A three-run homer by Steve Brye in the first inning started the Twins off to a 5-3 victory over the White Sox. Dave Hamilton, making his first start for the White Sox since being obtained from the Athletics, walked Dan Ford and Eric Soderholm before being tagged for Brye's homer.

A pass to Johnny Briggs, an infield out, single by Glenn Borgmann and sacrifice fly by Tom Kelly added a run in the sixth. The Twins posted their final tally in the ninth when Soderholm doubled and Briggs singled. White Sox scoring included a homer by Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, June      20, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   5 12  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   3 11  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .245      Kelly rf              3   0   2   1     1   1   .282
Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   2   .387      Orta 2b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .278
Soderholm 3b          4   2   2   0     1   0   .270      May 1b                5   0   0   0     0   2   .302
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .277      D. Johnson dh         4   0   1   0     0   1   .215
  Hisle pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .314      Henderson cf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .262
Brye rf               5   1   2   3     0   0   .279      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .231
Briggs lf             3   1   1   1     2   1   .280      Nyman lf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .182
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Dent ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .296
Borgmann c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .199      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Kelly 1b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .185      Hamilton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     6   4             Totals               36   3  11   3     2   9

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,208
Left on Base: Twins 11, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1
Doubles: Soderholm 2 (11), Dent (14)
Home Runs: Brye (5), Henderson (3)
Stolen Bases: Ford (3), Carew (11)
Caught Stealing: Thompson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (2), Kelly (1)
GIDP: Soderholm (10), Downing (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(4-3)           9    11   3   3   2   9   1  39   3.43
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   9   1  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hamilton L(1-3)         6     8   4   4   4   3   1  29   4.32
Gogolewski              1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.23
Upshaw                  2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.08
Totals                  9    12   5   5   6   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: Upshaw (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Ford walked; Ford stole second; Carew struck out;
Soderholm walked; Oliva flied out to left; Brye homered [Ford
scored, Soderholm scored]; Briggs flied out to left; 3 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to left; Orta singled to center
[Kelly to second]; May was called out on strikes; D. Johnson
singled to center [Kelly to third, Orta to second]; Henderson
popped to second; Melton forced D. Johnson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson walked; Thompson was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Borgmann struck out; Kelly singled to
center; Ford forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nyman singled to right; Dent singled to left
[Nyman to second]; Downing grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Nyman to third, Dent out at
second]; Kelly walked; Orta walked [Kelly to second]; May flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Soderholm
popped to second; Oliva flied out to left; Brye grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Johnson struck out; Henderson lined to second;
Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs struck out; Thompson singled to left; Borgmann
singled to left [Thompson to second]; Kelly forced Borgmann
(first to shortstop) [Thompson to third]; Ford grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nyman struck out; Dent popped to second; Downing
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm
doubled to left; Oliva flied out to center; Brye flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly singled; Orta lined to right; May flied out
to left; D. Johnson forced Kelly (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Briggs walked; Thompson grounded out (second to
first) [Briggs to second]; Borgmann singled [Briggs to third];
Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to left [Briggs scored]; Ford flied to
right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Melton
struck out; Nyman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to left; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED HAMILTON
(PITCHING); Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Carew out at second]; Oliva singled to right;
Brye singled to left [Oliva to second]; Briggs walked [Oliva to
third, Brye to second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to right; Downing forced Dent (third
to second); Kelly struck out; Orta lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Borgmann flied
out to center; Kelly flied out to left; Ford grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May was called out on strikes; D. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Henderson homered; Melton struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: Carew struck out; Soderholm doubled to right; Oliva
was walked intentionally; HISLE RAN FOR OLIVA; Brye flied out to
left; Briggs singled to center [Soderholm scored, Hisle to
second]; Upshaw threw a wild pitch [Hisle to third, Briggs to
second]; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Nyman singled
to left; Dent doubled to left [Nyman to third]; Downing struck
out; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Nyman scored, Dent to
third]; Orta singled to center [Dent scored]; May grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 3.