Rod Carew cracked a two-run double in the eighth inning to give the Twins an 8-7 victory over the Brewers. The Brewers had taken an early lead on the strength of a three-run homer by Bobby Mitchell, a solo blast by Sixto Lezcano and two-run shot by Hank Aaron.

Aaron's homer was the 738th of his career and boosted the Brewer lead to 6-2. But a three-run homer by Danny Thompson in the sixth frame trimmed the margin to 6-5. The teams matched runs in the seventh before Carew finally won it in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Saturday, May       17, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      0  0  4    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   7 10  2
Twins        1  0  1    0  0  3    1  2  x  -   8 12  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money ss              4   1   1   0     1   2   .236      Braun lf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .329
Sharp cf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .225        Kelly 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mitchell lf           3   1   1   3     1   0   .333      Carew 2b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .341
  Thomas lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Hisle cf,lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .318
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Darwin rf             3   2   2   1     1   1   .252
Scott 1b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .263      Oliva dh              4   0   2   0     0   1   .208
Aaron dh              4   1   2   3     1   0   .214      Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   1     1   1   .262
  Garcia pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Kusick 1b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Lezcano rf            5   1   1   1     0   2   .243        Ford pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Porter c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Thompson ss           4   1   1   3     0   0   .265
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .053        Ferrer pr,ss        0   1   0   0     0   0   .243
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .094      Lundstedt c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .143
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Albury p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   7     6   9             Totals               32   8  12   8     4   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 12,300
Left on Base: Brewers 8, Twins 8
DP: Brewers 2, Twins 1
Errors: Money, Sharp
Doubles: Aaron (5), Braun 2 (4), Soderholm (5), Carew (6)
Home Runs: Mitchell (2), Aaron (5), Lezcano (4), Thompson (2)
Stolen Bases: Money (6), Hisle (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (2), Johnson (1), Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hisle (3)
GIDP: Aaron (6), Oliva (1), Thompson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (2,by Colborn), Kusick (1,by Murphy)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 5.2   8   5   5   2   2   1  26   3.80
Rodriguez               1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   7   1.77
Murphy L(1-1)           1     1   2   2   1   1   0   7   1.54
Totals                  8    12   8   8   4   5   1  40

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Albury                  2.1   4   4   4   3   3   1  14   3.55
Corbin W(1-2)           6.1   6   3   3   3   5   2  27   4.13
Campbell SV(3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.35
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   9   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Colborn (1), Murphy (2)
Wild Pitches: Colborn (2)

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


BREWERS 1ST: Money walked; Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Money to second]; Mitchell walked; Scott popped to
first in foul territory; Aaron lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun doubled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Braun to third]; Hisle hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Braun scored]; Darwin singled; Oliva singled [Darwin
to third (error by Sharp)]; Soderholm walked [Oliva to second];
Kusick popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano lined to third; Porter was called out on
strikes; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson lined to right; Lundstedt grounded out
(first to pitcher); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Johnson struck out; Money singled to left; Sharp
singled to center [Money to third]; Mitchell homered [Money
scored, Sharp scored]; Scott walked; Aaron doubled to left
[Scott scored, Aaron to third (on throw to home)]; CORBIN
REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING); Lezcano was called out on strikes;
Porter flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to center; Hisle singled to right;
Colborn threw a wild pitch [Hisle to second]; Darwin singled to
left [Hisle scored]; Oliva grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Darwin out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Bevacqua singled to right; Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bevacqua to second]; Money
reached on a fielder's choice [Bevacqua out at second (third to
second to shortstop)]; Money stole second; Sharp was walked
intentionally; Mitchell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Soderholm struck out; Kusick walked; Thompson
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Kusick out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Twins 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott singled to center; Aaron homered [Scott
scored]; Lezcano flied out to right; Porter struck out; Bevacqua
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Lundstedt grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
doubled to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Money
struck out; Sharp singled to left; Mitchell forced Sharp
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: THOMAS REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING LF); Darwin was hit
by a pitch; Oliva struck out; Soderholm singled to left [Darwin
to second]; Kusick popped to shortstop; Thompson homered [Darwin
scored, Soderholm scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED COLBORN
(PITCHING); Lundstedt singled to right; Braun flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 6, Twins 5.

BREWERS 7TH: Scott walked; Aaron grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Scott out at second]; Lezcano
homered; Porter grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Carew struck out; Hisle struck out; Darwin walked;
Oliva singled [Darwin to third]; Soderholm doubled [Darwin
scored, Oliva out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 6.

BREWERS 8TH: Bevacqua lined to second; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Money struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Kusick was hit
by a pitch; FORD RAN FOR KUSICK; Thompson forced Ford (first to
shortstop); FERRER RAN FOR THOMPSON; Lundstedt grounded out
(second to first) [Ferrer to second]; Braun walked; Carew
doubled to left [Ferrer scored, Braun scored]; Hisle reached on
an error by Money [Carew to third]; Hisle stole second; Darwin
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.

BREWERS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FERRER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KELLY
REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 1B); Sharp popped to shortstop; HEGAN
BATTED FOR THOMAS; Hegan was called out on strikes; Scott
singled to right; Aaron walked [Scott to second]; CAMPBELL
REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); GARCIA RAN FOR AARON; Lezcano was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.