Pat Kelly and Ken Henderson knocked in five runs with homers in the third inning to power the White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Twins in the rain-shortened first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The contest was called with one out in the bottom of the sixth after the Twins had counted their lone run on a single by Eric Soderholm and double by Danny Thompson.

In the White Sox' outburst, Brian Downing singled ahead of Kelly's homer. Jorge Orta and Carlos May followed with singles and, after Deron Johnson was retired, Henderson hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Friday, August 1, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  0  5    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   1   2   2     0   0   .283      Ford cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Orta 2b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Terrell 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .276
May 1b                1   1   1   0     2   0   .281      Carew 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .372
D. Johnson dh         3   0   0   0     0   2   .239      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Henderson cf          3   1   2   3     0   1   .268      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .267
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Braun lf              1   0   1   0     2   0   .284
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Thompson ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Nyman lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Bostock rf            2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Downing c             3   1   2   0     0   0   .251      Roof c                2   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               25   5   9   5     2   4             Totals               23   1   7   1     2   2

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 12,239
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Twins 8
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Doubles: Kelly (15), Terrell (8), Braun (11), Roof (1), Thompson (10)
Home Runs: Kelly (7), Henderson (6)
GIDP: D. Johnson (14)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(11-13)           5.1   7   1   1   2   2   0  25   3.81
Totals                  5.1   7   1   1   2   2   0  25

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(8-9)            6     9   5   5   2   4   2  27   4.10
Totals                  6     9   5   5   2   4   2  27

Passed Balls: Roof (3)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to left; Orta grounded out (third
to first); May walked; D. Johnson grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ford lined to right; Terrell doubled to left; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted) [Terrell to third]; Oliva
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson was called out on strikes; Melton
popped to second; Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Braun
walked; Thompson flied out to center; Bostock singled to center
[Braun to third]; Roof struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman lined to right; Downing singled to center;
Kelly homered [Downing scored]; Orta singled; May singled [Orta
to second]; D. Johnson struck out; Henderson homered [Orta
scored, May scored]; Melton grounded out (third to first); 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Ford grounded out (third to first); 1 hour rain
delay; Terrell flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Nyman flied
out to right; Downing singled to right; Roof allowed a passed
ball [Downing to second]; Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to left; Soderholm flied out to right;
Braun doubled [Oliva to third]; Thompson popped to shortstop;
Bostock flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); May walked;
D. Johnson struck out; Henderson singled to center [May to
second]; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Roof doubled; Ford struck out; Terrell flied out to
center; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent grounded out (third to first); Nyman singled
to center; Nyman was out trying to advance to second (first
unassisted); Jerry Terrell caught Nyls Nyman with a variation
of the hidden ball trick; after two throws to 1B by the pitcher,
Terrell faked his throw back to the mound the third time; Nyman
moved off bag too quickly; White Sox Coach Alex Monchak ejected
by 1B umpire Bill Kunkel; Downing grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
singled to center; Braun walked [Soderholm to second]; Thompson
doubled to left [Soderholm scored, Braun to third]; 43 minute
delay and then rain-out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Twins 1.

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