Pressed into service when Vic Albury became ill with flu, Jim Hughes turned in his first complete game of the season and pitched the Twins to a 5-2 victory over the Orioles. The Twins, who handed Ross Grimsiey his fourth straight defeat, broke away with three runs in the second inning. A double by Eric Soderholm and two walks loaded the bases. After Steve Braun grounded out to plate one run, Glenn Borgmann drove in two more with a single.

A single by Bobby Darwin, Soderholm's second double of the game and another groundout by Craig Kusick added a run in the third. A pass to Borgmann, a sacrifice and single by Sergio Ferrer completed the Twins' scoring in the seventh. The Orioles got their runs when Dave Duncan homered with Brooks Robinson on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   5  9  1
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Bumbry dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .378
Ferrer ss             5   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Brye rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .333      Grich 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Darwin dh             5   1   1   0     0   2   .227      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .210
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Hisle cf,lf           2   1   0   0     2   1   .284      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Kusick 1b             3   1   0   1     1   0   .283      Robinson 3b           4   1   0   0     0   0   .151
Braun lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Duncan c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .209
  Ford pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Nordbrook ss          1   0   0   0     2   0   .200
Borgmann c            3   1   1   2     1   0   .232        Northrup ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .462
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     5   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  7,595
Left on Base: Twins 8, Orioles 8
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Kusick
Doubles: Soderholm 2 (4), Baylor (5)
Home Runs: Duncan (2)
Stolen Bases: Ferrer (2)
Caught Stealing: Brye (1), Bumbry (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2)
GIDP: Blair (2)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (1,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(2-1)           9     7   2   1   4   2   1  37   2.31
Totals                  9     7   2   1   4   2   1  37

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley L(0-4)         6.1   7   5   5   4   2   0  29   4.79
Garland                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   4.00
Reynolds                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   9.00
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Carew lined to right; Ferrer flied out to right; Brye
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Bumbry was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Blair singled; Grich walked
[Blair to second]; May flied into a double play (shortstop to
third) [Blair out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin flied out to center; Soderholm doubled to
right; Hisle walked; Kusick walked [Soderholm to third, Hisle to
second]; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Soderholm scored,
Hisle to third, Kusick to second]; Borgmann singled to left
[Hisle scored, Kusick scored]; Carew singled to center [Borgmann
to second]; Ferrer flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor singled to left; Singleton walked [Baylor to
second]; Robinson flied out to left; Duncan flied out to center;
Nordbrook walked [Baylor to third, Singleton to second]; Bumbry
forced Nordbrook (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye was called out on strikes; Darwin singled to
left; Soderholm doubled to right [Darwin to third]; Hisle was
walked intentionally; Kusick forced Hisle (shortstop to second)
[Darwin scored, Soderholm to third]; Braun grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Blair grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich
flied out to left; May singled to center; Baylor doubled to left
[May to third]; Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann flied out to right; Carew grounded out
(first unassisted); Ferrer flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Nordbrook grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brye singled to right; Brye was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Darwin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Bumbry singled to center; Blair grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bumbry out at
second]; Grich flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Orioles 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle struck out; Kusick grounded out (pitcher to
first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 6TH: May popped to shortstop; Baylor flied out to left;
Singleton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Orioles 0.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Borgmann to second]; Ferrer singled to left
[Borgmann scored, Ferrer to second (on throw to home)]; GARLAND
REPLACED GRIMSLEY (PITCHING); Ferrer stole third; Brye walked;
Darwin struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (third to first); Nordbrook walked; Bumbry struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 0.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle flied out to right; Kusick flied out to left;
Braun singled to left; FORD RAN FOR BRAUN; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 8TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Blair flied out to center; Grich singled
to center; May struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 0.

TWINS 9TH: REYNOLDS REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Carew flied out
to center; Ferrer singled to center; Brye forced Ferrer (third
to second); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 9TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson
reached on an error by Kusick; Duncan homered [Robinson scored
(unearned)]; NORTHRUP BATTED FOR NORDBROOK; Northrup popped to
third in foul territory; Bumbry flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 2.