Since losing his initial decision of the season, Jim Hughes, Twins' rookie righthander, had six straight victories to his credit after beating the Tigers, 5-2. Hughes escaped from trouble in the first inning at the expense of only one run on a pass to Leon Roberts with bases loaded. A single by Steve Braun and double by Rod Carew tied the score in the third.

The Twins finally broke away in the seventh. Braun walked and when Ron LeFlore overran a fly ball by Carew, runners wound up at second and third on the error. Following an intentional pass to Bobby Darwin, Tony Oliva singled to drive in two runs. Tom Veryzer homered in the Tigers' half, but the Twins added a pair in the eighth when Glenn Borgmann was safe on an error and Braun hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  0  -   5  6  1
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  4


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   3   2   2     1   0   .314      LeFlore cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .298
  Ford cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Sutherland 2b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .262
Carew 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .371      Meyer lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     1   1   .230      Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .245
Oliva dh              4   0   1   2     0   1   .226      Roberts rf            2   0   0   1     2   1   .313
Hisle cf,lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Freehan c             4   0   2   0     0   1   .256
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Colbert 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .156
Kelly 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .321      Veryzer ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .218
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   1   0   0     0   0   .179      Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   6   5     5   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,675
Left on Base: Twins 9, Tigers 7
DP: Twins 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Braun, LeFlore, Colbert, Rodriguez, Veryzer
Doubles: Carew (9), Soderholm (8)
Triples: Freehan (1), LeFlore (3)
Home Runs: Braun (3), Veryzer (1)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (13)
GIDP: Hisle (4), Thompson (3), Freehan (3), Horton (5)
Hit by Pitch: Oliva (7,by Coleman), Veryzer (2,by Hughes)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(6-1)           9     7   2   2   3   7   1  36   1.52
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   7   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(3-7)          6.1   5   3   2   5   4   0  31   6.05
Walker                  2.2   1   2   0   0   0   1  10   2.87
Totals                  9     6   5   2   5   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (3), Coleman (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to center; Carew walked; Darwin
singled to right [Carew to third]; Oliva was hit by a pitch
[Darwin to second]; Hisle grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Darwin out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Sutherland singled to left [LeFlore
to third (error by Braun), Sutherland to second]; Meyer grounded
out (second to first); Horton walked; Roberts walked [LeFlore
scored, Sutherland to third, Horton to second]; Freehan grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Roberts out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
walked; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert was called out on strikes; Rodriguez popped
to first; Veryzer was hit by a pitch; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
singled to right; Carew doubled to center [Braun scored]; Darwin
struck out; Oliva struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 1.

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

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
doubled; Kelly struck out; Thompson reached on an error by
Veryzer [Soderholm to third]; Borgmann forced Thompson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Roberts was called out on strikes; Freehan tripled;
Colbert popped to first in foul territory; Rodriguez grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun reached on an error by Colbert; Carew flied out
to right; Darwin grounded out (catcher to first) [Braun to
second]; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer popped to first; LeFlore tripled to center;
Sutherland popped to first in foul territory; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Hisle walked; Hisle stole second; Soderholm struck
out; Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher) [Hisle to third];
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton popped to shortstop; Roberts lined to third;
Freehan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann popped to first; Braun walked; Carew reached
on an error by LeFlore [Braun to third, Carew to second]; Darwin
was walked intentionally; Oliva singled to right [Braun scored,
Carew scored (unearned), Darwin to second]; WALKER REPLACED
COLEMAN (PITCHING); Hisle popped to first in foul territory;
Soderholm forced Oliva (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Colbert struck out; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer
homered; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Kelly flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Borgmann reached on an error by Rodriguez;
Braun homered (unearned) [Borgmann scored (unearned)]; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: FORD REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS);
Sutherland singled to center; Meyer struck out; Horton grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Sutherland out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva flied
out to right; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Roberts walked; Freehan singled to left [Roberts to
second]; Colbert popped to second; Rodriguez lined to third;
BROWN BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 2.