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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 20, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 20, 1974 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 12,915 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Ron Luciano |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sergio Ferrer | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | DH |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Right Fielder |
| Randy Hundley | Catcher |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Joe Lovitto | Center Fielder |
| Jim Fregosi | Third Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
April 20, 1974
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Hargan
Ferrer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hargan
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Hargan
There goes Carew. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Hargan
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson bunts towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harrah for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hargan
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Hargan
Brye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Hargan
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Hargan
Hundley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blyleven
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer misplays the ball. That's an error on Ferrer. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lovitto moves to third. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Hargan
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Hargan
Ferrer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hargan
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew misplays the ball. That's an error on Carew. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Blyleven
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hargan
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hargan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hargan
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Hargan
Hisle hits a line drive into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hargan
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hundley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Hargan
Soderholm hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrer vs. Hargan
Ferrer bunts towards the mound. Hargan fields it and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Hargan
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Hargan
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Brye. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Blyleven
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Hargan
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Hargan
Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Nelson covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Hargan
Hisle hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Jim Holt now playing first base.
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings hits a popup towards short. Ferrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Hargan
Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Hargan
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Hargan
Ferrer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah bunts towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Blyleven
There goes Nelson. The slide. Hundley applies the tag. Nelson is out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Hargan
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Hargan
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Blyleven
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Blyleven
Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lenny Randle pinch runs for Jim Spencer.
The ball gets by Hundley for a passed ball. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Blyleven
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1974 -- Minnesota at Texas (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Ferrer S, ss 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 3 0 0 0
Braun S, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnson A, lf 3 0 0 0
Oliva T, dh 4 0 0 0 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 1b 1 0 0 0 Grieve T, dh 4 0 0 0
Terrell J, pr 0 0 0 0 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Holt J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Randle L, pr 0 1 0 0
Brye S, cf 3 0 0 0 Lovitto J, cf 4 0 1 0
Hisle L, rf 3 0 0 0 Fregosi J, 3b 4 0 1 1
Hundley R, c 3 0 0 0 Billings D, c 3 0 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 2 0 33 1 7 1
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 000 000 001 -- 1
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 8.2 7 1 0 1 13
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan S (W) 9.0 2 0 0 3 9
E -- Ferrer S, Carew R
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Texas 8
2B -- Burroughs J
SB -- Carew R
CS -- Nelson D
SH -- Ferrer S, Harrah T
PB -- Hundley R
T -- 2:30
A -- 12915
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