The Tigers smashed five homers, including Aurelio Rodriguez' second of the game in the 12th inning, to edge the Twins, 6-5. All Detroit runs were the result of homers. John Wockenfuss homered in the sixth, Willie Horton hit a two-run shot in the seventh and Rodriguez also homered in the seventh. Tom Veryzer crashed one in the eighth and Rodriguez jolted Tom Burgmeier with the coup de grace in the 12th.

The Detroit home-run barrage wiped out a 5-1 lead the Twins built up in the first six innings. Dave Lemanczyk, working 7 2/3 innings in relief of Lerrin LaGrow, recorded his first victory of the season. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    23, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    3  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 11  2
Twins        1  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 13  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            6   0   1   0     0   2   .265      Bostock cf            5   2   2   1     0   0   .269
Knox 2b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .273      Terrell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .309
Meyer 1b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Carew 2b              4   0   2   2     1   0   .371
Horton dh             5   1   1   2     0   1   .272      Briggs rf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .267
Oglivie lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Baldwin rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Brye pr,dh          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Roberts ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        Ford ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Rodriguez 3b          4   2   2   2     1   0   .254      Kusick 1b             5   0   0   0     1   0   .208
Wockenfuss c          5   1   1   1     0   1   .229      Braun lf              4   2   2   0     2   0   .300
Veryzer ss            4   1   3   1     1   0   .234      McKay 3b              6   0   1   0     0   1   .222
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roof c                4   1   1   1     1   1   .284
  Lemanczyk p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42   6  11   6     3   7             Totals               43   5  13   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance:  9,052
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Twins 13
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 3
Errors: Veryzer, LaGrow
Doubles: Meyer (13)
Home Runs: Wockenfuss (4), Horton (21), Rodriguez 2 (12), Veryzer (4)
Stolen Bases: Carew (29)
Caught Stealing: Meyer (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Baldwin (1), Terrell (7), Briggs (1), Roof (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (9), Bostock (2)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (5), Knox (3), McKay (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  4.1   8   4   4   1   1   0  21   4.36
Lemanczyk W(1-4)        7.2   5   1   1   5   2   0  33   4.64
Totals                 12    13   5   5   6   3   0  54

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                6.2   7   4   4   0   5   3  25   3.04
Campbell                1.1   2   1   1   1   0   1   7   4.18
Burgmeier L(5-7)        4     2   1   1   2   2   1  14   3.05
Totals                 12    11   6   6   3   7   5  46

Wild Pitches: LaGrow (5), Lemanczyk (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Knox
singled to center; Meyer forced Knox (first to shortstop); Meyer
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled to right; Terrell out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Bostock to second]; LaGrow threw a
wild pitch [Bostock to third]; Carew out on a sacrifice fly to
left in foul territory [Bostock scored]; Briggs singled to
center; Oliva singled [Briggs to second]; Kusick forced Oliva
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie
grounded out (first to pitcher); Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun walked; McKay grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Braun out at second]; Roof grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss
was called out on strikes; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Terrell
grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore singled to left; Knox lined into a double
play (third to first) [LeFlore out at first]; Meyer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Briggs struck out; Oliva grounded out (second to
first); Kusick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton struck out; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to
first); Baldwin grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to right; Braun was picked off first
but was safe on an error by LaGrow [Braun to third]; McKay
popped to second; Roof singled [Braun scored]; Bostock singled
to center [Roof to second]; Terrell singled to left [Roof to
third, Bostock to second]; Carew singled to left [Roof scored,
Bostock to third, Terrell to second]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED LAGROW
(PITCHING); Briggs forced Terrell (pitcher to third) [Bostock
scored, Carew to second]; Oliva flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Wockenfuss homered;
Veryzer singled to right; LeFlore struck out; Knox was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick popped to first in foul territory; Braun
singled; McKay singled to left [Braun to second]; Lemanczyk
threw a wild pitch [Braun to third, McKay to second]; Roof
walked; Bostock lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Braun
scored]; Terrell singled to right [McKay out at home (right to
catcher), Roof to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Meyer doubled; Horton homered [Meyer scored];
Oglivie flied out to right; Baldwin flied to left in foul
territory; Rodriguez homered; CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN
(PITCHING); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Briggs
grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Oliva flied out
to center; Kusick walked; Braun walked [Kusick to second]; McKay
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Twins 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer homered; LeFlore flied out to center; Knox
walked; Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first) [Knox to second];
Horton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Roof grounded out (second to first); Bostock grounded
out (second to first); Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Oglivie singled to center; BURGMEIER REPLACED
CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Baldwin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Oglivie to second]; Rodriguez walked; Wockenfuss
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Carew walked; Briggs out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Carew to second]; Oliva was walked intentionally;
BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Kusick lined to right; Braun forced Brye
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 10TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Veryzer walked;
LeFlore struck out; Knox grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: McKay reached on an error by Veryzer; Roof out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McKay to second]; Bostock
grounded out (shortstop to first) [McKay to third]; Terrell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 11TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Horton flied
out to center; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Twins 5.

TWINS 11TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Briggs singled
to right; FORD BATTED FOR BRYE; Ford forced Briggs (shortstop to
second); Kusick forced Ford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 12TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROBERTS BATTED
FOR BALDWIN; Roberts grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
homered; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
singled to right; LeFlore forced Veryzer (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 5.

TWINS 12TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Braun lined to
right; McKay grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Roof
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 5.