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.

The Twins subsided in the next four innings, but then resumed their attack with single runs in the seventh and eighth and three runs in the ninth on a homer by Larry Hisle. Bert Blyleven was the winner with help from Bill Campbell, who relieved in the seventh to put down a mild Ranger threat. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 11, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     8, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        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.