Helping to beat himself with an error, Fergie Jenkins was the loser when the Twins scored in the eighth inning to defeat the Rangers, 5-4. Roy Howell homered for the Rangers, while the Twins had circuit clouts by Tony Oliva and Rod Carew in forging a 4-4 tie. Jenkins committed his error on a high hopper to the mound by Carew. After a sacrifice by Dan Ford and infield out by Johnny Briggs, Oliva walked and Eric Soderholm followed with a single to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News] |
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Saturday, July 5, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 3 Twins 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 x - 5 5 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Bostock rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Randle cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Carew 2b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .370 Howell 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .224 Ford cf 3 0 1 2 0 2 .295 Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Briggs 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Hargrove lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .345 Oliva dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .265 Spencer 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 Gomez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Harrah ss 2 0 1 1 1 0 .280 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Cubbage 2b 3 0 3 2 1 0 .200 Braun lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Borgmann c 3 1 1 0 0 2 .207 Grieve ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Terrell ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 .297 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 8 4 4 3 Totals 30 5 5 5 3 7 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 9,399 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Twins 5 DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0 Errors: Howell, Spencer, Jenkins, Terrell Home Runs: Howell (3), Oliva (6), Carew (9) Caught Stealing: Harrah (5) Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (4), Ford (2) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(9-9) 8 5 5 4 3 7 2 34 4.38 Totals 8 5 5 4 3 7 2 34 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz W(7-6) 9 8 4 4 4 3 1 39 3.42 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 3 1 39 Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans RANGERS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Randle grounded out (second to first); Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock popped to second; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell dropped a foul fly hit by Ford for an error; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove singled; Spencer flied out to center; Harrah walked [Hargrove to second]; Cubbage singled to left [Hargrove scored, Harrah to third, Cubbage to second (on throw)]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Briggs was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Tovar lined to second; Randle flied out to left; Howell homered; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Braun walked; Borgmann singled to left [Braun to third]; Terrell reached on a fielder's choice [Braun out at home (first to catcher), Borgmann to second]; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first) [Borgmann to third, Terrell to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Ford singled to center [Borgmann scored, Terrell scored, Carew to second]; Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 2. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove to third]; Harrah singled to right [Hargrove scored, Spencer to second]; Cubbage singled to right [Spencer scored, Harrah to second]; Harrah was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Cubbage to second]; Sundberg grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cubbage to third]; Tovar grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Oliva homered; Soderholm flied out to center; Braun struck out; Borgmann struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 3. RANGERS 5TH: Randle struck out; Howell lined to left; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 3. TWINS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Bostock flied out to center; Carew homered; Ford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove singled to left; Spencer walked [Hargrove to second]; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to third, Spencer to second]; Cubbage was walked intentionally; Sundberg struck out; Tovar forced Spencer (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. TWINS 6TH: Briggs reached on an error by Spencer; Oliva flied out to left; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Braun flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. RANGERS 7TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Howell flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: Borgmann struck out; Terrell popped to shortstop; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first); Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: Carew reached on an error by Jenkins; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Carew to second]; Briggs grounded out (third to first) [Carew to third]; Oliva was walked intentionally; GOMEZ RAN FOR OLIVA; Soderholm singled to center [Carew scored (unearned), Gomez to second]; Braun lined to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5. RANGERS 9TH: GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Cubbage singled; GRIEVE BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Grieve flied out to right; Tovar reached on an error by Terrell [Cubbage to second]; Randle grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cubbage to third, Tovar to second]; Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 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