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.

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