|
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. Minnesota Twins 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 11, 1975 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumTwins 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. |
The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".