A double by Steve Brye and single by Larry Hisle in the sixth inning enabled the Twins to defeat the White Sox, 2-1. The White Sox' run counted in the fourth on a single by Bill Stein, double by Lamar Johnson and grounder by Brian Downing. Jerry Terrell tied the score with his first homer of the season in the Twins' half. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Terrell 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .289
Dent ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Brye lf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
Lemon dh              3   0   2   0     0   0   .267      McKay 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Kusick 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .232
Henderson cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Hisle dh              1   0   1   1     3   0   .319
Stein 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .271      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
L. Johnson 1b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Kelly ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Roof c                3   0   3   0     0   0   .306
Coluccio rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .202      Poepping rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .139
  Nyman ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Bane p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Squires 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             2   0   0   1     2   1   .240
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   8   1     4   3             Totals               29   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance:  2,769
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Twins 7
DP: White Sox 2, Twins 1
Doubles: L. Johnson (3), Brye (13)
Home Runs: Terrell (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (1)
GIDP: Dent (16), Bostock (7), Poepping (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(20-14)           8     7   2   2   4   2   1  33   3.11
Totals                  8     7   2   2   4   2   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bane W(3-1)             6.2   8   1   1   3   2   0  31   2.86
Campbell SV(5)          2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.79
Totals                  9     8   1   1   4   3   0  38

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston singled to center; Dent singled to
center [Hairston to second]; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hairston to third, Dent to second]; Melton
reached on a fielder's choice [Hairston out at home (third to
catcher)]; Henderson walked [Dent to third, Melton to second];
Stein forced Henderson (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Brye was
called out on strikes; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Coluccio grounded out (third to first); Downing struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
walked; Bostock grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Hisle out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston popped to first in foul territory; Dent
flied out to center; Lemon singled to left; Melton singled to
center [Lemon to second]; Henderson lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof
singled to right; Poepping grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Roof out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Stein singled to center; L. Johnson doubled to
left [Stein to third]; Coluccio grounded out (third to first);
Downing reached on a fielder's choice [Stein scored, L. Johnson
out at third (shortstop to third)]; Hairston flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell homered; Brye grounded out (shortstop to
first); McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusick grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Hisle walked; Bostock forced Hisle (shortstop to
second); Thompson popped to second; Roof singled to left
[Bostock to second]; Poepping forced Roof (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson flied out to center; Stein singled to
left; L. Johnson lined to left; Coluccio forced Stein (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Terrell flied out to right; Brye doubled to left;
McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; Kusick walked; Hisle
singled to right [Brye scored, Kusick to third]; Bostock
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing walked; Hairston flied out to center;
Dent struck out; Lemon singled to right [Downing to third];
Melton walked [Lemon to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED BANE
(PITCHING); Henderson forced Melton (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson flied out to right; Roof singled to left;
Poepping popped to second; Terrell singled to center [Roof to
second]; Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Stein popped to catcher in foul territory; KELLY
BATTED FOR L. JOHNSON; Kelly flied out to left; NYMAN BATTED FOR
COLUCCIO; Nyman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SQUIRES REPLACED
NYMAN (PLAYING 1B); McKay popped to first in foul territory;
Kusick lined to center; Hisle walked; Bostock struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Downing walked; Hairston was called out on
strikes; Dent grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Downing out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 2.