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.