Piling up 19 hits, the Indians walloped the Twins, 14-5, with an attack that started in the first inning when George Hendrick homered with two men on base. The Indians exploded for eight more runs in the second. Buddy Bell batted in two tallies with a single and accounted for two more RBIs with another single in the third. Although the scoring was one-sided, the Twins collected 16 hits, including two homers and two singles by Eric Soderholm. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 14, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    17, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      3  8  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -  14 19  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   5 16  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             6   2   2   1     0   0   .294      Terrell ss,2b         5   0   2   0     0   1   .300
Manning cf            0   3   0   0     2   0   .294      Ford cf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .260
  Lowenstein cf       3   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .366
Hendrick rf           4   2   2   3     0   1   .270        Gomez ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Gamble rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Soderholm 3b          4   3   4   3     1   0   .291
Powell 1b             4   2   2   1     1   2   .308      Oliva dh              4   1   3   0     1   0   .291
  Cerone c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brye pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Carty dh              6   1   3   2     0   1   .303      Kusick 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Spikes lf             4   1   1   0     2   1   .211      Braun lf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .304
Bell 3b               3   1   2   4     2   0   .249      Bostock rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Ashby c,1b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .164      Roof c                4   0   2   1     0   1   .310
Duffy ss              2   1   2   1     0   0   .223      Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crosby ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .245        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wiley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43  14  19  13     7   6             Totals               41   5  16   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  7,914
Left on Base: Indians 10, Twins 11
DP: Indians 2, Twins 3
Doubles: Duffy (16), Oliva (10), Ford (14)
Home Runs: Hendrick (18), Soderholm 2 (11)
GIDP: Kuiper 2 (7), Ashby (8), Ford 2 (8)
Hit by Pitch: Manning (1,by Wiley)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(8-7)         9    16   5   5   2   3   2  43   4.77
Totals                  9    16   5   5   2   3   2  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler L(1-4)           1     4   6   6   2   1   1   9   7.71
Johnson                 0.1   3   4   4   1   0   0   5   4.97
Wiley                   2.2   7   3   3   1   2   0  15   6.05
Decker                  3     4   1   1   3   3   0  15   8.49
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.32
Totals                  9    19  14  14   7   6   1  51

Passed Balls: Roof (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wiley (1)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper singled; Manning walked [Kuiper to second];
Hendrick homered [Kuiper scored, Manning scored]; Powell struck
out; Carty flied out to right; Spikes grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled to left; Ford flied out to center;
Carew forced Terrell (second to shortstop); Soderholm singled to
center [Carew to second]; Oliva grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Bell walked; Ashby singled to left [Bell to
second]; Duffy doubled to left [Bell scored, Ashby to third];
JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Kuiper singled [Ashby
scored, Duffy to third]; Manning walked [Kuiper to second]; Roof
allowed a passed ball [Duffy scored, Kuiper to third, Manning to
second]; Hendrick flied out to left; Powell singled to left
[Kuiper scored, Manning to third]; Carty singled to left
[Manning scored, Powell to second]; WILEY REPLACED JOHNSON
(PITCHING); Spikes singled to center [Powell to third, Carty to
second]; Bell singled to center [Powell scored, Carty scored,
Spikes to third]; Ashby singled to left [Spikes scored, Bell to
second]; Duffy singled [Bell to third, Ashby to second]; Kuiper
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Duffy out at
second]; 8 R, 9 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 11, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); Braun
singled; Bostock grounded out (second to first) [Braun to
second]; Roof struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 11,
Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Manning was hit by a pitch; Hendrick struck out;
Powell singled to center [Manning to third]; Carty was called
out on strikes; Spikes walked [Powell to second]; Bell singled
to center [Manning scored, Powell scored, Spikes to third];
Ashby flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 13,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: LOWENSTEIN REPLACED MANNING (PLAYING CF); CROSBY
REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING SS); Terrell struck out; Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 13, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Crosby singled to center; Kuiper grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Crosby out at
second]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 13, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm homered; Oliva doubled; Kusick flied out to
center; Braun popped to third in foul territory; Bostock singled
to center [Oliva to third]; Roof grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 13, Twins 1.

INDIANS 5TH: DECKER REPLACED WILEY (PITCHING); Hendrick singled
to left; Powell walked [Hendrick to second]; Carty singled to
center [Hendrick scored, Powell to second]; Spikes struck out;
Bell walked [Powell to third, Carty to second]; Ashby grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: GAMBLE REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING RF); Terrell
singled to left; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Terrell out at second]; Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Crosby struck out; Kuiper popped to third;
Lowenstein singled to center; Gamble singled to right
[Lowenstein to third]; Powell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 14, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm homered; Oliva singled to right; Kusick was
called out on strikes; Braun singled to right [Oliva to second];
Bostock lined to center; Roof singled to center [Oliva scored,
Braun to second]; Terrell flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Spikes walked;
Bell forced Spikes (third to second); Ashby flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: CERONE REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING C ); ASHBY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Ford doubled to left; Debut game for
Rick Cerone; Carew grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
singled to left [Ford scored]; Oliva singled to right [Soderholm
to second]; Kusick flied out to right; Braun singled to center
[Soderholm scored, Oliva to second]; Bostock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 5.

INDIANS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING); GOMEZ REPLACED
CAREW (PLAYING SS); TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Crosby grounded out (first to pitcher); Kuiper lined to pitcher;
Lowenstein lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 14,
Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Roof singled to center; Terrell lined to left; Ford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Roof
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 5.

INDIANS 9TH: Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); Cerone
lined to shortstop; Carty singled to right; Spikes forced Carty
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 14, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Gomez lined to right; Soderholm walked; Oliva walked
[Soderholm to second]; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Kusick grounded out
(third to first) [Soderholm to third, Brye to second]; Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
14, Twins 5.