| The Twins were led at bat by Lyman Bostock and Craig Kusick in posting a 5-2 victory over the Royals. Bostock collected a single, double and triple. Kusick homered and singled. [The Sporting News] |
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 25, 1975 (Night game) at Royals Stadium
Twins 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 11 0 Royals 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Terrell 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .287 White 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .241 Brye lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 McKay 3b 5 0 0 1 0 0 .272 Wohlford rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .254 Kusick 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .236 Brett 3b 3 0 0 1 1 1 .311 Hisle dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 Mayberry dh 3 0 0 0 1 2 .292 Bostock cf 4 2 3 1 0 1 .284 Otis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Thompson ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .199 Braun ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .303 Healy c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 Quirk lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .172 Roof c 3 0 2 1 1 1 .288 Scott ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .083 Poepping rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .152 Pinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .223 Butler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Throop p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McDaniel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 11 5 3 6 Totals 32 2 7 2 4 6 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 7,309 Left on Base: Twins 7, Royals 8 DP: Twins 0, Royals 2 Doubles: Bostock (20), Terrell (16) Triples: Bostock (4) Home Runs: Kusick (6) Stolen Bases: Scott (4), White (10) Caught Stealing: Brett (9) Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (6) Sacrifice Flies: Braun (4), Wohlford (6) GIDP: McKay (4) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Butler W(5-4) 5 5 2 2 4 3 0 23 5.95 Johnson SV(3) 4 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 4.19 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 6 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(9-10) 5.1 10 4 4 3 2 1 27 3.17 Throop 2.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 9 4.00 McDaniel 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.34 Totals 9 11 5 5 3 6 1 39 Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Brye lined to second; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: White walked; Wohlford singled to right [White to third]; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first) [White scored, Wohlford to second]; Mayberry walked; Otis flied out to right; Killebrew walked [Wohlford to third, Mayberry to second]; Healy forced Killebrew (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 2ND: Kusick singled to center; Hisle flied out to right; Bostock doubled to left [Kusick scored, Bostock to third (on throw to home)]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof singled to right [Bostock scored]; Poepping struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 2ND: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Scott flied out to center; White struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1. TWINS 3RD: Terrell singled to right; Brye flied out to center; McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Brett walked; Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mayberry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 1. TWINS 4TH: Kusick homered; Hisle singled to left; Bostock singled to right [Hisle to second]; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hisle to third, Bostock to second]; Roof was walked intentionally; Poepping flied into a double play (center to catcher) [Hisle out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1. ROYALS 4TH: Otis flied out to center; Killebrew flied out to left; Healy singled to center; Quirk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1. TWINS 5TH: Terrell doubled to left; Brye flied out to right [Terrell to third]; McKay grounded out (shortstop to first) [Terrell scored]; Kusick walked; Hisle walked [Kusick to second]; Bostock was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1. ROYALS 5TH: On a bunt Scott singled; On a bunt White singled [Scott to second]; Scott stole third and White stole second; Wohlford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Scott scored]; Brett grounded out (shortstop to first) [White to third]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. TWINS 6TH: Thompson singled to left; Roof singled to right [Thompson to third]; Poepping forced Roof (third to second); THROOP REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Terrell struck out; Brye forced Poepping (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 6TH: Otis singled to center; JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis to second]; Healy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Otis to third]; Quirk grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. TWINS 7TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Kusick flied out to left; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. ROYALS 7TH: Scott popped to second; White grounded out (pitcher to first); Wohlford singled to center; Brett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 2. TWINS 8TH: Bostock tripled; BRAUN BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Braun hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bostock scored]; Roof struck out; Poepping struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS); Mayberry flied out to left; Otis flied out to right; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. TWINS 9TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED THROOP (PITCHING); Terrell popped to catcher in foul territory; Brye struck out; McKay grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2. ROYALS 9TH: Healy grounded out (second to first); Quirk singled to center; PINSON BATTED FOR SCOTT; Pinson struck out; ROJAS BATTED FOR WHITE; Rojas forced Quirk (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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