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After failing to hold a 6-2 lead, the Twins scored on a single by Rod Carew with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Indians, 7-6. The Twins had a two-run homer by Larry Hisle in the first en route to taking their lead. However, the Indians rallied to tie the score in the sixth with a homer by Jack Brohamer, two-run blast by Boog Powell and run-scoring double by Ed Crosby. Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6Game Played on Thursday, May 15, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumIndians 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 6 2 Twins 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 - 7 6 2 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lowenstein rf,lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .190 Brye rf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .295 Brohamer 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .253 Oliva ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .282 Carew 2b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .347 Powell 1b 5 2 1 2 0 1 .289 Hisle cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 .313 Gamble dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .264 Darwin dh 2 1 1 0 2 0 .240 Carty ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Soderholm 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .257 McCraw lf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .256 Kusick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Spikes ph,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 Braun lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .329 Ashby c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 Ford pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .158 Ellis ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Crosby 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .294 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .195 Bell ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Walton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Duffy ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 .250 Ferrer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Perry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 6 6 6 8 Totals 29 7 6 6 8 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 5,531 Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 5 DP: Indians 3, Twins 0 Errors: McCraw, Duffy, Carew, Blyleven Doubles: Gamble (5), Crosby (2), Braun (2) Home Runs: Brohamer (3), Powell (5), Hisle (5) Stolen Bases: Hendrick (2), Carew (3), Hisle (8) Sacrifice Hits: Spikes (2), Thompson (2) GIDP: Soderholm (6), Brye (2), Carew (4) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood 3.2 2 4 4 5 2 1 16 4.88 J. Perry L(1-6) 4.2 3 3 2 3 3 0 20 6.43 LaRoche 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4.50 Totals 8.2 6 7 6 8 6 1 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven 5 4 4 3 1 7 1 21 3.25 Campbell 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 6 4.43 Burgmeier W(2-1) 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 13 0.66 Totals 9 6 6 5 6 8 2 40 Wild Pitches: Hood 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein popped to catcher in foul territory; Brohamer was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Carew forced Brye (first to shortstop); Hood threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Hisle homered [Carew scored]; Darwin walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2. INDIANS 2ND: Powell reached on an error by Carew; Gamble doubled [Powell to third]; McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first) [Powell scored (unearned), Gamble to third]; Ashby singled to center [Gamble scored]; Ashby was picked off first but was safe on an error by Blyleven [Ashby to third]; Crosby was called out on strikes; Duffy struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first); Brohamer walked; Hendrick forced Brohamer (third to second); Hendrick stole second; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Borgmann walked; Brye grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Borgmann out at second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. INDIANS 4TH: Gamble struck out; McCraw grounded out (second to first); Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Darwin walked; Hood threw a wild pitch [Darwin to second]; Soderholm walked; Kusick struck out; Braun doubled to left [Darwin scored, Soderholm scored, Braun to third (error by Duffy)]; J. PERRY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 4. INDIANS 5TH: Crosby popped to second; Duffy struck out; Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 4. TWINS 5TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Brye struck out; Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Hisle singled to left [Carew scored]; Hisle stole second; Darwin reached on an error by McCraw [Hisle scored (unearned) (no RBI), Darwin to second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 6. INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer homered; Hendrick singled to left; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Powell homered [Hendrick scored]; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); McCraw walked; Ashby forced McCraw (shortstop to second); Crosby doubled to right [Ashby scored]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Kusick lined to center; Braun flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. INDIANS 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Brohamer popped to shortstop; Hendrick walked; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye walked; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. INDIANS 8TH: CARTY BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Carty walked; SPIKES BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Spikes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Carty to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ellis reached on a fielder's choice [Carty out at third (third unassisted)]; BELL BATTED FOR CROSBY; Bell walked [Ellis to second]; Duffy walked [Ellis to third, Bell to second]; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. TWINS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPIKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hisle flied out to center; Darwin singled to left; Soderholm struck out; Kusick popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6. TWINS 9TH: Braun walked; FORD RAN FOR BRAUN; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ford to second]; WALTON BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Walton was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED J. PERRY (PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED FOR BRYE; FERRER RAN FOR WALTON; Oliva was called out on strikes; Carew singled to center [Ford scored, Ferrer to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 7. |
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