]; HOLT BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Holt
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Athletics 0.

TWINS 9TH: TRILLO REPLACED HOLT (PLAYING 2B); Brye struck out;
Carew singled to right; Braun grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: North popped to third in foul territory;
Campaneris lined to left; C. Washington grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Athletics 0.