The Twins got six-hit pitching from Bert Blyleven and won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-4, but the Orioles came back with a 12-hit attack to gain a 9-3 victory in the second game. After Craig Kusick drove in a run with a single in the second inning of the opener, the Twins made it 5-0 in the fifth with two walks, a single by Rod Carew, double by Steve Brye and single by Tony Oliva. The Orioles pulled close with a homer by Doug DeCinces in their half of the fifth and three runs in the sixth, two crossing the plate on a double by Tommy Davis, but Kusick singled to add a run to the Twins' total in the eighth, giving Blyleven extra elbow room.

In the nightcap, Davis drove in four runs for the Orioles with two singles, Bobby Grich hit two homers and Al Bumbry batted in two runs with a bases loaded double. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       11, 1975 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   6  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   4  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Bumbry lf             4   1   1   0     0   3   .396
  Ford cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Singleton rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .264
Carew 2b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .393      Davis dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .234
Brye rf               5   1   1   2     0   0   .359      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .200      Northrup cf           4   0   1   1     0   1   .412
Soderholm 3b          3   2   2   0     1   0   .281      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Hisle cf,lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .313      DeCinces 3b           2   1   1   1     1   0   .364
Kusick 1b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .283      Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Nordbrook ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Borgmann c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .211      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     4   3             Totals               31   4   6   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Twins 6, Orioles 2
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 0
Doubles: Brye (7), Davis (3)
Home Runs: DeCinces (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (1)
GIDP: Northrup (1), Davis (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(4-1)         9     6   4   4   2   8   1  33   3.08
Totals                  9     6   4   4   2   8   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(2-2)          4.2   6   5   5   2   0   0  22   4.25
Johnson                 4.1   2   1   1   2   3   0  17   5.40
Totals                  9     8   6   6   4   3   0  39

Wild Pitches: Johnson (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Carew grounded out (second
to first); Brye popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Singleton popped to third in
foul territory; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Soderholm
singled; Hisle singled to right [Soderholm to third]; Kusick
forced Hisle (third to second) [Soderholm scored]; Thompson
forced Kusick (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May singled to center; Northrup grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (second to first); Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces walked; Hendricks flied out to left;
Nordbrook popped to second; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Brye flied out to center; Oliva popped to second;
Soderholm singled to left; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton was called out on strikes; Davis grounded
out (third to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Kusick walked; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Kusick to second]; Borgmann walked; Braun
flied out to center; Carew singled to right [Kusick scored,
Borgmann to third]; Brye doubled to right [Borgmann scored,
Carew scored]; Oliva singled to right [Brye scored]; JOHNSON
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Soderholm grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Northrup struck out; Grich lined to left; DeCinces
homered; Hendricks grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle singled to right; Hisle stole second; Kusick
grounded out (third to first); Thompson flied out to right;
Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Nordbrook struck out; On a bunt Bumbry singled;
Singleton singled to right [Bumbry to third]; Davis doubled to
center [Bumbry scored, Singleton scored]; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Northrup singled to left [Davis scored];
Grich flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles
4.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (second to first); Carew was
called out on strikes; Brye grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hendricks grounded out (catcher to first); Nordbrook flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Orioles 4.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
walked; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second]; Hisle
struck out; Kusick singled [Soderholm scored]; Thompson forced
Kusick (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Bumbry struck out; Singleton walked; Davis grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Singleton out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 4.

TWINS 9TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew walked; Brye flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: FORD REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 4.