Dan Meyer gave rookie hurler Vern Ruhle a 2-0 lead with a first-inning home run and the Tigers never trailed as they ended the Twins' four-game winning streak, 6-2. Aurelio Rodriguez pounded a solo four-bagger off loser Bill Campbell in the second and drove in Detroit's final two runs with a double in the eighth. Gary Sutherland's RBI single accounted for the other Tiger run in the fifth. The Twins, who scored an unearned run in the second, got their only other marker on Tom Kelly's homer in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Tigers       2  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   6  7  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Carew 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .371      Sutherland 2b         3   1   1   1     1   0   .254
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Meyer lf              4   2   3   2     0   0   .293
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Hisle cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .321      Roberts rf            3   1   0   0     1   3   .315
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .165
Kelly 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   3     0   1   .207
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Veryzer ss            3   1   0   0     1   1   .220
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Humphrey c            2   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campbell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   6   1     2   3             Totals               31   6   7   6     3   9

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 15,361
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 5
DP: Twins 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Thompson, Sutherland, Ruhle
Doubles: Rodriguez (6)
Home Runs: Kelly (1), Meyer (4), Rodriguez (5)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Humphrey (1)
GIDP: Soderholm (7), Borgmann (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell L(0-3)         7     5   4   4   2   9   2  29   4.60
Burgmeier               1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   1.84
Totals                  8     7   6   6   3   9   2  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(4-1)            9     6   2   1   2   3   1  35   3.29
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   3   1  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TWINS 1ST: Braun reached on an error by Sutherland; Carew forced
Braun (shortstop to second); Darwin grounded out (second to
first) [Carew to second]; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
walked; Meyer homered [Sutherland scored]; Horton struck out;
Roberts struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Soderholm struck
out; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted) [Hisle to third];
Thompson reached on an error by Ruhle [Hisle scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Borgmann flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert lined to shortstop; Rodriguez homered;
Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Humphrey singled to left;
LeFlore flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 3.

TWINS 3RD: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew singled
to left; Darwin popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Meyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 3.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle popped to shortstop; Soderholm flied out to
right; Kelly homered; Thompson lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts struck out; Colbert lined to third;
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann lined to left; Braun grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew walked; Darwin forced Carew (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer walked; Humphrey out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Veryzer to second]; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Sutherland singled [Veryzer scored]; Meyer
singled to right [Sutherland to third]; Horton grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to center; Hisle singled to left;
Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Roberts struck out; Colbert struck out; Rodriguez
reached on an error by Thompson [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TWINS 7TH: Kelly flied out to center; Thompson singled; Borgmann
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thompson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Humphrey was called out on strikes; LeFlore struck
out; Sutherland popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TWINS 8TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled
to right; Darwin lined to right; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Meyer
singled to left; Horton flied out to center; Roberts walked
[Meyer to second]; Colbert popped to first; Rodriguez doubled to
left [Meyer scored, Roberts scored]; Veryzer lined to second; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
struck out; Kelly singled to right; WALTON BATTED FOR THOMPSON;
Walton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 6.