Larry Hisle, who homered with a man on base in the first inning, capped a three-run rally with a single in the ninth to bring the Twins a 7-6 victory over the Athletics. Dan Ford also homered with a mate aboard in the fifth to put the Twins ahead, 4-3, but Phil Garner tied the score with a circuit clout in the seventh and the A's powered their way in front with back-to-back blows by Reggie Jackson and Gene Tenace in the eighth.

Steve Braun homered to ignite a Twins' rally in the ninth. Tom Kelly, Danny Walton and Ford followed with singles for the tying run. Then, after a pass to Rod Carew loaded the bases, Hisle delivered his winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 6
Game Played on Monday, June      16, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
A's          1  0  0    2  0  0    1  2  0  -   6 13  0
Twins        2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  3  -   7 13  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .255      Ford cf               5   1   3   2     0   0   .225
Campaneris ss         5   0   1   0     0   1   .229      Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .400
C. Washington lf      5   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Hisle rf              5   1   2   3     0   1   .322
Rudi 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .268      Oliva dh              3   1   2   0     1   0   .281
Jackson rf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .254        Gomez pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Tenace c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .297      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .275
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Briggs lf             3   0   1   0     1   2   .299
  Hopkins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Bando 3b              4   0   1   2     0   3   .192        Braun ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .305
Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .236      Kelly 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .160
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .182
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Terrell pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .370
  Todd 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               38   6  13   5     1   8             Totals               35   7  13   7     4   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,058
Left on Base: A's 6, Twins 8
DP: A's 1, Twins 0
Errors: Campbell
Doubles: Jackson (10), Oliva (4)
Home Runs: Garner (3), Jackson (14), Tenace (12), Hisle (10), Ford (3), Braun (6)
Stolen Bases: Hopkins (11), Carew (10), Soderholm (3)
Caught Stealing: C. Washington (6), Carew (4)
GIDP: Soderholm (9)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  4.2   7   4   4   3   4   2  23   4.37
Lindblad                2.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.15
Fingers L(5-3)          1     3   3   3   0   1   1   5   2.73
Todd                    0     2   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.38
Totals                  8    13   7   7   4   7   3  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell                7.2  11   6   5   1   6   3  33   4.25
Burgmeier W(4-2)        1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.04
Totals                  9    13   6   5   1   8   3  39

Passed Balls: Tenace (6)
Wild Pitches: Campbell (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


ATHLETICS 1ST: North singled to right; North was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Campbell [North to third];
Campbell threw a wild pitch [North scored (unearned)];
Campaneris flied out to left; C. Washington grounded out (second
to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ford grounded out (third to first); Carew walked;
Hisle homered [Carew scored]; Oliva doubled to left; Tenace
allowed a passed ball [Oliva to third]; Soderholm struck out;
Briggs walked; Thompson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson flied out to left; Tenace singled to
left; Williams struck out; Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann
struck out; Ford singled to right; Carew flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Garner singled to left; North walked [Garner to
second]; Campaneris flied out to right; C. Washington forced
North (third to second) [Garner to third]; C. Washington was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle popped to first in foul territory; Oliva flied
out to center; Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Rudi singled to left; Jackson doubled to right
[Rudi to third]; Tenace grounded out (pitcher to first);
Williams flied out to center; Bando singled to right [Rudi
scored, Jackson scored]; Garner forced Bando (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs singled to right; Thompson flied to right in
foul territory; Kelly flied out to center; Borgmann flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: North flied out to left; Campaneris struck out;
C. Washington singled to right; C. Washington was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Athletics Manager Al
Dark ejected by 2B umpire George Maloney; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ford homered; Carew singled to right; Carew stole
second; Hisle struck out; Oliva was walked intentionally; Carew
was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Oliva to second];
Soderholm singled [Oliva scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED BOSMAN
(PITCHING); Soderholm stole second; Briggs struck out; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
struck out; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Borgmann was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams popped to shortstop; Bando struck out;
Garner homered; North singled; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: C. Washington grounded out (third to first); Rudi
popped to shortstop; Jackson homered; Tenace homered; BURGMEIER
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Williams singled to right; HOPKINS
RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Hopkins stole second; Bando struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: HOPKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliva singled to
left; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; FINGERS REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Gomez out at second]; Briggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Garner flied
out to right; North was called out on strikes; Campaneris
singled to center; C. Washington forced Campaneris (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Braun homered; Kelly
singled to center; WALTON BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Walton singled to
right [Kelly to third]; TODD REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING);
TERRELL RAN FOR WALTON; Ford singled to right [Kelly scored,
Terrell to third]; Carew was walked intentionally [Ford to
second]; Hisle singled to center [Terrell scored, Ford to third,
Carew to second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 6, Twins 7.