Thurman Munson drove in three runs with a homer and single to pace the Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Thurman Munson hit his homer after Elliott Maddox walked in the fifth inning. The Yankees added three runs, all unearned, in the sixth. Rick Dempsey was safe on an error and advanced to third on a sacrifice and wild pitch before scoring on a safe bunt by Fred Stanley. Following a passed ball, Stanley crossed the plate when Maddox singled. Maddox then stole second and counted on a single by Munson.

Graig Nettles walked and Dempsey doubled for the Yankees' final run in the seventh. Craig Kusick homered for the Twins. After Doc Medich left the mound, the Twins knocked out Sparky Lyle in the ninth, but Dick Tidrow came in to put a stop to a two-run rally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      4, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  2  3    1  0  0  -   6 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3  8  2


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .238      Braun lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .300
Maddox cf             4   2   2   1     1   2   .308      Carew 2b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .413
White lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .319      Brye rf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .290
Munson c              5   1   3   3     0   0   .346      Oliva dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .255
Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .315        Soderholm pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .247      Hisle cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .293
Dempsey dh            4   1   1   1     1   1   .467      Thompson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .327
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Kusick 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .224
Stanley 2b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .236      Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .152
  Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Borgmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .183
  Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                            Ferrer ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  12   6     6   9             Totals               32   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance:  9,161
Left on Base: Yankees 10, Twins 4
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 3
Errors: Thompson 2
Doubles: Nettles (7), Dempsey (2), Thompson (2)
Home Runs: Munson (4), Kusick (2)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (15), Maddox 2 (9)
Caught Stealing: Braun (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (3)
GIDP: Nettles (4), Brye (4), Kusick (3)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(4-7)           8     5   1   1   1   5   1  28   3.63
Lyle                    0     3   2   2   1   0   0   4   3.70
Tidrow SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.13
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   5   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(5-2)         6     9   5   2   4   8   1  31   3.76
Albury                  3     3   1   1   2   1   0  12   3.69
Totals                  9    12   6   3   6   9   1  43

Passed Balls: Roof (1)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (2), Albury (2)

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


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Maddox was called
out on strikes; White singled to center; Munson singled to
center [White to third]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun flied out to left; Carew singled; Brye grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Carew out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Nettles doubled; Dempsey struck out; Mason struck
out; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to left; Hisle struck out; Thompson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Bonds singled; Bonds stole second; Maddox struck
out; White lined to shortstop; Munson reached on an error by
Thompson; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof popped
to shortstop; Gomez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles singled to right; Dempsey walked [Nettles
to second]; Mason lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Nettles out at second]; Stanley walked [Dempsey to second];
Bonds forced Dempsey (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun walked; Braun was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Carew flied out to center; Brye grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; White was
called out on strikes; Munson homered [Maddox scored]; Chambliss
flied out to right; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva flied out to center; Hisle lined to shortstop;
Thompson doubled to right; Kusick popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Dempsey reached on an error by Thompson; Mason out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Dempsey to second];
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Dempsey to third]; On a bunt
Stanley singled to first [Dempsey scored (unearned)]; Roof
allowed a passed ball [Stanley to second]; Bonds flied out to
center [Stanley to third]; Maddox singled to center [Stanley
scored (unearned)]; Maddox stole second; White walked; Munson
singled to center [Maddox scored (unearned), White out at third
(center to third)]; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Roof was called out on strikes; Gomez lined to left;
Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 0.

YANKEES 7TH: ALBURY REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Chambliss
struck out; Nettles walked; Albury threw a wild pitch [Nettles
to third]; Dempsey doubled to left [Nettles scored]; Mason
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Dempsey to third]; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to right; Brye lined to left; Oliva
forced Carew (second to shortstop); Hisle flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Bonds walked; Maddox singled to right [Bonds to
third]; White forced Maddox (third to second); Munson lined into
a double play (pitcher to third) [Bonds out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson lined to right; Kusick homered; KELLY BATTED
FOR ROOF; Kelly singled to right; WALTON BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Walton struck out; Braun was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 1.

YANKEES 9TH: BORGMANN REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING C ); FERRER
REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING SS); Chambliss singled to center;
Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Chambliss out at second]; Dempsey flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: LYLE REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Carew singled to
center; Brye walked [Carew to second]; Oliva singled to center
[Carew scored, Brye to third]; SODERHOLM RAN FOR OLIVA; Hisle
singled to left [Brye scored, Soderholm to second]; TIDROW
REPLACED LYLE (PITCHING); Thompson lined to right; Kusick
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, Twins 3.