A homer by Buddy Bell and the relief work of Dennis Eckersley enabled the Indians to defeat the Twins, 3-2. The Indians got to Vic Albury for two runs in the third inning with the aid of an unusual double. Charlie Spikes walked and when Jack Brohamer laid down a drag bunt, the ball went past second baseman Rod Carew and rolled into the outfield for a two-base hit, Spikes stopping at third. Frank Duffy then drove in both runners with a double. Bell hit his homer in the fifth to provide what proved to be the deciding run.

The Twins chased Fritz Peterson in the seventh when Bobby Darwin doubled, Eric Soderholm walked and Larry Hisle singled for a run with none out. Eckersley yielded a sacrifice fly by Steve Braun and issued an intentional pass to Tony Oliva, but retired the Twins in order the rest of the way, striking out four, to receive credit for his first major league save. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, May       13, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  3  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              4   0   2   2     0   1   .258      Ferrer ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Robinson dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .226        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .294        Lundstedt c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carty lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .353
  Berry lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Brye rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .319
Ellis c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .228      Darwin dh             4   1   2   0     0   1   .232
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .313      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .271
Spikes rf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .151      Hisle cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .308
Bell 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .225      Kusick 1b             1   0   0   0     2   1   .262
Brohamer 2b           2   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Braun lf              2   0   0   1     0   0   .304
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Eckersley p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oliva ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .205
                                                            Gomez pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     3   3             Totals               28   2   3   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  4,097
Left on Base: Indians 5, Twins 5
DP: Indians 0, Twins 0
Doubles: Brohamer (2), Duffy (3), Robinson (2), Darwin (5)
Home Runs: Bell (1)
Caught Stealing: Carty (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kusick (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Braun (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(3-3)         6     3   2   2   3   2   0  24   6.35
Eckersley SV(1)         3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     3   2   2   4   6   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury L(2-2)           9     6   3   3   3   3   1  35   2.78
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3   3   1  35

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy was called out on strikes; Robinson popped to
third; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ferrer grounded out (second to first); Carew struck
out; Brye popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty walked; Carty was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Ellis flied out to right; Powell flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes walked; Bell lined to right; On a bunt
Brohamer doubled to right [Spikes to third]; drag bunt to
RF; Duffy doubled to left [Spikes scored, Brohamer scored];
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kusick walked; Braun popped to second; Borgmann
struck out; Ferrer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
singled; Powell flied out to left; Spikes popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye flied out
to right; Darwin singled to left; Soderholm forced Darwin
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell homered; Brohamer flied out to right; Duffy
flied out to right; Robinson doubled to left; Hendrick grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle flied out to center; Kusick walked; Braun
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kusick to second]; Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty popped to first in foul territory; Ellis
lined to left; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Ferrer grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes flied out to center; Bell popped to first in
foul territory; Brohamer walked; On a bunt Duffy singled to
third [Brohamer to second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin doubled to left; Soderholm walked; Hisle
singled [Darwin scored, Soderholm to second]; ECKERSLEY REPLACED
PETERSON (PITCHING); Kusick out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Soderholm to third, Hisle to second]; Braun hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Soderholm scored, Hisle to third]; OLIVA
BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Oliva was walked intentionally; WALTON
BATTED FOR FERRER; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Walton popped to third
in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: LUNDSTEDT REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING C ); GOMEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hendrick popped to third; Carty
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Carew flied out to
left; Brye popped to second; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Spikes
struck out; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm struck out; Hisle struck out; Kusick struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 2.