The league leader in complete games last season with 29, Fergie Jenkins lasted only 1 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits and six runs, as the Twins shot down the Rangers, 11-4, in the Texas opener before a crowd of 28,787. The Twins jumped on Jenkins for three runs in the first inning on a single by Rod Carew, pass to Lyman Bostock, double by Bobby Darwin, an error on which Bostock scored and single by Danny Thompson. Tony Oliva knocked out Jenkins with a three-run homer in the second. Minnesota Twins 11, Texas Rangers 4Game Played on Tuesday, April 8, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumTwins 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 - 11 17 0 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 9 3 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 2b 6 2 2 0 0 0 .333 Tovar lf 3 1 2 2 2 0 .667 Bostock cf 4 3 1 0 2 0 .250 Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .200 Hisle lf 6 2 3 3 0 1 .500 Randle 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .500 Darwin rf 6 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Oliva dh 3 1 2 4 1 0 .667 Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Ferrer pr,dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0 1 1 .500 Harrah ss 1 1 0 0 3 0 .000 Braun 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .400 Nelson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Kusick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Thompson ss 5 0 3 2 0 0 .600 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hargan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 11 17 11 4 3 Totals 33 4 9 4 5 8 Time of Game: 3:10 Attendance: 28,787 Left on Base: Twins 12, Rangers 8 DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Hargrove, Nelson, Hargan Doubles: Darwin (1), Thompson (1), Braun (1), Spencer (1) Triples: Carew (1) Home Runs: Oliva (1), Hisle (1) Stolen Bases: Tovar (1), Randle (1), Burroughs (1) Sacrifice Flies: Randle (1) GIDP: Soderholm (1), Randle (1) Hit by Pitch: Oliva (1,by Hargan) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(1-0) 6.1 6 4 4 4 8 0 28 5.68 Campbell SV(1) 2.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 11 0.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 8 0 39 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(0-1) 1.2 7 6 5 2 0 1 15 27.00 Hargan 4.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 21 1.93 Umbarger 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Foucault 2 5 4 4 1 0 1 12 18.00 Totals 9 17 11 10 4 3 2 50 Hit by Pitch: Hargan (1) Wild Pitches: Hargan 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia TWINS 1ST: Debut for umpire Rich Garcia; Carew singled to right; Bostock walked [Carew to second]; Debut game for Lyman Bostock; Hisle flied out to left [Carew to third]; Darwin doubled to left [Carew scored, Bostock to third]; Oliva reached on an error by Nelson [Bostock scored, Darwin to third]; Soderholm walked [Oliva to second]; Braun flied out to center; Thompson singled to second [Darwin scored (unearned), Oliva to third, Soderholm to second]; Borgmann flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Tovar walked; Tovar stole second; Davis struck out; Randle singled to left [Tovar scored]; Randle stole second; Burroughs struck out; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. TWINS 2ND: Carew flied out to right; Bostock singled to right; Hisle singled to left [Bostock to second]; Darwin flied out to center; Oliva homered [Bostock scored, Hisle scored]; Soderholm singled to left; HARGAN REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Hargan threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second]; Braun flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Spencer struck out; Harrah walked; Nelson hit into a double play (catcher to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. TWINS 3RD: Thompson doubled to right; Borgmann grounded out (second to first) [Thompson to third]; Carew grounded out (catcher to first); Bostock lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg flied out to center; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. TWINS 4TH: Hisle singled to left; Hisle was picked off first but was safe on an error by Hargrove [Hisle to second]; Darwin flied out to right; Oliva was walked intentionally; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Randle singled to second; Burroughs forced Randle (third to second); Hargrove struck out; Burroughs stole second; Spencer lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. TWINS 5TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson flied out to right; Sundberg popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Bostock reached on an error by Hargan; Hisle struck out; Darwin singled to center [Bostock to third]; Oliva was hit by a pitch [Darwin to second]; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Tovar walked; Davis struck out; Randle popped to third; Burroughs singled to left [Tovar to third]; Hargrove was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1. TWINS 7TH: Braun doubled to left; Hargan threw a wild pitch [Braun to third]; Thompson singled to right [Braun scored]; Borgmann flied out to left; UMBARGER REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); Carew forced Thompson (second to shortstop); Debut game for Jim Umbarger; Bostock forced Carew (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Spencer was called out on strikes; Harrah walked; Nelson singled to pitcher [Harrah to second]; Sundberg singled to third [Harrah to third, Nelson to second]; Tovar singled to left [Harrah scored, Nelson scored, Sundberg to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Davis singled to left [Sundberg to third, Tovar to second]; Randle hit a sacrifice fly to left [Sundberg scored]; Burroughs popped to third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 4. TWINS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Hisle popped to third in foul territory; Darwin flied out to left; Oliva singled to center; FERRER RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm singled to center [Ferrer to second]; Braun singled to right [Ferrer scored, Soderholm to second]; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 4. RANGERS 8TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); KUSICK REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 1B); GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Hargrove popped to third in foul territory; Spencer doubled to right; Harrah walked; Nelson flied out to center [Spencer to third]; Sundberg forced Harrah (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 4. TWINS 9TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew tripled to center; Bostock was walked intentionally; Hisle homered [Carew scored, Bostock scored]; Darwin grounded out (third to first); Ferrer popped to third; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 4. RANGERS 9TH: Tovar singled to left; Davis flied out to right; Randle grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 4. |
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