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Three homers, including Phil Roof's first of the season, featured the Twins' 7-2 victory over the Royals. Eric Soderholm homered in the second inning. Tony Oliva connected in the fourth and, after Steve Braun doubled and Johnny Briggs walked, Roof also hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 2Game Played on Thursday, July 31, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRoyals 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 1 Twins 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 x - 7 11 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Bostock cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Pinson rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Terrell rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Otis cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .248 Carew 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .375 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 Oliva dh 4 1 2 2 0 1 .287 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .282 Brett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Wohlford lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Briggs 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .276 Stinson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Thompson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Healy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 White 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .229 Roof c 4 2 2 3 0 0 .214 Fitzmorris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 2 9 2 2 2 Totals 36 7 11 7 1 4 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 11,410 Left on Base: Royals 9, Twins 6 DP: Royals 0, Twins 0 Errors: Brett, Briggs Doubles: Otis (16), Brett (20), Pinson (12), McRae (30), Braun (10), Oliva (7) Home Runs: Soderholm (5), Oliva (12), Roof (1) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Fitzmorris L(10-9) 4.1 8 6 6 1 0 3 22 4.04 McDaniel 3.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 15 4.22 Totals 8 11 7 7 1 4 3 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hughes W(9-9) 6.2 9 2 2 2 1 0 31 4.17 Campbell 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.98 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 2 0 38 Wild Pitches: McDaniel (6) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Art Frantz ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to center; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Otis doubled to left; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Terrell lined to right; On a bunt Carew singled; Oliva grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. ROYALS 2ND: McRae grounded out (third to first); Brett flied out to center; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Braun flied to left in foul territory; Soderholm homered; Briggs flied out to right; Thompson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 3RD: Stinson reached on an error by Briggs; On a bunt White singled [Stinson to second]; Patek flied out to right; Pinson flied out to right; Otis walked [Stinson to third, White to second]; Mayberry lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to left; Carew forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. ROYALS 4TH: McRae was called out on strikes; Brett doubled; Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Oliva homered; Braun doubled to left; Soderholm lined to pitcher; Briggs was walked intentionally; Thompson flied out to center; Roof homered [Braun scored, Briggs scored]; Bostock flied to left in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5. ROYALS 5TH: White popped to third in foul territory; Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson doubled to left; Otis walked; Mayberry singled to right [Pinson scored, Otis to third, Mayberry out at second (right to catcher to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Terrell popped to second; On a bunt Carew singled; Oliva doubled to left [Carew scored]; MCDANIEL REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PITCHING); Braun struck out; Soderholm reached on an error by Brett [Oliva to third]; Briggs grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6. ROYALS 6TH: McRae doubled to left; Brett popped to third in foul territory; Wohlford popped to first; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Roof singled; McDaniel threw a wild pitch [Roof to second]; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Roof to third]; Terrell singled to left [Roof scored]; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 7. ROYALS 7TH: White singled to left; Patek singled to left [White to second]; Pinson lined to first; Otis lined to left; Mayberry singled [White scored, Patek to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); McRae forced Mayberry (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7. TWINS 7TH: Oliva struck out; Braun struck out; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7. ROYALS 8TH: Brett flied out to center; Wohlford was called out on strikes; Stinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: HEALY REPLACED STINSON (PLAYING C ); Briggs popped to first in foul territory; Thompson singled; Roof grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thompson to second]; Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7. ROYALS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); White grounded out (second to first); Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 7. |
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