Rod Carew singled in two runs in a four-run second inning and Steve Braun doubled in two in a three-run fifth to send the Twins past the Indians, 8-4. Oscar Gamble hit a three-run homer and Boog Powell added a solo blast for the Indians' runs. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 4

Game Played on Friday, August 15, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Indians 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 1 Twins 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 8 11 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Bostock rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Manning cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Ford cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .256 Hendrick rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .270 Carew 2b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .368 Powell 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .306 Briggs 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .263 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Oliva dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 Gamble lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .256 Terrell 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .295 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 Braun lf 1 2 1 2 3 0 .298 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .149 Roof c 2 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Duffy ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Gomez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .153 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beene p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bibby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 7 4 0 5 Totals 33 8 11 7 3 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 11,277 Left on Base: Indians 4, Twins 6 DP: Indians 0, Twins 0 Errors: Duffy Doubles: Bell (12), Carew (19), Ford (12), Braun (16) Home Runs: Gamble (9), Powell (19) Stolen Bases: Manning (13), Kuiper (9), Terrell (4) Caught Stealing: Carew (8), Gomez (2) Sacrifice Hits: Roof (2) Hit by Pitch: Duffy (2,by Blyleven), Roof (1,by Beene) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley L(9-4) 2.1 7 5 5 2 2 0 16 2.66 Beene 3.2 3 3 2 0 1 0 14 6.80 Bibby 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.41 Totals 8 11 8 7 3 4 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven W(12-6) 9 7 4 4 0 5 2 35 3.01 Totals 9 7 4 4 0 5 2 35 Hit by Pitch: Beene (3), Blyleven (4) Wild Pitches: Beene (6), Blyleven (6) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to center; Manning singled to left; Manning stole second; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Manning to third]; Hendrick flied out to center; Powell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to right; Ford struck out; Carew doubled to right; Briggs singled to center [Carew scored]; Oliva grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. INDIANS 2ND: Carty popped to first; Gamble grounded out (second to first); Bell doubled to left; Ashby lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Terrell singled; Terrell stole second; Braun walked; Roof singled to left [Terrell scored, Braun to second]; Gomez struck out; Bostock flied out to left; Ford doubled [Braun scored, Roof to third]; Carew singled to left [Roof scored, Ford scored, Carew to second (on throw to home)]; Briggs popped to third in foul territory; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 5. INDIANS 3RD: Duffy popped to second; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Manning grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 5. TWINS 3RD: Oliva singled to center; Terrell lined to right; Braun walked [Oliva to second]; BEENE REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Roof out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliva to third, Braun to second]; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 5. INDIANS 4TH: Hendrick singled; Powell singled to left [Hendrick to second]; Carty popped to second; Gamble homered [Hendrick scored, Powell scored]; Bell struck out; Ashby struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Ford lined to left; Carew struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. INDIANS 5TH: Duffy was hit by a pitch; Kuiper singled to right [Duffy to third]; Kuiper stole second; Manning struck out; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Powell lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 5. TWINS 5TH: Briggs grounded out (second to first); Oliva singled; Terrell singled [Oliva to second]; Braun doubled to left [Oliva scored, Terrell scored]; Roof was hit by a pitch; Gomez forced Roof (pitcher to shortstop) [Braun scored (error by Duffy) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 8. INDIANS 6TH: Carty flied out to left; Gamble popped to catcher in foul territory; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 8. TWINS 6TH: Bostock grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 8. INDIANS 7TH: Ashby flied out to left; Duffy grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 8. TWINS 7TH: BIBBY REPLACED BEENE (PITCHING); Briggs singled to center; Oliva flied out to center; Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Briggs to second]; Braun was walked intentionally; Roof forced Braun (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 8. INDIANS 8TH: Manning flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Powell homered; Carty struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 8. TWINS 8TH: Gomez grounded out (third to first); Bostock was called out on strikes; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 8. INDIANS 9TH: Gamble popped to third in foul territory; Bell struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 8.

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