Dan Ford drove in five runs with two homers and a double in support of Bill Campbell, who pitched the Twins to an 8-0 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but the Rangers came back with a four-run outburst in the sixth inning to win the nightcap, 4-2, although Ford hit another homer. The Twins' outfielder opened his slugging in the lidlifter with a circuit clout in the first. After driving in another run with a double in the third, Ford homered with two aboard in the sixth.

In the second game, the Twins counted both their runs in the fourth on Ford's third homer of the night, a double by Tony Oliva and single by Eric Soderholm. The Rangers opened their rally in the sixth with the tying tallies on a walk to Roy Howell and homer by Jeff Burroughs. Singles by Mike Hargrove and Jim Spencer, a ground-rule double by Toby Harrah and single by Cesar Tovar then added the winning pair. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Texas Rangers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      4, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Twins        1  2  1    1  0  3    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Terrell ss,2b         5   1   1   1     0   0   .310
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Carew 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .375
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .224        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Hargrove lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .340      Ford cf               5   2   3   5     0   0   .294
Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Briggs 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
Randle cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Kelly 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Cubbage 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .170      Oliva dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Smalley ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .229      Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Braun lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .303
Bacsik p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bostock rf            2   0   0   0     2   2   .203
  Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   1   1   1     1   0   .205
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Campbell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     3   4             Totals               33   8  10   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Rangers 7, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 2
Doubles: Harrah (12), Borgmann (11), Carew (15), Ford (8), Terrell (4)
Triples: Soderholm (1)
Home Runs: Ford 2 (9)
GIDP: Tovar (6), Sundberg (6), Borgmann (6)
Hit by Pitch: Sundberg (4,by Campbell)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bacsik L(1-2)           2     6   4   4   0   1   1  12   4.01
Umbarger                3.2   3   3   3   3   2   0  17   3.81
Foucault                0     1   1   1   1   0   1   2   4.26
Kekich                  2.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   8   4.41
Totals                  8    10   8   8   6   4   2  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Campbell W(2-4)         9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34   4.00
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Campbell (1)
Balks: Bacsik (1)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
grounded out (second to first); Ford homered; Briggs lined to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove flied out to left; Spencer singled to
right; Randle flied out to center; Cubbage walked [Spencer to
second]; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled; Soderholm popped to second; Braun
singled [Oliva to second]; Bostock was called out on strikes;
Borgmann doubled to left [Oliva scored, Braun to third]; Bacsik
balked [Braun scored, Borgmann to third]; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Sundberg was hit by a pitch; Tovar grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Sundberg out at
second]; Harrah doubled to left; Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew doubled to left; Ford doubled to right [Carew
scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Briggs struck out;
Oliva grounded out (second to first) [Ford to third]; Soderholm
walked; Braun flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove was called out on strikes; Spencer flied
out to left; Randle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Bostock struck out; Borgmann walked; Terrell doubled
to left [Borgmann scored]; Carew grounded out (first unassisted)
[Terrell to third]; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Cubbage lined to center; Smalley walked; Sundberg
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smalley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins
5.

TWINS 5TH: Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva
grounded out (third to first); Soderholm tripled; Braun grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Tovar lined to center; Harrah struck out; Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock walked; Borgmann popped to shortstop; Terrell
forced Bostock (third to second); Carew singled [Terrell to
second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Ford homered
[Terrell scored, Carew scored]; Briggs walked; KEKICH REPLACED
FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Oliva walked [Briggs to second]; Soderholm
forced Briggs (third unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, Twins 8.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove walked; Spencer flied out to right; Randle
flied out to center; Cubbage flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Bostock walked;
Borgmann grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins
8.

RANGERS 8TH: Smalley grounded out (second to first); Sundberg
grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 8.

RANGERS 9TH: TERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GOMEZ
REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING SS); KELLY REPLACED BRIGGS (PLAYING 1B);
Harrah grounded out (second to first); Burroughs singled to
center; Hargrove singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Spencer
flied out to right; Randle singled to left [Burroughs to third,
Hargrove to second]; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 8.