After failing to hold a 6-2 lead, the Twins scored on a single by Rod Carew with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Indians, 7-6. The Twins had a two-run homer by Larry Hisle in the first en route to taking their lead. However, the Indians rallied to tie the score in the sixth with a homer by Jack Brohamer, two-run blast by Boog Powell and run-scoring double by Ed Crosby.

In the ninth, Steve Braun walked and gave way to pinch-runner Dan Ford, who moved to second on a sacrifice by Danny Thompson. After Tony Oliva was retired as a pinch-hitter for Steve Brye, Carew came through with his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6
Game Played on Thursday, May       15, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Indians      0  2  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   6  6  2
Twins        2  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  1  -   7  6  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein rf,lf      5   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Brye rf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .295
Brohamer 2b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .253        Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Hendrick cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Carew 2b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .347
Powell 1b             5   2   1   2     0   1   .289      Hisle cf              4   2   2   3     0   1   .313
Gamble dh             3   1   1   0     0   1   .264      Darwin dh             2   1   1   0     2   0   .240
  Carty ph,dh         0   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Soderholm 3b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .257
McCraw lf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .256      Kusick 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
  Spikes ph,rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Braun lf              3   0   1   2     1   0   .329
Ashby c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .200        Ford pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .158
  Ellis ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Crosby 3b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .294      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .195
  Bell ph,3b          0   0   0   0     1   0   .231        Walton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     1   2   .250        Ferrer pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Hood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Perry p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   6   6     6   8             Totals               29   7   6   6     8   6

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  5,531
Left on Base: Indians 7, Twins 5
DP: Indians 3, Twins 0
Errors: McCraw, Duffy, Carew, Blyleven
Doubles: Gamble (5), Crosby (2), Braun (2)
Home Runs: Brohamer (3), Powell (5), Hisle (5)
Stolen Bases: Hendrick (2), Carew (3), Hisle (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Spikes (2), Thompson (2)
GIDP: Soderholm (6), Brye (2), Carew (4)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hood                    3.2   2   4   4   5   2   1  16   4.88
J. Perry L(1-6)         4.2   3   3   2   3   3   0  20   6.43
LaRoche                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.50
Totals                  8.2   6   7   6   8   6   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                5     4   4   3   1   7   1  21   3.25
Campbell                1     2   2   2   1   0   1   6   4.43
Burgmeier W(2-1)        3     0   0   0   4   1   0  13   0.66
Totals                  9     6   6   5   6   8   2  40

Wild Pitches: Hood 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brohamer was called out on strikes; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Carew forced Brye (first to shortstop);
Hood threw a wild pitch [Carew to second]; Hisle homered [Carew
scored]; Darwin walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Powell reached on an error by Carew; Gamble doubled
[Powell to third]; McCraw grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Powell scored (unearned), Gamble to third]; Ashby singled to
center [Gamble scored]; Ashby was picked off first but was safe
on an error by Blyleven [Ashby to third]; Crosby was called out
on strikes; Duffy struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Lowenstein grounded out (pitcher to first);
Brohamer walked; Hendrick forced Brohamer (third to second);
Hendrick stole second; Powell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann walked; Brye grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Borgmann out at second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Gamble struck out; McCraw grounded out (second to
first); Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle struck out; Darwin walked; Hood threw a wild
pitch [Darwin to second]; Soderholm walked; Kusick struck out;
Braun doubled to left [Darwin scored, Soderholm scored, Braun to
third (error by Duffy)]; J. PERRY REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING);
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, Twins 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Crosby popped to second; Duffy struck out;
Lowenstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Brye struck out;
Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Hisle singled to
left [Carew scored]; Hisle stole second; Darwin reached on an
error by McCraw [Hisle scored (unearned) (no RBI), Darwin to
second]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, Twins 6.

INDIANS 6TH: Brohamer homered; Hendrick singled to left;
CAMPBELL REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Powell homered [Hendrick
scored]; Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); McCraw walked;
Ashby forced McCraw (shortstop to second); Crosby doubled to
right [Ashby scored]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick lined to center; Braun flied out to left;
Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 6, Twins 6.

INDIANS 7TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Lowenstein
grounded out (second to first); Brohamer popped to shortstop;
Hendrick walked; Powell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
walked; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Brye out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
6, Twins 6.

INDIANS 8TH: CARTY BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Carty walked; SPIKES
BATTED FOR MCCRAW; Spikes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Carty to second]; ELLIS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ellis reached
on a fielder's choice [Carty out at third (third unassisted)];
BELL BATTED FOR CROSBY; Bell walked [Ellis to second]; Duffy
walked [Ellis to third, Bell to second]; Lowenstein was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: LOWENSTEIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SPIKES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ELLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );
BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hisle flied out to center;
Darwin singled to left; Soderholm struck out; Kusick popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 6.

INDIANS 9TH: Brohamer popped to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Powell popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: Braun walked; FORD RAN FOR BRAUN; Thompson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ford to second]; WALTON BATTED
FOR BORGMANN; Walton was walked intentionally; LAROCHE REPLACED
J. PERRY (PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED FOR BRYE; FERRER RAN FOR
WALTON; Oliva was called out on strikes; Carew singled to center
[Ford scored, Ferrer to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
6, Twins 7.