Erupting for six runs in the ninth inning, the Twins ended their seven-game losing streak by defeating the Red Sox, 7-5. With the score tied, 1-1, Larry Hisle doubled to open the outburst and Tony Oliva beat out a bunt. Tom Kelly singled, driving in Hisle. After a sacrifice and intentional pass to Dan Ford, Rod Carew came up as a pinch-hitter and singled to score Eric Soderholm, who ran for Oliva.

Danny Walton also delivered a pinch-single, driving in Kelly and Ford. Carew counted on a single by Jerry Terrell. Steve Braun then singled to plate Walton with the Twins' sixth run of the stanza. The Red Sox rallied in their half for four runs, two scoring on a double by Jim Rice and another on a double by Tim McCarver before Tom Burgmeier saved the game. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 1975 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  6  -   7 14  0
Red Sox      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  4  -   5  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .385      Carbo lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .291
Braun lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .296      Burleson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Hisle rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .313      Yastrzemski 1b        4   1   1   0     0   1   .242
Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     0   0   .277      Lynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .358
  Soderholm pr,dh,3b  1   1   0   0     0   0   .257      Rice dh               4   2   3   2     0   0   .285
Kelly 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .179      Beniquez 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Thompson 3b,ss        3   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Evans rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .235
Ford cf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .196      Griffin 2b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Borgmann c            3   1   1   0     0   1   .191        McCarver ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  Carew ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .418      Montgomery c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cooper ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Gomez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Conigliaro ph       1   0   0   1     0   0   .130
  Walton ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  14   6     1   1             Totals               32   5   9   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 18,301
Left on Base: Twins 6, Red Sox 5
DP: Twins 1, Red Sox 1
Doubles: Borgmann (7), Kelly (3), Hisle (8), Lynn (12), Rice (7), McCarver (1)
Stolen Bases: Burleson (3)
Caught Stealing: Ford (1), Burleson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (3), Beniquez (3), Montgomery (3)
GIDP: Terrell (2), Evans (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-5)            8     6   2   2   2   5   0  30   3.13
Campbell                0.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   5   4.62
Burgmeier SV(5)         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.72
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   5   0  37

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(1-1)             8.1  10   5   5   1   1   0  34   3.30
Moret                   0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.91
Drago                   0.2   3   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.41
Totals                  9    14   7   7   1   1   0  40

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell flied out to center; Braun singled to center;
Hisle lined to second; Oliva lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Carbo walked; Burleson forced Carbo (first to
shortstop); Burleson stole second; Yastrzemski flied out to
right; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kelly flied out to left; Thompson lined to center;
Ford singled to right; Ford was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Rice singled to left; Beniquez out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Rice to second]; Evans singled to center
[Rice scored, Evans to second (on throw to home)]; Griffin
popped to first; Montgomery struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann doubled; On a bunt Gomez singled to third
[Borgmann to third]; Terrell grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Borgmann scored, Gomez out at second];
Braun singled; Hisle lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Carbo grounded out (second to first); Burleson
lined to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to center; Kelly doubled to left;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kelly to third];
Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red
Sox 1.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn popped to second; Rice singled to right;
Beniquez singled to center [Rice to third]; Evans grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Beniquez out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez
flied out to right; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Griffin struck out; Montgomery flied out to right;
Carbo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Braun flied out to center; Hisle grounded out (third
to first); Oliva singled to right; Kelly flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Burleson walked; Burleson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Yastrzemski was called out on
strikes; Lynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(third to first); Borgmann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Beniquez flied
out to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Terrell
grounded out (first unassisted); Braun flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Griffin singled to left; Montgomery out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Griffin to second]; Carbo
grounded out (first unassisted) [Griffin to third]; Burleson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle doubled to left; Red Sox Manager Darrell
Johnson ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Neudecker arguing that Bernie
Carbo caught Larry Hisle's double at the wall; On a bunt
Oliva singled [Hisle to third]; SODERHOLM RAN FOR OLIVA; Kelly
singled to center [Hisle scored, Soderholm to second]; Thompson
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Soderholm to third,
Kelly to second]; Ford was walked intentionally; MORET REPLACED
POLE (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Carew singled to
right [Soderholm scored, Kelly to third, Ford to second]; DRAGO
REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); WALTON BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Walton
singled to right [Kelly scored, Ford scored, Carew to third];
Terrell singled [Carew scored, Walton to second]; Braun lined to
right; Hisle singled to right [Walton scored, Terrell to third,
Hisle to second (on throw)]; Soderholm flied out to center; 6 R,
7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 9TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); THOMPSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GOLTZ REPLACED WALTON
(PITCHING); ROOF REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); Yastrzemski
singled to right; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Lynn
doubled to left [Yastrzemski to third]; Rice doubled
[Yastrzemski scored, Lynn scored]; Beniquez flied out to right;
Evans walked; MCCARVER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; McCarver doubled to
right [Rice scored, Evans to third]; COOPER BATTED FOR
MONTGOMERY; BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); CONIGLIARO
BATTED FOR COOPER; Conigliaro grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Evans scored]; Carbo grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Red Sox 5.

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