Run-scoring singles in the ninth inning by Eric Soderholm and Tom Kelly and four-hit pitching by Bert Blyleven gave the Twins a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. The Brewers had a 1-0 lead in the ninth with one out when Tony Oliva and Larry Hisle singled off starter and loser Ed Sprague.

Tom Murphy relieved and Soderholm and Kelly followed with their hits to drive in the tying and winning tallies. The Brewers' run resulted when Bobby Mitchell walked, stole second, moved to third on catcher Glenn Borgmann's throwing error and came home on George Scott's single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Friday, May       23, 1975 (Night game) at County Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1
Brewers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Sharp cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Yount ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .346      Mitchell lf           2   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Darwin rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Thomas lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Oliva dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Ford pr,dh,cf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .186      Scott 1b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .277
Hisle cf,lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Aaron dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Soderholm 3b          3   0   2   1     1   0   .262      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   3   .190
Kelly 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .154      Lezcano rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Johnson 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .120
  Walton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Garcia 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Blyleven p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Briggs ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Borgmann c            1   0   0   0     2   0   .189        Bevacqua pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
  Ferrer pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Sprague p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lundstedt c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   6   2     5   1             Totals               27   1   4   1     3   7

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 13,841
Left on Base: Twins 6, Brewers 2
DP: Twins 2, Brewers 2
Errors: Borgmann, Johnson
Doubles: Sharp (6)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (10), Mitchell (2)
Caught Stealing: Soderholm (5), Scott 2 (2)
GIDP: Thompson (2), Braun (4), Scott (3)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (3,by Sprague)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(5-1)         9     4   1   1   3   7   0  30   2.99
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   7   0  30

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sprague L(1-2)          8.1   4   2   2   4   1   0  32   4.11
Murphy                  0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.50
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   1   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Sprague (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to second; Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); Darwin was hit by a pitch; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Sharp was called out on strikes; Yount grounded out
(second to first); Mitchell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
singled to center; Soderholm was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Kelly flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Scott singled to left; Scott was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Aaron lined to third; Porter was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
walked; Braun flied out to center; Carew flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Lezcano walked; Johnson flied out to left; Garcia
popped to shortstop; Sharp popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin struck out; Oliva grounded out (first to
pitcher); Hisle singled to right; Hisle stole second; Soderholm
walked; Kelly walked [Hisle to third, Soderholm to second];
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Yount popped to shortstop; Mitchell walked;
Mitchell stole second [Mitchell to third (error by Borgmann)];
Scott singled to center [Mitchell scored]; Aaron struck out
while Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R,
1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Braun grounded out (first
to pitcher); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Porter struck out; Lezcano grounded out (second to
first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin flied out to center; Oliva grounded out (first
to pitcher); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Sharp doubled
to left [Sharp out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Yount
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm reached on an error by Johnson; Kelly
forced Soderholm (first to shortstop); Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kelly out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Mitchell singled; Scott grounded into a double play
(pitcher to second to first) [Mitchell out at second]; Aaron
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Brewers 1.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann walked; FERRER RAN FOR BORGMANN; Braun
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ferrer out at second]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: LUNDSTEDT REPLACED FERRER (PLAYING C ); Porter was
called out on strikes; Lezcano grounded out (pitcher to first);
Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Brewers 1.

TWINS 9TH: THOMAS REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING LF); Darwin
grounded out (third to first); Oliva singled to right; FORD RAN
FOR OLIVA; Hisle singled to center [Ford to second]; MURPHY
REPLACED SPRAGUE (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to right [Ford
scored, Hisle to third]; Kelly singled to right [Hisle scored,
Soderholm out at third (right to third), Kelly to second (on
throw to 3b)]; WALTON BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Walton was walked
intentionally; Kelly was picked off second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GOMEZ REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING SS);
BLYLEVEN REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); BRIGGS BATTED FOR GARCIA;
Briggs walked; BEVACQUA RAN FOR BRIGGS; Sharp forced Bevacqua
(first to shortstop); Yount forced Sharp (shortstop to second);
HEGAN BATTED FOR THOMAS; Hegan grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Brewers 1.