A pinch-double by Alex Johnson with the bases loaded in the eighth inning drove in two runs and brought the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Twins. Bobby Bonds opened the game for the Yankees with a homer, his 29th as a leadoff batter in his major league career. Bonds hit his first 28 leadoff homers while with the Giants in the N. L. Eddie Yost hit 28 in the A. L.

After Bonds' belt, the Twins came back to tie the score in their half on a circuit clout by Rod Carew. The Yankees picked up a pair in the second on singles by Rick Dempsey, Jim Mason and Fred Stanley and a wild pitch by Dave Goltz, but the Twins went ahead with a three-run homer by Steve Brye in the fourth. The Yankees filled the sacks in the eighth on singles by Chris Chambliss and Graig Nettles and a pass to Dempsey before Johnson came through with his winning pinch-double. [The Sporting News]

New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Tuesday, June 3, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Yankees      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 10  2
Twins        1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .238      Braun lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .307
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .304        Ford pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
White lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Carew 2b              3   2   3   1     2   0   .403
Munson c              5   0   0   0     0   0   .339      Brye rf               5   1   2   3     0   1   .298
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .255
  Murray pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Hisle cf,lf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .294
  Oliver 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Kelly 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .133
Nettles 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .241        Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Dempsey dh            2   1   1   0     2   0   .545      Thompson 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .330
Mason ss              3   1   1   0     0   1   .152      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .183
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .250        Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Alomar ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stanley 2b            2   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Ferrer ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Williams ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   1   .375        Gomez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   4     2   4             Totals               38   4  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 10,184
Left on Base: Yankees 8, Twins 11
DP: Yankees 1, Twins 1
Errors: Mason, Stanley, Ferrer, Gomez
Doubles: Johnson (3), Braun (5)
Home Runs: Bonds (12), Carew (3), Brye (3)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (14)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (7)
GIDP: Munson (6), Brye (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (3,by Goltz)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(5-5)           7.1   9   4   4   4   2   2  37   3.48
Lyle SV(3)              1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.96
Totals                  9    10   4   4   4   3   2  42

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(4-5)            7.1   9   5   5   2   2   1  34   3.23
Campbell                1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.24
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Goltz (4)
Wild Pitches: Goltz (4)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); White grounded out (second to first); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Carew homered; Brye grounded
out (third to first); Oliva singled; Hisle forced Oliva (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Nettles grounded out
(second to first); Dempsey singled to right; Mason singled to
left [Dempsey to second]; Stanley singled to center [Dempsey
scored, Mason to third, Stanley to second (on throw)]; Bonds was
hit by a pitch; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Mason scored, Stanley
to third, Bonds to second]; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Thompson
singled to right; Borgmann flied out to right; Ferrer popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins
1.

YANKEES 3RD: White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
reached on an error by Ferrer [Munson to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (second to first) [Munson to third]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Braun doubled to left; Carew singled to left [Braun
to third]; Brye homered [Braun scored, Carew scored]; Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (third to
first); Kelly reached on an error by Stanley; Thompson singled
to left [Kelly to second]; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

YANKEES 4TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
was called out on strikes; Stanley grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Ferrer grounded out (second to first); Braun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carew walked; Brye singled to center
[Carew to third]; Oliva lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

YANKEES 5TH: GOMEZ REPLACED FERRER (PLAYING SS); Bonds flied out
to center; Maddox singled to center; White reached on an error
by Gomez [Maddox to second]; Munson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [White out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle lined to left; Kelly flied out to center;
Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss singled to right; Nettles flied out to
center; Dempsey walked [Chambliss to second]; Mason grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Chambliss to third, Dempsey to second];
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STANLEY; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Borgmann
walked; Gomez forced Borgmann (first to shortstop); Braun
grounded out (second to first) [Gomez to second]; Carew was
walked intentionally; Brye struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, Twins 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox grounded out (second to
first); White struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3,
Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Oliva lined to left; Hisle walked; Hisle stole
second; Kelly struck out; Thompson reached on an error by Mason
[Hisle to third]; WALTON BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Walton grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, Twins
4.

YANKEES 8TH: ROOF REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING C ); Munson grounded
out (third to first); Chambliss singled to right; MURRAY RAN FOR
CHAMBLISS; Nettles singled to center [Murray to third]; Dempsey
walked [Nettles to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING);
JOHNSON BATTED FOR MASON; Johnson doubled to right [Murray
scored, Nettles scored, Dempsey to third]; Williams struck out;
Bonds lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: ALOMAR REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); OLIVER REPLACED
MURRAY (PLAYING 1B); Gomez lined to left; Braun singled to left;
LYLE REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); FORD RAN FOR BRAUN; Carew
singled to right [Ford to second]; Brye grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

YANKEES 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Maddox struck out; White flied out to
right; Munson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded
out (shortstop to first); DARWIN BATTED FOR KELLY; Darwin struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 4.

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