With a triple by Bucky Dent as the key blow, the White Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Twins, 3-2. Dent hit his triple after singles by Bill Melton and Nyls Nyman. Dent then scored what proved to be the winning blow on an infield out by Jerry Hairston.

The Twins, who had scored their initial run in the fourth, forced the exit of Wilbur Wood when Dan Ford doubled and Craig Kusick singled in the eighth, but Rich Gossage relieved and racked up his 23rd save of the season. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Friday, September 5, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 White Sox 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bostock rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .278 Hairston lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .281 Terrell ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .305 Coluccio lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Carew 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .369 Squires 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Ford cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .270 Orta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303 Oliva dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 D. Johnson dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .237 Kusick 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .220 Henderson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Melton 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .225 McKay 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 .244 Nyman rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .213 Roof c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Dent ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 .275 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Downing c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gossage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 4 Totals 29 3 8 3 2 2 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 4,400 Left on Base: Twins 9, White Sox 4 DP: Twins 2, White Sox 0 Errors: Roof, Hairston Doubles: Braun (17), Ford (18), Nyman (4) Triples: Dent (4) Stolen Bases: Orta (16), Squires (1) Caught Stealing: Orta (8) GIDP: Squires (2), Melton (12) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(13-11) 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 31 3.62 Totals 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 31 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(14-18) 7.2 8 2 2 2 2 0 33 4.10 Gossage SV(23) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1.83 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 4 0 38 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean TWINS 1ST: Bostock singled; Terrell grounded out (third to first) [Bostock to second]; Carew flied out to center; Ford walked; Oliva lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston singled to left; Squires grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hairston out at second]; Orta singled; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Kusick popped to second; Braun flied out to center; McKay struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson singled to center; Henderson flied out to center; Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock walked; On a bunt Terrell singled [Bostock to second]; Carew lined to right; Ford forced Bostock (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman popped to second; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 4TH: Oliva flied out to left; Kusick was called out on strikes; Braun doubled; McKay singled to left [Braun scored, McKay to second (error by Hairston)]; Roof grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston struck out; Squires grounded out (first unassisted); Orta singled to left; Orta stole second [Orta to third (error by Roof)]; D. Johnson walked; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. TWINS 5TH: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Terrell singled to left; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Terrell to second]; Ford singled [Terrell to third]; Oliva flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton singled to left; Nyman doubled to right [Melton to third]; Dent tripled to right [Melton scored, Nyman scored]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston grounded out (second to first) [Dent scored]; Squires lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. TWINS 6TH: Kusick popped to second; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta lined to left; D. Johnson singled to left; Henderson flied out to left; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. TWINS 7TH: Roof grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nyman grounded out (second to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3. TWINS 8TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING LF); Carew lined to left; Ford doubled to left; Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Kusick singled to left [Ford scored]; GOSSAGE REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Braun flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Coluccio grounded out (pitcher to first); Squires walked; Squires stole second; Orta lined to left; D. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3. TWINS 9TH: McKay was called out on strikes; BRIGGS BATTED FOR ROOF; Briggs popped to first; Bostock walked; Terrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

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