After trailing, 5-0, the Twins started their comeback with two homers in the sixth inning and overtook the Tigers, 6-5. An inside-the-park homer by Ron LeFlore was among the Tigers' blows against Bert Blyleven, who was kayoed in the fifth inning. Vic Albury gained the victory in relief. Rod Carew sparked the Twins' rally with a homer in the sixth and, after two men reached base, Larry Hisle also hit for the circuit to leave the Twins just one run in arrears.

John Hiller replaced Lerrin LaGrow and drew the defeat in the ninth. Eric Soderholm singled, Craig Kusick walked and Danny Thompson drove in the tying run with a single. Steve Brye then beat out an infield hit to load the bases and Carew followed with a sacrifice fly to plate the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, May       27, 1975 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  2  -   6 11  1
Tigers       2  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   1   .293
  Brye ph,rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Sutherland 2b         3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
Carew 2b              4   1   2   2     0   0   .375      Meyer lf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .286
Darwin rf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .229      Horton dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .250
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Roberts rf            2   1   1   1     1   0   .319
Oliva dh              3   1   1   0     0   1   .225      Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
  Walton ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .161
Hisle cf,lf           4   1   1   3     0   1   .319        Oglivie pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   1     0   0   .211
Kelly 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Kusick ph,1b        1   1   0   0     1   1   .222        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Thompson ss           4   0   3   1     0   0   .338      LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ford pr,cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   6     2   6             Totals               30   5   7   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  8,764
Left on Base: Twins 6, Tigers 5
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Blyleven
Doubles: LeFlore (5), Horton (4), Freehan (6)
Home Runs: Carew (1), Hisle (8), LeFlore (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (4), Roberts (1)
GIDP: Borgmann (5), Walton (1), Freehan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (4,by LaGrow)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                4.1   7   5   5   3   3   1  22   3.38
Albury W(3-2)           4.2   0   0   0   2   2   0  15   3.74
Totals                  9     7   5   5   5   5   1  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow                  5.2   6   4   4   0   3   2  23   4.50
Hiller L(1-2)           3.1   5   2   2   2   3   0  16   2.43
Totals                  9    11   6   6   2   6   2  39

Hit by Pitch: LaGrow (1)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Braun lined to center; Carew grounded out (shortstop
to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right [LeFlore out at third
(right to second to third)]; Sutherland singled to right;
Sutherland was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Blyleven [Sutherland to third]; Meyer walked; Horton doubled to
right [Sutherland scored, Meyer to third]; Roberts hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Meyer scored, Horton to third]; Freehan
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 2.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva struck out; Hisle flied out to right; Soderholm
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Colbert lined to center; Rodriguez flied out to
center; Veryzer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 3RD: Kelly lined to first; Thompson singled; Borgmann
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thompson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutherland popped to shortstop; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Braun popped to third in foul territory; Carew
singled to center; Darwin was hit by a pitch [Carew to second];
Oliva forced Darwin (first to shortstop) [Carew to third]; Hisle
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
singled to right; Freehan doubled to left [Roberts scored];
Colbert struck out; Rodriguez singled to left [Freehan scored];
Veryzer lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 4.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Kelly popped to
shortstop; Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore hit an inside the park homer to center;
Sutherland walked; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to
second]; Meyer struck out; Horton walked; ALBURY REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Roberts walked [Sutherland to third, Horton
to second]; Freehan grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Roberts out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, Tigers 5.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
lined to right; Carew homered; Darwin singled; Oliva singled to
right [Darwin to third]; Hisle homered [Darwin scored, Oliva
scored]; HILLER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Soderholm walked;
KUSICK BATTED FOR KELLY; Kusick struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: KUSICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Colbert flied
out to left; Rodriguez lined to second; Veryzer struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson singled to center; Borgmann struck out;
Braun popped to shortstop; Carew forced Thompson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory;
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin singled to left; WALTON BATTED FOR OLIVA;
Walton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Darwin out at second]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: WALTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Horton flied out
to left; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TWINS 9TH: Soderholm singled to left; Kusick walked [Soderholm
to second]; Thompson singled to right [Soderholm scored, Kusick
to second]; FORD RAN FOR THOMPSON; Borgmann popped to catcher in
foul territory; BRYE BATTED FOR BRAUN; Brye singled [Kusick to
third, Ford to second]; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kusick scored]; Darwin grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED
DARWIN (PLAYING SS); HISLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FORD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Colbert walked; OGLIVIE RAN FOR
COLBERT; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Oglivie to second]; STANLEY BATTED FOR VERYZER; Stanley popped
to first in foul territory; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 5.