Lyman Bostock singled with the bases loaded in the ninth to make 9-8 winners of the Twins, who stopped new Royal manager Whitey Herzog's victory streak at four games. Bostock's fourth hit of the night followed a double by Eric Soderholm, a walk and infield hit by Luis Gomez.

The Royals had tied the score in the eighth on John Mayberry's RBI double, after blowing a 5-1 third-inning lead. Cookie Rojas hit a first-inning solo homer for the losers, who added four runs in the top of the third before Rod Carew homered with a man aboard in the bottom of the frame. The Twins led for the first time in the sixth after a homer by Johnny Briggs and RBI single by Jerry Terrell. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 8
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       1  0  4    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   8 13  0
Twins        1  0  2    0  2  2    1  0  1  -   9 17  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              5   0   2   1     0   1   .231      Bostock cf            6   3   4   1     0   0   .270
Rojas 2b              3   2   1   1     2   0   .281      Terrell rf            5   0   4   2     0   0   .285
Otis cf               4   2   2   0     1   0   .249      Carew 2b              4   2   1   3     1   0   .376
Mayberry 1b           4   1   3   3     1   0   .270      Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     1   0   .277
McRae lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .306        Brye pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Brett 3b              2   1   0   0     0   0   .288      Braun lf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .282
  White 3b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Soderholm 3b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .267
Killebrew dh          4   0   2   1     1   0   .213      Briggs 1b             2   2   2   1     3   0   .277
  Wohlford pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Thompson ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .276
Pinson rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .224        Gomez ss            1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Stinson c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .278      Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Cowens ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pattin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bird p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  13   8     6   4             Totals               39   9  17   9     5   2

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance:  6,829
Left on Base: Royals 10, Twins 12
DP: Royals 1, Twins 2
Errors: Carew
Doubles: Otis (14), Mayberry 2 (21), Stinson (6), Bostock 2 (9), Soderholm (15)
Triples: Thompson (1)
Home Runs: Rojas (2), Carew (12), Briggs (9)
Caught Stealing: Oliva (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Borgmann (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Pinson (3), Braun (2)
GIDP: Brett (7)
Hit by Pitch: Brett (2,by Corbin)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pattin                  4.1   9   5   5   1   2   1  22   3.58
McDaniel                1.1   3   2   2   1   0   1   8   4.34
Mingori                 2.1   2   1   1   2   0   0  11   2.45
Bird L(6-4)             0.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.49
Totals                  8.1  17   9   9   5   2   2  46

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  3     8   6   6   3   3   1  20   5.14
Johnson                 4.1   2   1   1   2   0   0  17   4.50
Campbell                0.2   3   1   1   1   1   0   6   4.15
Burgmeier W(5-6)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.02
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   4   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Corbin (2)
Wild Pitches: McDaniel (5)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek was called out on strikes; Rojas homered; Otis
singled to right; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Otis
to second]; McRae walked; Brett flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled; On a bunt Terrell singled [Bostock
to third]; Carew forced Terrell (second to shortstop) [Bostock
scored]; Oliva singled to center [Carew to third]; Braun struck
out while Oliva was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Pinson struck out; Stinson was
called out on strikes; Patek singled to left [Killebrew to
second]; Rojas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to right; Briggs singled to left;
Thompson flied out to left; Borgmann grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Otis doubled; Mayberry singled to right [Otis
scored]; McRae singled [Mayberry to second]; Brett was hit by a
pitch [Mayberry to third, McRae to second]; Killebrew singled
[Mayberry scored, McRae to third, Brett to second]; Pinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [McRae scored]; Stinson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Brett to third, Killebrew to second]; Patek
singled [Brett scored, Killebrew out at home (second to
catcher)]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock singled to right; Terrell lined to right;
Carew homered [Bostock scored]; Oliva flied out to left; Braun
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Rojas walked; JOHNSON REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING);
Otis flied out to center; Mayberry doubled to right [Rojas to
third]; McRae reached on an error by Carew [Rojas scored,
Mayberry to third]; Brett grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [McRae out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Royals 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Briggs walked;
Thompson lined to right; Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (first unassisted); Pinson
flied out to center; Stinson popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: WHITE REPLACED BRETT (PLAYING 3B); Bostock doubled to
right; Terrell singled [Bostock scored]; Carew forced Terrell
(first to shortstop); Oliva singled to left [Carew to third];
MCDANIEL REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Braun lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored]; Soderholm grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Rojas
walked; Otis grounded out (third to first) [Rojas to second];
Mayberry was walked intentionally; McRae flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Briggs homered; Thompson singled to right; Borgmann
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Thompson to second];
Bostock flied out to left; Terrell singled to left [Thompson
scored, Terrell to second (on throw to home)]; Carew was walked
intentionally; McDaniel threw a wild pitch [Terrell to third,
Carew to second]; MINGORI REPLACED MCDANIEL (PITCHING); Oliva
flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 7.

ROYALS 7TH: White flied out to right; Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); Pinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
grounded out (third to first); Briggs walked; Thompson tripled
to left [Briggs scored]; Borgmann popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Twins 8.

ROYALS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); Stinson
doubled to left; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); CAMPBELL
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rojas popped to shortstop; Otis
walked; Mayberry doubled [Stinson scored, Otis scored]; McRae
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock lined to second; Terrell singled; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted) [Terrell to second]; Oliva was
walked intentionally; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Braun popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 8, Twins 8.

ROYALS 9TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); White singled;
Killebrew singled to left [White to second]; BURGMEIER REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); WOHLFORD RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Pinson forced
White (pitcher to third) [Wohlford to second]; COWENS BATTED FOR
STINSON; Cowens lined into a double play (left to second)
[Wohlford out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 8, Twins
8.

TWINS 9TH: WOHLFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MARTINEZ
REPLACED COWENS (PLAYING C ); BIRD REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING);
Soderholm doubled to right; Briggs was walked intentionally;
Gomez singled [Soderholm to third, Briggs to second]; Borgmann
popped to first in foul territory; Bostock singled to left
[Soderholm scored, Briggs to third, Gomez to second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 8, Twins 9.