Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
September 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1974 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Brye cf 1 2 0 0
  Darwin rf 2 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Hisle rf,cf 5 1 2 0
Oliva dh 4 3 3 3
Soderholm 3b 5 1 3 2
Braun lf 3 1 0 0
Kusick 1b 4 1 1 2
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 1 0 0 0
Borgmann c 4 0 2 0
Decker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 7
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 0 0 0
Tovar lf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 2 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 3 1 2 0
Randle 3b 3 1 0 0
Harrah ss 4 1 1 2
Lovitto cf 3 0 1 0
Sundberg c 2 0 0 0
  Sims ph,c 1 0 1 1
Bibby p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
  Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Minnesota 100 140 0219131
Texas 000 000 201362
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  W (14-11) 9.0 6 3 3 5 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
5
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bibby  L (18-16) 4.2 6 6 6 3 0
  Thomas   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Broberg   1.0 1 2 1 0 0
  Foucault   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Stanhouse   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
4
3

  E–Brye (1), Burroughs (6), Hargrove (8).  DP–Minnesota 2, Texas 3.  HR–Minnesota Soderholm (9,5th inning off Bibby 1 on, 2 out); Kusick (7,8th inning off Broberg 1 on, 0 out); Oliva (13,9th inning off Stanhouse 0 on, 0 out), Texas Harrah (19,7th inning off Decker 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Oliva (4,off Bibby).  HBP–Brye 2 (5,by Bibby 2); Sims (3,by Decker).  SB–Carew (31,2nd base off Bibby/Sundberg).  CS–Burroughs (2,2nd base by Decker/Borgmann).  WP–Stanhouse (5).  HBP–Decker (2,Sims); Bibby 2 (8,Brye 2).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Armando Rodriguez, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:48.  A–5,472.
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