After giving up seven hits in the first five innings, Jim Hughes did not yield another safety the rest of the way and pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. The Twins broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning and beat Mickey Lolich with two runs on a triple by Dave McKay and singles by Glenn Borgmann, Jerry Terrell and Craig Kusick. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 24, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Twins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Terrell 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .311 Sutherland 2b 2 0 2 1 1 0 .252 Bostock cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Kusick 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .218 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Oliva dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Brye pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Thompson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Briggs rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Baldwin rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 McKay 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .215 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 3 Totals 36 3 10 3 0 6 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,570 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Twins 9 DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1 Errors: Oglivie, Veryzer 2, Thompson Doubles: Borgmann (14) Triples: McKay (1) Stolen Bases: Meyer (6), Oglivie (7) Sacrifice Flies: Sutherland (4) GIDP: Freehan (9) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(11-14) 8 10 3 3 0 6 0 36 3.47 Totals 8 10 3 3 0 6 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hughes W(12-11) 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 35 3.86 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Hughes 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland singled to center [LeFlore to third]; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Horton was walked intentionally; Freehan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock lined to right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Oglivie flied out to center; Baldwin grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to left; Thompson flied out to right; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled to right; Meyer forced Sutherland (first to shortstop); Meyer stole second; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: McKay singled to left; Braun forced McKay (pitcher to shortstop); Borgmann doubled to left [Braun to third]; Terrell singled to center [Braun scored, Borgmann to third]; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [Borgmann out at home (first to catcher), Terrell to second]; Kusick popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to left; Oglivie stole second; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Oglivie to third]; Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled; LeFlore singled [Veryzer to third, LeFlore out at second (center to second)]; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to right [Veryzer scored]; Meyer singled to right; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: McKay tripled; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann singled to left [McKay scored]; Terrell singled to center [Borgmann to second]; Bostock flied out to left; Kusick singled to left [Borgmann scored, Terrell to third (error by Oglivie), Kusick to second]; Oliva struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Thompson singled; Briggs forced Thompson (third to shortstop); McKay lined to second; Braun singled to center [Briggs to third]; Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 7TH: Baldwin grounded out (catcher unassisted); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Terrell struck out (catcher to first); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Kusick singled to right; Oliva reached on an error by Veryzer [Kusick to second]; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Thompson reached on an error by Veryzer [Kusick to third, Brye to second]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sutherland walked; Meyer forced Sutherland (first to shortstop) [Meyer to second (error by Thompson)]; Horton flied out to left; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: McKay popped to second; Braun flied out to right; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez popped to first; Oglivie struck out; Baldwin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

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