Dave McKay homered on his first trip to the plate in the majors and Phil Roof and Dan Ford also walloped home runs for the Twins in an 8-4 victory over the Tigers. McKay's shot ignited a four-run third inning and Roof immediately followed suit. Ford socked his homer in the sixth.

Detroit starter Vern Ruhle departed in the third as Dave Goltz chalked up his 12th win for the Twins despite leaving in the sixth without retiring a batter. Bill Campbell pitched four shutout innings to earn his fourth save. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Friday, August    22, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Twins        1  0  4    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   8  9  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .266      Bostock rf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .267
Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     1   0   .249      Terrell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .307
Meyer 1b              5   0   1   2     0   0   .257      Carew 2b              2   1   1   1     0   0   .370
Horton dh             5   0   2   0     0   3   .273      Briggs 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Freehan c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Oliva dh              2   0   0   1     1   1   .283
Oglivie lf            4   2   1   0     0   1   .275        Brye pr,dh          0   1   0   0     0   0   .270
Baldwin rf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Ford cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .261
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   3   2     0   0   .251      Braun lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .298
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      McKay 3b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Roof c                3   1   1   1     0   1   .286
  Michael ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   4  11   4     1   8             Totals               30   8   9   7     1   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  8,101
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Twins 2
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Meyer, Briggs, McKay
Doubles: Bostock (14), Briggs (8)
Triples: Rodriguez (4)
Home Runs: McKay (1), Roof (5), Ford (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (8), Oliva (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(10-10)          2.1   6   5   5   0   1   2  13   3.91
Walker                  5.2   3   3   1   1   2   1  21   4.51
Totals                  8     9   8   6   1   3   3  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(12-10)          5     9   4   3   1   5   0  26   3.75
Campbell SV(4)          4     2   0   0   0   3   0  15   4.15
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   8   0  41

Balks: Goltz (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Sutherland singled to right
[LeFlore to third, Sutherland to second (on throw to 3b)]; Meyer
grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore scored, Sutherland to
third]; Horton struck out; Freehan popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock doubled; Terrell grounded out (second to
first) [Bostock to third]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bostock scored]; Briggs popped to first in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Oglivie was called out on strikes; Baldwin singled
to center; Rodriguez singled to left [Baldwin to second];
Veryzer popped to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva was called out on strikes; Ford grounded out
(third to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Sutherland popped to second; Meyer flied out to
center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: McKay homered; Debut game for Dave McKay; Roof
homered; Bostock singled to center; Terrell lined to third;
Carew singled to left [Bostock to second]; Briggs doubled to
right [Bostock scored, Carew to third]; WALKER REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Oliva hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored];
Ford struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan was called out on strikes; Oglivie singled;
Baldwin popped to shortstop; Rodriguez tripled to right [Oglivie
scored]; Veryzer flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); McKay grounded
out (third to first); Roof struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 5.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Sutherland walked;
Goltz balked [Sutherland to second]; Meyer singled to center
[Sutherland scored]; Horton struck out; Freehan popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Bostock flied out to center; Terrell grounded out
(second to first); Carew lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Twins 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie reached on an error by Briggs; Baldwin
singled to center [Oglivie to third]; Rodriguez singled to left
[Oglivie scored (unearned), Baldwin to third]; CAMPBELL REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); Veryzer struck out; LeFlore flied out to
right; Sutherland grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Briggs popped to second; Oliva grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ford homered; Braun popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Horton
singled to left; Freehan reached on an error by McKay [Horton to
second]; Oglivie flied out to right [Horton to third]; Baldwin
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: McKay flied out to left; Roof grounded out (second to
first); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez popped to third in foul territory; BROWN
BATTED FOR VERYZER; Brown lined to center; LeFlore struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: MICHAEL REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); On a bunt
Terrell singled; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Terrell to second]; Briggs grounded out (second to
first) [Terrell to third]; Oliva walked; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA;
Ford reached on an error by Meyer [Terrell scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Brye to second]; Braun singled to center [Brye scored
(unearned), Ford out at third (center to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 8.

TIGERS 9TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sutherland popped
to catcher in foul territory; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Horton singled to left; Freehan forced Horton
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 8.