Jim Hughes pitched a six-hitter as the Twins coasted past the Indians, 9-1. Phil Roof had a home run, double, single and two RBIs. Dan Ford added a double, two singles and two RBIs to lead a 20-hit attack, tying the club record. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    16, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Twins        2  4  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   9 20  1


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            4   2   2   0     1   0   .267
Manning cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Ford cf               5   2   3   2     0   2   .261
Hendrick rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .268      Carew 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .369
Powell 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .305      Briggs 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .265
Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .298      Oliva dh              3   0   2   2     1   1   .286
Gamble lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .284
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Braun lf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .300
Ashby c               2   0   1   0     2   1   .154      Terrell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Roof c                4   2   3   2     0   0   .296
Raich p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brown p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               39   9  20   8     3   4

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 11,761
Left on Base: Indians 10, Twins 11
DP: Indians 2, Twins 0
Errors: Kuiper, Soderholm
Doubles: Powell (12), Ford (13), Terrell (11), Roof (2), Carew (20)
Home Runs: Roof (4)
Stolen Bases: Ashby (3)
Caught Stealing: Manning (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliva (5)
GIDP: Roof (1)
Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (4,by Hughes)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Raich L(6-8)            1.1   8   6   6   1   1   0  13   5.36
Brown                   6.2  12   3   3   2   3   1  31   4.72
Totals                  8    20   9   9   3   4   1  44

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes W(11-10)         9     6   1   1   4   5   0  38   4.05
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (9)
Balks: Raich (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; Manning singled [Kuiper
to third]; Manning was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Hendrick reached on a fielder's
choice [Kuiper out at second (shortstop to catcher)]; Powell
doubled [Hendrick scored]; Carty walked; Gamble popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock walked; Ford singled [Bostock to second];
Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bostock to
third, Ford to second]; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted)
[Bostock scored, Ford to third]; Oliva singled to left [Ford
scored]; Soderholm singled to center [Oliva to second]; Braun
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell flied out to center; Ashby singled to center;
Ashby stole second; Duffy singled [Ashby to third]; Kuiper
grounded out (first unassisted) [Duffy to second]; Manning
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Terrell popped to second; Roof singled to right;
Bostock singled to second [Roof to third (error by Kuiper),
Bostock to second]; Ford doubled to left [Roof scored, Bostock
scored]; Carew singled [Ford to third]; Raich balked [Ford
scored, Carew to second]; Briggs singled to center [Carew
scored, Briggs to second (on throw to home)]; BROWN REPLACED
RAICH (PITCHING); Oliva was walked intentionally; Soderholm
singled to left [Briggs out at home (left to third to shortstop
to catcher), Oliva to second]; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick struck out; Powell struck out; Carty
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell singled to center; Roof grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Terrell out at
second]; Bostock singled to center; Ford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Ashby walked; Duffy forced Ashby (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Briggs grounded
out (second to first); Oliva singled to right; Soderholm walked
[Oliva to second]; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

INDIANS 5TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); Manning
flied out to center; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell doubled to left; Roof homered [Terrell
scored]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); Ford singled to
center; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Ford to second];
Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Powell flied out to left; Carty flied out to left;
Gamble flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva struck out; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); Braun singled to center; Terrell forced Braun
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell reached on an error by Soderholm; Ashby walked
[Bell to second]; Duffy flied out to left; Kuiper forced Ashby
(first to shortstop) [Bell to third]; Manning grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Roof doubled to right; Bostock lined into a double
play (second to shortstop) [Roof out at second]; Ford struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick walked; Powell popped to second; Carty
flied out to left; Gamble singled to left [Hendrick to second];
Bell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1,
Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Carew doubled to left; Briggs singled [Carew to
third]; Oliva lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Carew
scored]; Soderholm flied to right in foul territory; Braun
singled to right [Briggs to second]; Terrell forced Braun
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 9.

INDIANS 9TH: Ashby struck out; Duffy popped to first; Kuiper
singled to center; Manning grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, Twins 9.