Elrod Hendricks hit a grand-slam homer and Lee May connected for the circuit with two men on base as the Orioles exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Twins, 9-6. May hit his second homer of the game in the eighth for the Orioles' final run.

In the fourth, May and Jim Northrup singled and Don Baylor doubled for one run before Brooks Robinson walked to load the bases and Hendricks hit his slam off Dave Goltz. Bobby Grich and Al Bumbry were on base when May homered on his second time at bat during the inning. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   6  8  0
Orioles      0  0  0    8  0  0    0  1  x  -   9  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Singleton rf          3   0   0   0     2   1   .289
Braun lf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .280      Grich 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .259
Ford cf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Bumbry lf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .276
Briggs 1b             2   2   1   0     3   0   .282      May 1b                4   3   3   4     1   0   .258
Hisle dh              1   1   1   0     1   0   .313        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Carew ph,dh         2   0   0   0     0   2   .370      Northrup cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .260        Blair ph,cf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Bostock rf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .206      Baylor dh             4   1   3   1     0   0   .266
Borgmann c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Robinson 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .199
  Oliva ph            1   0   0   1     0   0   .287      Hendricks c           4   1   1   4     0   0   .189
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Belanger ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
  Lundstedt ph,c      1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thompson ph,ss      2   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     5   5             Totals               32   9   9   9     8   5

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 13,698
Left on Base: Twins 8, Orioles 8
DP: Twins 1, Orioles 0
Errors: Singleton, Belanger
Doubles: Bostock 2 (5), Baylor 2 (12)
Home Runs: Hendricks (5), May 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Grich 2 (7)
Caught Stealing: Hisle (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hisle (2), Bostock (1)
GIDP: Bumbry (1)
Hit by Pitch: Grich (6,by Johnson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(7-7)            3.2   6   7   7   5   3   1  21   3.88
Johnson                 2.1   2   1   1   3   1   1  13   6.75
Burgmeier               2     1   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.14
Totals                  8     9   9   9   8   5   3  41

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar W(8-6)          5.1   7   6   6   3   1   0  25   4.25
Miller SV(1)            3.2   1   0   0   2   4   0  16   1.80
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   5   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell lined to left; Braun flied out to center;
Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles
0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton was called out on strikes; Grich walked;
Bumbry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Grich out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Briggs walked; Hisle out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Briggs to second]; Soderholm singled to left [Briggs
scored]; Bostock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Soderholm to second]; Borgmann flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: May lined to shortstop; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); Baylor doubled to left; Robinson was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Gomez flied out to left; Terrell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Hendricks flied out to right; On a bunt Belanger
singled; Singleton walked [Belanger to second]; Grich forced
Singleton (shortstop to second) [Belanger to third]; Grich stole
second; Bumbry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Ford flied out to center; Briggs grounded out (second
to first); Hisle singled to left; Hisle was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: May singled to center; Northrup singled to left
[May to second]; Baylor doubled to left [May scored, Northrup to
third]; Robinson walked; Hendricks homered [Northrup scored,
Baylor scored, Robinson scored]; Belanger grounded out (third to
first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); Grich walked;
Grich stole second; Bumbry walked; JOHNSON REPLACED GOLTZ
(PITCHING); May homered [Grich scored, Bumbry scored]; Northrup
walked; Baylor singled to left [Northrup to second]; Robinson
flied out to center; 8 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Orioles 8.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Bostock doubled to
left; Borgmann singled to right [Bostock scored]; THOMPSON
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Thompson popped to first in foul territory;
Terrell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 5TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hendricks
flied out to center; Belanger flied out to center; Singleton
walked; Grich was hit by a pitch [Singleton to second]; Bumbry
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Orioles 8.

TWINS 6TH: Braun singled; Ford struck out; Briggs walked [Braun
to second]; Hisle walked [Braun to third, Briggs to second];
Soderholm singled to center [Braun scored, Briggs to third,
Hisle to second]; Bostock doubled to center [Briggs scored,
Hisle scored, Soderholm to third]; MILLER REPLACED CUELLAR
(PITCHING); OLIVA BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Oliva grounded out
(second to first) [Soderholm scored, Bostock to third]; Thompson
walked; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 6TH: ROOF REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING C ); May walked; BLAIR
BATTED FOR NORTHRUP; Blair struck out; Baylor flied out to
center; Robinson forced May (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 8.

TWINS 7TH: BLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford flied out to right; Briggs walked;
CAREW BATTED FOR HISLE; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 7TH: CAREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BURGMEIER
REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Hendricks popped to pitcher;
Belanger grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 8.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock
grounded out (pitcher to first); LUNDSTEDT BATTED FOR ROOF;
Lundstedt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 6, Orioles 8.

ORIOLES 8TH: LUNDSTEDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Grich lined
to right; Bumbry struck out; May homered; Blair grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 9.

TWINS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Thompson reached on
an error by Singleton [Thompson to second]; Terrell reached on
an error by Belanger; Braun struck out; Ford struck out; Briggs
singled to right [Thompson to third, Terrell to second]; Carew
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 6, Orioles 9.