Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Blyleven
  
  Tovar strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Blyleven
  
  Nelson 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 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Blyleven
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Bibby
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bibby, and towards Harrah, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Bibby
  
  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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bibby
  
  Oliva strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Blyleven
  
  Burroughs strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Blyleven
  
  Hargrove strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Blyleven
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Bibby
  
  Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Bibby
  
  Braun hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Bibby
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Blyleven
  
  Randle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Blyleven
  
  Harrah hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Blyleven
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Blyleven
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Bibby
  
  Hisle is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Roof vs. Bibby
  
  Roof hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gomez vs. Bibby
  
  Gomez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hargrove settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brye vs. Bibby
  
  Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Blyleven
  
  Nelson hits a line drive towards first. Holt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Blyleven
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Blyleven
  
  Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Bibby
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bibby
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Bibby
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Braun vs. Bibby
  
  Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Blyleven
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Holt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Blyleven
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Blyleven
  
  Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Bibby
  
  Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Bibby
  
  Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Roof vs. Bibby
  
  Roof hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Bibby
  
  Danny Thompson pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
  
  Thompson 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 6

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Blyleven
  
  Danny Thompson now playing shortstop.
  
  Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Blyleven
  
  Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tovar vs. Blyleven
  
  Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Blyleven
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Bibby
  
  Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Bibby
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bibby
  
  Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Darwin vs. Bibby
  
  Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Blyleven
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Blyleven
  
  Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Blyleven
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Bibby
  
  Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Bibby
  
  Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Bibby covering, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hisle vs. Bibby
  
  Hisle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Killebrew vs. Bibby
  
  Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Phil Roof.
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Blyleven
  
  Glenn Borgmann now catching.
  
  Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Randle vs. Blyleven
  
  Randle bunts towards first. Holt scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Blyleven
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sundberg vs. Blyleven
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tovar vs. Blyleven
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Bibby
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Bibby
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Bibby
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Blyleven
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Blyleven
  
  Johnson is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Blyleven
  
  Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hargrove vs. Blyleven
  
  Hargrove 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 9

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliva vs. Bibby
  
  Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Joe Lovitto now playing center field.
  
  Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darwin vs. Foucault
  
  Steve Foucault now pitching. Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
  
  Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Braun vs. Foucault
  
  Braun hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Terrell moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Holt vs. Foucault
  
  Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Terrell tags and scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hisle vs. Foucault
  
  Hisle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 

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         Game of 7/4/1974 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Tovar C, cf-lf        4  0  0  0   Brye S, cf            4  0  0  0   
Nelson D, 2b          4  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Johnson A, lf         3  0  0  0   Oliva T, dh           3  0  1  0   
Lovitto J, cf         0  0  0  0   Terrell J, pr         0  1  0  0   
Burroughs J, rf       3  0  0  0   Darwin B, rf          4  0  1  0   
Hargrove M, 1b        4  0  0  0   Braun S, 3b           4  1  1  0   
Spencer J, dh         2  0  0  0   Holt J, 1b            3  0  0  1   
Randle L, 3b          2  0  0  0   Hisle L, lf           3  1  2  2   
Harrah T, ss          2  1  1  1   Roof P, c             2  0  1  0   
Sundberg J, c         2  0  0  0   Killebrew H, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Borgmann G, c         0  0  0  0   
                                   Gomez L, ss           1  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson D, ph-ss     2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     26  1  1  1                        31  3  6  3

Texas            001 000 000 --  1
Minnesota        000 000 003 --  3
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bibby J*              8.0  4  1  1  2  3
Foucault S (L)        0.2  2  2  2  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W)        9.0  1  1  1  4  6
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th

DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 4, Minnesota 5
2B -- Oliva T, Hisle L
HR -- Harrah T, Hisle L
SH -- Randle L
SF -- Holt J
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Johnson A)
T -- 2:24
A -- 21008

    

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