A homer by Elrod Hendricks with two men on base in the 12th inning carried the Orioles to a 6-3 victory over the Twins. Bobby Grich walked and Tommy Davis singled ahead of Hendricks' two-out smash. The Twins counted all their runs in the third, two scoring on a homer by Dan Ford, to take a 3-1 lead. The Orioles tied the score in the ninth with a walk to Al Bumbry, single by Brooks Robinson, a sacrifice, single by Tony Muser and sacrifice fly by Ken Singleton. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  3  -   6 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Braun lf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .282      Singleton rf          4   0   0   1     1   1   .292
Ford cf               5   1   1   2     0   1   .268      Grich 2b              4   1   2   0     2   0   .261
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .372      Davis dh              6   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Oliva dh              5   0   1   0     0   1   .288      May 1b                3   1   2   1     1   0   .252
  Thompson pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Briggs 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .280        DeCinces 1b,3b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Soderholm 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Northrup cf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .277
Bostock rf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .195        Hendricks c         2   1   1   3     0   0   .186
Borgmann c            5   1   1   0     0   1   .209      Bumbry lf             4   1   0   0     1   3   .281
Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .201
  Hisle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .310        Nordbrook pr,ss     1   1   0   0     0   0   .091
  Terrell ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Blair ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Belanger ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Muser ph,1b         2   0   1   1     0   0   .260
                                                          Torrez p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   3   9   3     0   5             Totals               42   6  10   6     6   7

Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 10,809
Left on Base: Twins 6, Orioles 9
DP: Twins 2, Orioles 0
Errors: Carew, Gomez, Robinson
Doubles: Briggs (5)
Home Runs: Ford (12), May (13), Hendricks (4)
Stolen Bases: Grich (5), Davis (2)
Caught Stealing: Briggs (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (3), Blair (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (5)
GIDP: Davis (5), Hendricks (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven               10     8   3   3   5   7   1  42   3.42
Campbell L(2-5)         1.2   2   3   3   1   0   1   8   4.04
Totals                 11.2  10   6   6   6   7   2  50

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                 10     8   3   3   0   3   1  38   3.33
Jackson W(3-2)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.69
Totals                 12     9   3   3   0   5   1  45

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


TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Ford flied out
to right; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Grich reached
on an error by Carew; Davis grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva struck out; Briggs grounded out (first to
pitcher); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May homered; Northrup was called out on strikes;
Bumbry struck out; Robinson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock singled; Borgmann singled to left [Bostock to
second]; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bostock to third, Borgmann to second]; Braun grounded out
(second to first) [Bostock scored, Borgmann to third]; Ford
homered [Borgmann scored]; Carew grounded out (second to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan grounded out (first unassisted); Belanger
flied out to left; Singleton walked; Grich singled to left
[Singleton to second]; Davis popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Briggs singled;
Briggs was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Soderholm
reached on an error by Robinson; Bostock popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann struck out; Gomez grounded out (third to
first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson flied out to center; Duncan popped to
first in foul territory; Belanger popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Ford flied out to right; Carew singled to center;
Oliva lined to left; Briggs forced Carew (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton flied out to left; Gomez dropped a foul
fly hit by Grich for an error; Grich singled; Grich stole
second; Davis grounded out (second to first); May walked;
Northrup walked [Grich to third, May to second]; Bumbry struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm singled to center; Bostock forced Soderholm
(second to shortstop); Borgmann lined to left; Gomez singled to
center [Bostock to second]; Braun popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Duncan
flied out to left; Belanger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Ford lined to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(second to first); Davis singled to center; May singled to left
[Davis to second]; SHOPAY RAN FOR MAY; Northrup struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 9TH: DECINCES REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING 1B); Briggs doubled
to right; Soderholm lined to center [Briggs to third]; Bostock
grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry walked; Robinson singled [Bumbry to third];
NORDBROOK RAN FOR ROBINSON; BLAIR BATTED FOR DUNCAN; Blair out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nordbrook to second];
MUSER BATTED FOR BELANGER; Muser singled [Bumbry scored,
Nordbrook to third]; Singleton lined out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Nordbrook scored]; Grich walked [Muser to second]; Davis
forced Grich (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 3.

TWINS 10TH: NORDBROOK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BLAIR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
HENDRICKS REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING C ); DECINCES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); HISLE BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Hisle grounded
out (pitcher to first); Braun grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 10TH: TERRELL REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING SS); DeCinces
singled to left; Hendricks grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first to third) [DeCinces out at second]; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 3.

TWINS 11TH: JACKSON REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Carew flied out
to left; Oliva singled to left; THOMPSON RAN FOR OLIVA; Briggs
was called out on strikes; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 11TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); CAMPBELL
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Nordbrook flied out to center;
Blair grounded out (third to first); Muser grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

TWINS 12TH: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
flied out to center; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 3.

ORIOLES 12TH: Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Grich
walked; Davis singled to right [Grich to third]; Davis stole
second; DeCinces popped to third; Hendricks homered [Grich
scored, Davis scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 6.