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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 15, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 15, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1974 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 15, 1974 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Leonard |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 6,754 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Hank Morgenweck |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vada Pinson | Right Fielder |
Jim Wohlford | Left Fielder |
George Brett | Third Baseman |
Hal McRae | DH |
Tony Solaita | First Baseman |
Al Cowens | Center Fielder |
Kurt Bevacqua | Second Baseman |
Frank White | Shortstop |
Buck Martinez | Catcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Pat Bourque | First Baseman |
Jerry Terrell | Shortstop |
Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 15, 1974
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Decker
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Decker
Wohlford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Decker
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Decker
McRae hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Solaita vs. Decker
Solaita hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Darwin. Solaita reaches second base with a double. Brett scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Decker
Cowens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bourque scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cowens for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Leonard
Brye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Solaita settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Leonard
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Leonard
Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Leonard
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Decker
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Decker
White hits a line drive towards short. Terrell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Decker
Martinez 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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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Leonard
Darwin hits a line drive into left field. Wohlford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Leonard
Braun bunts towards first. Solaita scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Leonard
Bourque hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Leonard
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Decker
Pinson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Decker
Wohlford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bourque settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Decker
Brett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Leonard
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Leonard
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Leonard
Carew bunts towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Borgmann moves to third. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Leonard
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Leonard
Oliva is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Darwin vs. Leonard
Darwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Borgmann scores. Brye scores. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Leonard
Braun strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Decker
McRae hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Decker
There goes McRae. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Decker
Solaita strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cowens vs. Decker
Cowens hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Decker
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Decker
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Leonard
Bourque strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Leonard
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Leonard
Borgmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Leonard
Brye hits a line drive towards the mound. Leonard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Decker
Martinez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Decker
Pinson hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Decker
Wohlford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Leonard
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Solaita scoops it up and throws to first, with Leonard covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Leonard
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Leonard
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Leonard
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Decker
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Decker
McRae is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Decker
Solaita strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Leonard
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Cowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Leonard
Bourque hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Leonard
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. White fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bourque moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borgmann vs. Leonard
Borgmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bourque scores. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to second for the out. Terrell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Dal Canton
Carew bunts in front of the plate. Martinez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Martinez. Terrell scores. Brye moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Dal Canton
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cowens vs. Decker
Cowens hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Decker
Bevacqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Decker
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Decker
John Mayberry pinch hits for Buck Martinez.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Dal Canton
Dennis Paepke now catching.
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Dal Canton
Darwin hits a popup towards short. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Dal Canton
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bourque vs. Dal Canton
There goes Braun. The throw from Paepke and he is out, White applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinson vs. Decker
Pinson hits a line drive towards first. Bourque reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wohlford vs. Decker
Wohlford hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Decker
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourque vs. Dal Canton
Bourque hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terrell vs. Dal Canton
Eric Soderholm pinch runs for Pat Bourque.
The ball gets by Paepke for a passed ball. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terrell vs. Dal Canton
The ball gets by Paepke for a passed ball. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terrell vs. Dal Canton
Terrell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wohlford who is chasing the ball. Terrell reaches third base with a triple. Soderholm scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borgmann vs. Dal Canton
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Dal Canton
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Dal Canton
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hisle vs. Dal Canton
There goes Carew. The throw from Paepke and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hisle vs. Dal Canton
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Decker
Craig Kusick now playing first base.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Decker
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cowens vs. Decker
Cowens hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Decker
Bevacqua hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1974 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Pinson V, rf 4 0 0 0 Brye S, cf 5 1 1 0 Wohlford J, lf 3 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 2 0 1 1 Brett G, 3b 4 1 0 0 Hisle L, lf 5 0 1 0 McRae H, dh 4 1 2 0 Oliva T, dh 3 0 1 0 Solaita T, 1b 4 0 2 2 Darwin B, rf 4 0 1 2 Cowens A, cf 4 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bevacqua K, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bourque P, 1b 4 1 3 0 White F, ss 3 0 1 0 Soderholm E, pr 0 1 0 0 Martinez B, c 2 0 0 0 Kusick C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Mayberry J, ph 1 0 0 0 Terrell J, ss 4 1 2 1 Paepke D, c 0 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 34 5 13 5 Kansas City 200 000 000 -- 2 Minnesota 002 002 01x -- 5 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Leonard D (L) 5.1 9 4 4 2 3 Dal Canton B 2.2 4 1 1 1 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Decker J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 8 E -- Martinez B DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Minnesota 10 2B -- Solaita T 3B -- Terrell J SB -- McRae H, Carew R CS -- Braun S SH -- Carew R HBP -- by Leonard D (Oliva T) PB -- Paepke D 2 T -- 2:44 A -- 6754
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