After 14 innings, a 1 a.m. curfew halted play between the Twins and Yankees with the score tied, 6-6. The game was to have been resumed prior to the next day's regularly-scheduled contest, but it was rained out. A new date was to be set later (play resumed on July 19).

Catfish Hunter, who started for the Yankees, was rapped for homers by Steve Braun and Tony Oliva but held a 3-2 lead going into the ninth when the Twins erupted for four runs. Hunter was removed after a leadoff double by Danny Thompson. Dick Tidrow gave up an infield hit by Dan Ford. Sparky Lyle took over and yielded a run-scoring single by Rod Carew, safe bunt by Johnny Briggs and single by Oliva that put the Twins ahead, 4-3. Doc Medich then became the Yankees' fourth pitcher of the inning and was tagged for a two-run single by Larry Hisle before retiring the side.

The Yankees rallied to tie the score in their half. Jim Mason singled to chase Jim Hughes and Rich Coggins homered off Tom Johnson for the first two runs. Rick Dempsey kept the rally going with a single and, after an infield out by Roy White, Thurman Munson singled to drive in the tying tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 8, Minnesota Twins 7
Game Played on Saturday, July      12, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   7 19  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   8 18  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ford cf               8   1   1   0     0   2   .269  	  Coggins cf            7   2   3   2     0   1   .224
Carew 2b              8   2   4   1     0   1   .375  	  Blomberg dh           2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Briggs 1b             7   1   2   0     1   2   .276  	    Dempsey ph,dh       6   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Oliva dh              4   1   2   2     1   0   .290  	  White lf              8   2   3   1     0   1   .300
  Soderholm pr,dh,3b  2   0   1   0     1   0   .258  	  Munson c              5   1   3   1     3   1   .328
Hisle rf              5   0   1   2     0   1   .311  	  Chambliss 1b          6   1   1   1     1   1   .294
  Hughes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000  	  Nettles 3b            7   0   2   1     1   0   .287
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000  	  Piniella rf           8   0   3   2     0   1   .231
  Albury p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000  	  Mason ss              6   1   1   0     1   2   .159
  Campbell p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000  	  Alomar 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Lundstedt ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .167  	    Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000  	    Stanley 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Braun lf              8   1   1   1     0   0   .287  	    Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Terrell 3b,ss         6   0   3   0     1   1   .317  	    Brinkman 2b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Borgmann c            6   0   1   0     1   2   .209  	  Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .179  	    Tidrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .175  	    Lyle p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thompson ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .265  	    Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bostock pr,rf       3   1   1   0     0   0   .195  	    Dobson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            
Totals               64   7  19   7     5  12             Totals               61   8  18   8     7   7

Time of Game: 5:11   Attendance: 13,573
Left on Base: Twins 14, Yankees 15
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 2
Errors: Soderholm
Doubles: Terrell (7), Thompson (6), Piniella (3), Brinkman (4), White (13)
Home Runs: Braun (8), Oliva (10), Coggins (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (19)
Caught Stealing: Coggins (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Coggins (1), Chambliss (3)
GIDP: Terrell (6), Piniella (4), Dempsey (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes                  8     8   4   4   4   4   0  35   4.44
Johnson                 0.2   3   2   2   0   0   1   5   8.31
Albury                  3.2   2   0   0   2   2   0  15   3.68
Campbell                2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.80
Burgmeier L(4-6)        0.2   4   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.08
Totals                 15.2  18   8   8   7   7   1  70

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  8     9   3   3   4   6   2  36   2.85
Tidrow                  0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3.27
Lyle                    0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   3.38
Medich                  2.1   4   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.86
Dobson                  5.1   2   1   1   1   6   0  19   3.43
Martinez W(1-0)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                 16    19   7   7   5  12   2  69

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz (left in the 14th inning), 1B - Merle Anthony (left in the 14th inning), 
2B - George Maloney (left in the 14th inning), 3B - Bill Deegan (left in the 14th inning); 
Art Frantz entered at HP in the 14th inning; Nick Bremigan entered at 1B in the 14th inning; 
Jim McKean entered at 2B in the 14th inning; Jerry Neudecker entered at 3B in the 14th inning


TWINS 1ST: Ford struck out; Carew popped to shortstop; Briggs
walked; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Coggins singled to right; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first) [Coggins to second]; White singled to right
[Coggins scored, White to second (on throw to home)]; Munson
walked; Chambliss singled to right [White scored, Munson to
third]; Nettles reached on a fielder's choice [Munson out at
home (first to catcher), Chambliss to second]; Piniella forced
Nettles (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 2.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle flied out to center; Braun homered; Terrell
walked; Borgmann singled to left [Terrell to second]; Gomez
popped to first; Ford grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Mason flied out to left; Alomar grounded out
(second to first); Coggins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Briggs popped to shortstop; Oliva
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Blomberg grounded out (third to first); White
struck out; Munson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Yankees 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun flied
out to center; Terrell singled to left; Borgmann struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Chambliss struck out; Nettles lined to first;
Piniella doubled to left; Mason grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 5TH: Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Ford
grounded out (third to first); Carew lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Alomar flied out to left; Coggins struck out;
DEMPSEY BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Dempsey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

TWINS 6TH: DEMPSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Briggs singled;
Oliva walked [Briggs to second]; Hisle struck out; Braun lined
into a double play (third to second) [Briggs out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: White grounded out (first unassisted); Munson
singled to left; Chambliss lined to center; Nettles singled
[Munson to second]; Piniella singled to left [Munson scored,
Nettles to second]; Mason walked [Nettles to third, Piniella to
second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Herrmann flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 7TH: STANLEY REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING 2B); Terrell
singled to center; Borgmann walked [Terrell to second]; WALTON
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Walton struck out; Ford popped to shortstop;
Carew singled [Terrell to third, Borgmann to second]; Briggs
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING SS); Coggins
grounded out (second to first); Dempsey grounded out (shortstop
to first); White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Yankees 3.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva homered; Hisle popped to second; Braun lined to
left; Terrell doubled; Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson walked; Chambliss lined to center; Nettles
walked [Munson to second]; Piniella grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 3.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson doubled to left; BOSTOCK RAN FOR THOMPSON;
TIDROW REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Ford singled to third
[Bostock stayed at second]; LYLE REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING);
Carew singled to left [Bostock scored, Ford to second]; On a
bunt Briggs singled to third [Ford to third, Carew to second];
Oliva singled to right [Ford scored, Carew to third, Briggs to
second]; SODERHOLM RAN FOR OLIVA; MEDICH REPLACED LYLE
(PITCHING); Hisle singled to center [Carew scored, Briggs
scored, Soderholm to second]; Braun forced Hisle (first to
shortstop) [Soderholm to third]; Terrell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 9TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HUGHES
REPLACED HISLE (PITCHING); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); BOSTOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Mason singled to
center; JOHNSON REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); JOHNSON BATTED FOR
STANLEY; Johnson popped to second; Coggins homered [Mason
scored]; Dempsey singled; White grounded out (second to first)
[Dempsey to second]; Munson singled to center [Dempsey scored,
Munson to second (on throw to home)]; ALBURY REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 10TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); Bostock singled to left [Bostock
out at second (left to shortstop)]; Ford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 10TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory;
Piniella struck out; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 11TH: Carew singled to right; Briggs popped to first in
foul territory; Soderholm singled [Carew to second]; DOBSON
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Albury struck out; Braun flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 11TH: Brinkman doubled to center; Coggins out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brinkman to third]; Dempsey
reached on a fielder's choice [Brinkman out at home (second to
catcher to third)]; White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 12TH: Terrell was called out on strikes; Borgmann lined to
left; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 12TH: Munson walked; Chambliss out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Munson to second]; Nettles flied out to
right [Munson to third]; Piniella grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 13TH: Ford struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Briggs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 13TH: Mason struck out; Brinkman walked; Coggins singled
[Brinkman to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING);
Dempsey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Coggins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6,
Yankees 6.

TWINS 14TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Campbell struck out;
Braun grounded out (second to first); Game suspended; resumed
7-19 in Minneapolis with new umpires; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 14TH: White doubled to right; Munson flied out to left;
Chambliss was walked intentionally; Nettles flied out to center
[White to third]; Piniella forced Chambliss (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 15TH: Terrell lined to third; Borgmann was called out on
strikes; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 15TH: Mason was called out on strikes; Brinkman reached
on an error by Soderholm; Coggins forced Brinkman (first to
shortstop); Coggins was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Yankees 6.

TWINS 16TH: Ford popped to third; Carew singled to right; Carew
stole second; Briggs struck out; Soderholm was walked
intentionally; LUNDSTEDT BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Lundstedt singled
to center [Carew scored, Soderholm to second]; MARTINEZ REPLACED
DOBSON (PITCHING); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Yankees 6.

YANKEES 16TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED LUNDSTEDT (PITCHING); Dempsey
grounded out (second to first); White singled to right; Munson
singled to left [White to second]; Chambliss forced Munson
(third to second) [White to third]; Nettles singled to left
[White scored, Chambliss to third]; Piniella singled to right
[Chambliss scored, Nettles to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 7, Yankees 8.