Dan Ford's two-run single broke open a tie game in the ninth inning, boosting the Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Rangers and a split of a doubleheader. The Rangers captured the opener, 2-0, on home runs by Cesar Tovar and Tom Grieve as Steve Hargan scattered six hits.

The winning rally in the second game came after two were out. Rod Carew walked and was singled to third by Steve Brye. After Brye stole second, Eric Soderholm was given an intentional pass. Ford then singled to center for two runs and Jerry Terrell's single plated Soderholm with the third run of the inning. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 2, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      27, 1975 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Rangers      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  3  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Tovar cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .239
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .374      Cubbage 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .130
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Hargrove lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .336
Braun dh              4   0   1   0     0   2   .305      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Brye rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Grieve rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .265
Kelly 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .186      Howell dh             3   0   0   0     0   3   .206
Ford cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Smalley ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   4             Totals               27   2   3   2     3  10

Time of Game: 2:15
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Kelly
Doubles: Brye (10), Thompson (5), Ford (3)
Home Runs: Tovar (3), Grieve (7)
Caught Stealing: Randle (11)
GIDP: Ford (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(5-3)         8     3   2   2   3  10   2  30   3.64
Totals                  8     3   2   2   3  10   2  30

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan W(5-3)           9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.05
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34

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


TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Soderholm walked; Braun was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Tovar homered; Cubbage struck out; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Brye doubled to right; Thompson singled [Brye to
third]; Kelly reached on a fielder's choice [Brye out at home
(first to catcher), Thompson to second]; Ford grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kelly out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Randle reached on an error by Kelly; Randle was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Grieve grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Carew singled to left; Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Smalley was called out on strikes; Sundberg
grounded out (catcher to first); Tovar walked; Cubbage grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers
1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (third to first); Brye flied out
to center; Thompson doubled to center; Kelly walked; Ford flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove struck out; Spencer popped to first in
foul territory; Randle flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to center; Bostock grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve singled to left; Howell struck out; Smalley
forced Grieve (first to shortstop); Sundberg forced Smalley
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm was called out on strikes; Braun singled to
center; Brye popped to second; Thompson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar struck out; Cubbage flied out to right;
Hargrove walked; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 7TH: Kelly flied out to center; Ford doubled to left;
OLIVA BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Oliva grounded out (second to first)
[Ford to third]; Bostock grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: ROOF REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING C ); Randle grounded
out (first to pitcher); Grieve homered; Howell struck out;
Smalley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew flied out to left; Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Cubbage walked; Hargrove was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Brye flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (second
to first); Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 2.