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.