Steve Brye batted in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the seventh inning and added two more RBIs with a single in the eighth as the Twins sewed up a 14-5 victory over the Royals. Eric Soderholm homered with a man on base in the second and drove in another run with a single in the third when the Twins picked up four tainted tallies off Paul Splittorff. Dan Ford and Rod Carew singled and Sergio Ferrer was safe on an error ahead of Brye's double in the seventh. The Royals had homers by John Mayberry, Hal McRae and Tony Solaita. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 14, Kansas City Royals 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       3, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   5  6  3
Twins        0  2  4    0  0  0    3  5  x  -  14 14  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Carew 2b              4   3   2   1     1   0   .459
Otis cf               3   1   0   0     1   2   .284        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Mayberry 1b           4   2   3   1     0   1   .205      Ferrer ss,2b          4   2   1   0     0   2   .205
McRae lf              3   1   1   2     1   0   .267      Brye rf               5   2   3   4     0   0   .361
Solaita dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .263      Darwin dh             4   3   2   0     1   0   .239
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Soderholm 3b          4   2   2   3     1   0   .284
Rojas 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Kusick 1b             4   0   1   2     1   0   .308
  Scott 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Braun lf              2   0   1   2     1   0   .244
White ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .138        Hisle lf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .214      Borgmann c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .241
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .152
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   6   4     2   8             Totals               36  14  14  12     6   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 18,931
Left on Base: Royals 2, Twins 5
DP: Royals 1, Twins 1
Errors: White 2, Pattin, Brye
Doubles: Brye (5)
Home Runs: Mayberry (2), McRae (2), Solaita (2), Soderholm (1)
Caught Stealing: Braun (1), Ferrer (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferrer (3)
GIDP: Kusick (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(1-4)       2.2   5   6   2   3   2   1  16   5.08
Pattin                  3.1   4   3   2   0   0   0  15   6.28
Mingori                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.17
Dal Canton              1     5   5   5   3   1   0  10  15.58
Totals                  8    14  14   9   6   3   1  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(3-1)         9     6   5   4   2   8   3  34   3.23
Totals                  9     6   5   4   2   8   3  34

Passed Balls: Stinson (1)
Wild Pitches: Splittorff (5), Dal Canton (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


ROYALS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Otis walked;
Mayberry singled to right [Otis scored (error by Brye)
(unearned), Mayberry to second]; McRae lined into a double play
(second to shortstop) [Mayberry out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to first); Ferrer was
called out on strikes; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Solaita struck out; Brett struck out; Rojas grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled to center; Soderholm homered [Darwin
scored]; Kusick grounded out (third to first); Braun walked;
Braun was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to first); Borgmann grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 3RD: White popped to shortstop; Stinson was called out on
strikes; Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Ford lined to shortstop; Carew walked; Ferrer struck
out; Brye singled [Carew to second]; Darwin reached on an error
by White [Carew scored (unearned) (no RBI), Brye to third];
Soderholm singled to left [Brye scored (unearned), Darwin to
second]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch [Darwin to third,
Soderholm to second]; Kusick was walked intentionally; Braun
singled to left [Darwin scored (unearned), Soderholm scored
(unearned), Kusick to second]; PATTIN REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Borgmann flied out to center; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 6.

ROYALS 4TH: Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry homered;
McRae walked; Solaita flied out to left; Brett grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to left; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Ferrer reached on an error by White; Ferrer was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Rojas singled to left; White forced Rojas (shortstop
to second); Stinson struck out; Pinson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 6.

ROYALS 6TH: Otis grounded out (second to first); Mayberry struck
out; McRae grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick flied out to center; Braun popped to
shortstop; Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 6.

ROYALS 7TH: Solaita grounded out (first unassisted); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Rojas grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford singled to center; Carew singled to right [Ford
to second]; Ferrer reached on an error by Pattin on a sacrifice
bunt [Ford to third, Carew to second]; Brye doubled to right
[Ford scored, Carew scored, Ferrer scored (unearned)]; Darwin
singled to left [Brye to third]; MINGORI REPLACED PATTIN
(PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to right; Kusick grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Darwin out at
second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 9.

ROYALS 8TH: HISLE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING LF); White grounded
out (third to first); Stinson flied to left in foul territory;
Pinson flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); SCOTT
REPLACED ROJAS (PLAYING 2B); Hisle singled to left; Stinson
allowed a passed ball [Hisle to second]; Borgmann walked; Dal
Canton threw a wild pitch [Hisle out at home (catcher to
pitcher), Borgmann to second]; Ford struck out; Carew singled
[Borgmann scored]; Ferrer singled to left [Carew to second];
Brye singled to right [Carew scored, Ferrer scored (on throw to
home) (no RBI)]; Darwin walked [Brye to second]; Soderholm
walked [Brye to third, Darwin to second]; Kusick singled to
center [Brye scored, Darwin scored, Soderholm to third]; Hisle
lined to left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Twins 14.

ROYALS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING SS); FERRER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Otis was called out on strikes; Mayberry
singled; McRae homered [Mayberry scored]; Solaita homered; Brett
popped to third; Scott was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 14.