Larry Hisle's two-run homer in the 11th, after Detroit relief ace John Hiller had walked Steve Brye, lifted the Twins past the Tigers, 6-5. Detroit had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the 11th when Gary Sutherland singled home Ron LeFlore, who had singled and moved to second on an errant pickoff throw.

The Tigers jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first on Willie Horton's 10th homer, following a single by Sutherland and walk to Dan Meyer, then extended their advantage to 4-0 when Gene Michael hit a solo homer in the second. Eric Soderholm cut the lead in half with a two-run blast in the home half of the second. Tom Lundstedt, aboard on an error, scored from third as the Tigers turned a double play in the third inning, and the Twins pulled even in the fifth when Steve Braun socked his second homer of the year. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Game Played on Wednesday, May 21, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 10  1
Twins        0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  -   6 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            6   1   2   0     0   0   .299      Braun lf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Sutherland 2b         5   1   3   1     1   0   .252        Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .191
Meyer lf              4   1   0   0     2   0   .253      Carew 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .360
Horton dh             4   1   2   3     0   0   .250      Darwin rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .236
  Knox pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Oliva dh              4   1   3   0     0   0   .250
  Colbert ph,dh       1   0   0   0     1   1   .160        Ferrer pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     1   2   .346        Ford ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Soderholm 3b          5   1   1   2     0   0   .252
  Humphrey pr,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brye cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .295
Stanley 1b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .182      Kelly 1b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .100
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hisle ph,lf         2   1   1   2     0   0   .295
  Oglivie 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .302
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Gomez pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Michael ss            5   1   1   1     0   1   .167      Lundstedt c           3   1   0   0     0   0   .091
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kusick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  10   5     6   4             Totals               39   6  11   5     4   5

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  4,999
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 3, Twins 0
Errors: Sutherland, Corbin
Doubles: Sutherland (4)
Triples: Carew (2)
Home Runs: Horton (10), Michael (1), Soderholm (2), Braun (2), Hisle (7)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (2), LeFlore (9)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (1)
GIDP: Kelly (1), Darwin (6)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (1,by Corbin)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   4.2   7   4   3   0   2   2  20   3.74
Walker                  3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.00
Hiller L(1-1)           2     1   2   2   3   2   1  10   2.05
Totals                 10    11   6   5   4   5   3  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury                  0.2   3   3   3   2   0   1   7   4.19
Corbin W(2-2)          10.1   7   2   1   4   4   1  42   3.18
Totals                 11    10   5   4   6   4   2  49

Hit by Pitch: Corbin (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore popped to second; Sutherland singled to
center; Meyer walked [Sutherland to second]; Horton homered
[Sutherland scored, Meyer scored]; Roberts singled to left;
Freehan flied out to center; Stanley walked [Roberts to second];
CORBIN REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded
out (first unassisted); Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Michael homered; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Sutherland walked; Meyer popped to shortstop; Horton
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to right; Soderholm homered [Oliva
scored]; Brye singled to left; Kelly grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Brye out at second]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Roberts struck out; Freehan flied out to center;
Stanley lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Lundstedt reached on an error by Sutherland; Braun
singled to right [Lundstedt to second]; On a bunt Carew singled
to third [Lundstedt to third, Braun to second]; Darwin grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Lundstedt scored
(unearned), Braun to third, Carew out at second]; Oliva grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Michael struck out; LeFlore lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm popped to first; Brye grounded out (pitcher
to first); Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
grounded out (second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Lundstedt
grounded out (second to first); Braun homered; Carew singled to
left; WALKER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Darwin lined to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Roberts walked; Roberts stole second; Freehan flied
out to center; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Roberts to third]; Rodriguez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled; Soderholm forced Oliva (third to
second); Brye grounded out (second to first) [Soderholm to
second]; Kelly walked; Thompson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Michael flied out to right; LeFlore singled to
right; LeFlore stole second; Sutherland grounded out (third to
first); Meyer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Lundstedt grounded out (first unassisted); Braun
flied out to center; Carew tripled to left; Darwin flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton singled to left; KNOX RAN FOR HORTON; Roberts
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Knox to second];
Freehan was hit by a pitch; HUMPHREY RAN FOR FREEHAN; BROWN
BATTED FOR STANLEY; Brown grounded out (third to first) [Knox to
third, Humphrey to second]; Rodriguez flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KNOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HUMPHREY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); OGLIVIE REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING 1B); Oliva
singled to right; FERRER RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm flied into a
double play (center to shortstop to first) [Ferrer out at
first]; Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 9TH: FERRER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Michael grounded
out (first unassisted); LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland
doubled to left; Meyer was walked intentionally; COLBERT BATTED
FOR KNOX; Colbert walked [Sutherland to third, Meyer to second];
Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: COLBERT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HILLER REPLACED
WALKER (PITCHING); HISLE BATTED FOR KELLY; Hisle popped to first
in foul territory; Thompson walked; GOMEZ RAN FOR THOMPSON;
WALTON BATTED FOR LUNDSTEDT; Walton struck out; Braun walked
[Gomez to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 10TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOMEZ STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); KUSICK REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING 1B); BORGMANN
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING C ); Humphrey grounded out (third to
first); Oglivie singled; Oglivie was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 10TH: Darwin struck out; FORD BATTED FOR FERRER; Ford
grounded out (third to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 4.

TIGERS 11TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Michael lined to
right; LeFlore singled; LeFlore was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Corbin [LeFlore to second]; Sutherland
singled to right [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Meyer popped to
second; Colbert struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 4.

TWINS 11TH: Brye walked; Hisle homered [Brye scored]; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 6.

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