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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 3, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on July 3, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fergie Jenkins |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Butler |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,590 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Merle Anthony 1B: Bill Kunkel 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Armando Rodriguez |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | DH |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | First Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | DH |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 3, 1974
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Butler
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Butler
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Butler
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Jenkins
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Jenkins
Oliva hits a line drive towards right. Burroughs catches it and throws to first to double up Brye. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Butler
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Butler
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fregosi vs. Butler
Fregosi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrah vs. Butler
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sundberg vs. Butler
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Butler
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Fregosi scores. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Butler
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Jenkins
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Jenkins
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Jenkins
The umpire calls a balk on Jenkins Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Jenkins
Braun hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Darwin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Jenkins
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Braun moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borgmann vs. Jenkins
Borgmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Butler
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Butler
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Jenkins
Gomez hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Jenkins
Brye hits a popup towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew 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
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Butler
Randle hits a line drive towards first. Killebrew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Butler
Fregosi hits a popup towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Butler
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Butler
There goes Harrah. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Jenkins
Oliva hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Jenkins
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Jenkins
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Jenkins
Braun hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Jenkins
Holt 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
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Butler
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Butler
Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Butler
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Butler
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Butler
Burroughs hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Jenkins
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Jenkins
Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Terrell hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Jenkins
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Butler
Jerry Terrell now playing shortstop.
Grieve hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Butler
Randle hits a line drive into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Butler
Fregosi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a line drive into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Jenkins
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Jenkins
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Jenkins
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Butler
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Butler
Sundberg bunts towards the mound. Butler fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Butler
Tovar hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Butler
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hands
Bill Hands now pitching.
There goes Nelson. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jenkins
Mike Hargrove now playing first base.
Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jenkins
Holt hits a line drive towards the mound. Jenkins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Jenkins
Borgmann strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hands
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hands
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Hands
Grieve hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Hands
Randle strikes out. Borgmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Randle out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Jenkins
Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Joe Lovitto now playing center field. Larry Hisle pinch hits for Jerry Terrell.
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Jenkins
Brye hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Jenkins
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Jenkins
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Jenkins
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Burgmeier
Tom Burgmeier now pitching. Craig Kusick now playing first base. Danny Thompson now playing shortstop.
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Burgmeier
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Burgmeier
Sundberg hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brye. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Burgmeier
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Burgmeier
Borgmanndrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Sundberg. The throw to Burgmeier covering the plate. The slide. Sundberg is out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Burgmeier
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Burgmeier
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Jenkins
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Jenkins
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Jenkins
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1974 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf-lf 4 1 3 4 Brye S, cf 4 0 1 0
Nelson D, 2b 5 0 1 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson A, dh 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, dh 4 0 2 0
Burroughs J, rf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Grieve T, lf 4 2 2 1 Kusick C, 1b 0 0 0 0
Lovitto J, cf 0 0 0 0 Darwin B, rf 4 1 1 0
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 1
Fregosi J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Holt J, lf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove M, 1b 1 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 0 0
Harrah T, ss 2 2 1 1 Gomez L, ss 1 0 0 0
Sundberg J, c 2 1 2 0 Terrell J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Hisle L, ph 0 0 0 0
Thompson D, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 10 7 32 1 6 1
Texas 020 020 111 -- 7
Minnesota 010 000 000 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins F (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Butler B (L) 6.2 7 5 5 3 4
Hands B 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Burgmeier T 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Minnesota 6
2B -- Braun S, Oliva T, Sundberg J
HR -- Tovar C, Grieve T, Harrah T
CS -- Harrah T, Nelson D
SH -- Sundberg J
WP -- Burgmeier T
Balk -- Jenkins F
T -- 2:27
A -- 7590
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