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.

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