A homer by Dan Ford in the fourth inning proved the decisive blow for the Twins, who stood off a comeback by the Orioles to gain a 5-4 victory. The Twins rapped Mike Torrez for three runs in the first. Jerry Terrell led off with a double and scored on a single by Steve Braun. Larry Hisle singled, sending Braun to third, and stole second. Eric Soderholm then batted in both runners with a single. Soderholm accounted for his third RBI of the game with a single in the third.

After a single by Al Bumbry, double by Lee May and infield out by Don Baylor produced a run for the Orioles in the fourth, Ford hit his homer. The Orioles were unable to catch up, although scoring twice in the seventh and adding another run on a homer by Baylor in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      15, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   4 11  0
Twins        3  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          4   1   2   0     1   0   .299      Terrell 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .370
Grich 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .221      Braun lf              2   1   1   1     0   0   .301
Bumbry dh             5   1   2   1     0   0   .309        Brye rf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Hisle rf,lf           3   2   2   0     1   0   .320
Northrup cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Oliva dh              2   0   0   0     2   1   .272
Baylor lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .285      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   3     0   1   .275
Robinson 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Kelly 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Ford cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
  Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .186
Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Carew ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .401
                                                            Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     1   5             Totals               31   5  10   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 13,400
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 8
DP: Orioles 2, Twins 0
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: May (9), Northrup (5), Robinson (6), Terrell (2), Thompson (3)
Home Runs: Baylor (8), Ford (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Brye (1)
GIDP: Terrell (3), Kelly (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez L(7-4)           8    10   5   5   5   2   1  37   3.65
Totals                  8    10   5   5   5   2   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(3-3)           9    11   4   4   1   5   1  39   3.51
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Torrez (4)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton singled to right; Grich lined to center;
Bumbry forced Singleton (first to shortstop) [Bumbry to second
(error by Thompson)]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell doubled; Braun singled to left [Terrell
scored, Braun to second (on throw to home)]; Hisle singled
[Braun to third]; Hisle stole second; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); Soderholm singled to right [Braun scored, Hisle
scored]; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second]; Kelly
flied out to left; Ford popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 2ND: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Baylor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
walked; Terrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Borgmann out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 3.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan struck out; Belanger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Singleton singled to left; Grich grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Braun grounded out (second to first); Hisle singled
to right; Oliva walked [Hisle to second]; Soderholm singled to
right [Hisle scored, Oliva to second]; Kelly grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 4.

ORIOLES 4TH: BRYE REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING RF); HISLE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Bumbry singled to right; May doubled to
left [Bumbry to third]; Northrup grounded out (first
unassisted); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bumbry
scored]; Robinson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Ford homered; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); Borgmann flied out to left; Terrell grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan grounded out (third to first); Belanger
singled to center; Singleton flied out to left; Grich popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins
5.

TWINS 5TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Hisle walked;
Oliva struck out; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (third to first); Northrup doubled to right; Baylor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Ford grounded
out (pitcher to first); Thompson singled to center; Borgmann
forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson doubled to right; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Belanger was called out on strikes; Singleton
walked; Grich singled to left [Robinson scored, Singleton to
second]; Bumbry singled to left [Singleton scored, Grich to
second]; May forced Bumbry (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell singled to center; Brye out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Terrell to second]; Hisle grounded out
(second to first) [Terrell to third]; Oliva was walked
intentionally; Soderholm forced Oliva (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: Northrup struck out; Baylor homered; Robinson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Duncan struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Kelly lined to center; Ford grounded out (shortstop
to first); Thompson doubled to right; CAREW BATTED FOR BORGMANN;
Carew was walked intentionally; Terrell forced Carew (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 9TH: ROOF REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); DAVIS BATTED FOR
BELANGER; Davis grounded out (second to first); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Grich singled to center; Bumbry
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
4, Twins 5.