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Wednesday October 2, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Fergie Jenkins, who won 24 games with the Cubs in 1971 in his best previous year in the major leagues, achieved his 25th victory when the Rangers defeated the Twins, 2-1. Manager Billy Martin did not use a designated hitter in the game and Jenkins became the first A. L. pitcher this season to be listed as a batter in the starting lineup.

Coming to the plate in the sixth inning, Jenkins got an infield single for the Rangers' first hit off Jim Hughes and scored on a sacrifice by Lenny Randle and single by Jim Spencer. Tom Grieve homered for the deciding run in the seventh. Jenkins gave up a circuit clout by Eric Soderholm in the Twins' half before leaving the game for a pinch-hitter. Steve Foucault pitched the last two innings and held the Twins hitless. [The Sporting News]


Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  3  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Brye cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
Randle lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
  Jones lf            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Kusick 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Hargrove 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Grieve rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .255      Hisle rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Howell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Lovitto cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Harrah ss             0   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Gomez 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .208
  Mackanin ph,ss      3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Sundberg c            1   0   0   0     2   0   .247      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             2   1   1   0     0   1   .500
  Cubbage ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   2   3   2     3   7             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   7

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  2,570
Left on Base: Rangers 3, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Brye (32)
Home Runs: Grieve (9), Soderholm (10)
Stolen Bases: Sundberg (2)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (11)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins W(25-12)        7     5   1   1   1   4   1  27   2.82
Foucault SV(12)         2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.24
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   7   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(0-2)           9     3   2   2   3   7   1  32   5.23
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   7   1  32

Wild Pitches: Hughes (1)
Balks: Hughes (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Odom


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Randle grounded out (second to
first) [Nelson to second]; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Nelson to
third]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye struck out; Braun popped to first in foul
territory; Oliva grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Howell grounded out (second to first); Lovitto
grounded out (second to first); MACKANIN BATTED FOR HARRAH;
Mackanin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Kusick singled
to left; Soderholm forced Kusick (pitcher to shortstop); Hisle
flied out to right; Thompson singled to right [Soderholm to
third]; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg walked; Jenkins was called out on strikes;
Nelson flied out to right; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: JONES REPLACED RANDLE (PLAYING LF); Roof grounded out
(third to first); Brye doubled to left; Braun grounded out
(second to first) [Brye to third]; Oliva was walked
intentionally; Kusick forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve
flied out to center; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm lined to left; Hisle flied out to right;
Thompson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted); Mackanin
flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Roof struck out;
Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Jenkins singled to third; Nelson reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Jenkins to second]; Hughes
balked [Nelson to second, Jenkins to third]; Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); Spencer singled to center [Nelson to third,
Jenkins scored]; Nelson was caught stealing home (catcher to
third) [Spencer out at second (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to left; Oliva popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Grieve homered; Howell grounded out (first
unassisted); Lovitto grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mackanin
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: HARGROVE REPLACED SPENCER (PLAYING 1B); Soderholm
homered; Hisle flied out to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Gomez singled to center; Roof forced Gomez (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg walked; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR JENKINS;
Sundberg stole second; Cubbage struck out; Nelson grounded out
(third to first); Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Brye grounded
out (pitcher to first); Braun was called out on strikes; Oliva
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Grieve
flied out to left; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick grounded out (third to first); Soderholm was
called out on strikes; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR HISLE; Killebrew was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 1.



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