After Bert Blyleven pitched the Twins to a 4-1 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, Bill Butler showed a reversal of form and also beat the White Sox in the nightcap, 8-3. Blyleven allowed five hits and the only run off his deliveries was unearned. Butler had an 0-3 record and earned run average of 7.13 before twirling the route with a seven-hitter. Tony Oliva homered and Rod Carew, Eric Soderholm and Jerry Terrell batted in two runs apiece in the Twins' support of their lefthander. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, August    2, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   4 11  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Ford cf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .255
Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .298      Terrell 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .276
May 1b                4   0   1   0     1   1   .280      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .373
D. Johnson dh         3   0   2   0     1   1   .242      Oliva dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .284
  Hairston pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   2   .269
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .266      Braun lf              3   1   2   0     0   1   .288
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
  Richard pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Briggs ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .276
Nyman lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .209        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Bostock rf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
Downing c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Roof c                3   1   1   1     1   0   .242
Osteen p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   5   0     5   7             Totals               32   4  11   4     4   6

Time of Game: 2:44
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Twins 9
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 0
Errors: Terrell, Carew
Doubles: May (15), Braun (12)
Stolen Bases: Richard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (14), Braun (2)
GIDP: Oliva (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(6-9)           4.1   7   2   2   1   0   0  20   4.40
Gossage                 3.2   4   2   2   3   6   0  17   2.03
Totals                  8    11   4   4   4   6   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(10-5)        9     5   1   0   5   7   0  39   3.05
Totals                  9     5   1   0   5   7   0  39

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Orta flied
out to center; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Ford singled to left; Terrell flied out to center;
Carew singled to right [Ford to third]; Oliva grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson was called out on strikes; Henderson
lined to shortstop; Melton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

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

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman grounded out (second to first); Dent
grounded out (third to first); Downing grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof flied out to center; Ford popped to first in
foul territory; Terrell grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (first to pitcher); Orta was
called out on strikes; May walked; D. Johnson walked [May to
second]; Henderson walked [May to third, D. Johnson to second];
Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew lined to left; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); Soderholm singled to left; Braun singled to left
[Soderholm to second]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman singled to right; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Nyman to second]; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kelly reached on an error by Carew [Nyman
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Orta popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Roof walked;
Ford singled [Roof to second]; Terrell singled to right [Roof
scored, Ford to second]; GOSSAGE REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING);
Carew singled to right [Ford scored, Terrell to third]; Oliva
walked [Carew to second]; Soderholm struck out; Braun struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May doubled to right; D. Johnson singled to left
[May to third]; Henderson grounded out (catcher unassisted) [D.
Johnson to second]; Melton walked; Nyman struck out; Dent struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Bostock walked; Bostock
was picked off first (pitcher to first); Roof flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing walked; Kelly flied out to center; Orta
popped to shortstop; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (second to first); Terrell was
called out on strikes; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. Johnson singled to left; HAIRSTON RAN FOR D.
JOHNSON; Henderson flied out to center; Melton forced Hairston
(shortstop to second); RICHARD RAN FOR MELTON; Richard stole
second; Nyman reached on an error by Terrell [Richard to third];
Dent was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RICHARD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Oliva struck out; Soderholm struck out;
Braun doubled to right; BRIGGS BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Briggs was
walked intentionally; Bostock singled [Braun scored, Briggs to
second]; Roof singled to left [Briggs scored, Bostock to third];
Ford was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING SS); Downing flied
to left in foul territory; Kelly lined to first; Orta singled to
left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 4.