Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
July 1, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1974 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 4 1 2 2
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 0 0 1
  Lovitto cf 0 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 4 0 0 0
Randle 3b 4 1 3 0
Harrah ss 3 2 2 1
Sundberg c 2 1 1 1
Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 5 0 2 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliva dh 5 0 2 0
Darwin rf 5 0 1 0
Braun lf 3 0 1 0
Holt 1b 4 1 1 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0
Borgmann c 4 0 1 1
Gomez ss 3 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 1 1 1 1
Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 12 2
Texas 001 000 104690
Minnesota 000 100 0012121
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (7-5) 8.1 12 2 2 2 5
  Foucault   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
2
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  L (8-7) 8.1 8 5 5 6 5
  Campbell   0.2 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
6
6

  E–Carew (13).  DP–Texas 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Brye 2 (12,off J Brown 2).  HR–Texas Sundberg (1,3rd inning off Decker 0 on, 0 out); Harrah (10,7th inning off Decker 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Killebrew (7,9th inning off J Brown 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Tovar (2,off Decker); Sundberg (8,off Decker).  SB–Johnson (14,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann); Randle (16,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann); Burroughs (1,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann); Nelson (13,2nd base off Campbell/Borgmann).  CS–Tovar (3,2nd base by Decker/Borgmann).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:58.  A–9,068.
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