The Yankees, after trouncing the Twins in the first game, 14-2, completed the sweep of a doubleheader by winning the second game, 5-4, with a two-run rally in the ninth inning. Homers by Thurman Munson, Bobby Bonds and Roy White highlighted the Yankees' 17-hit attack in the opener. Glenn Borgmann accounted for one of the Twins' runs with a round-tripper.

In the nightcap, the Twins took a 4-3 lead with an unearned run in the seventh inning before the Yankees began their rally in the ninth with a triple by Munson. Rick Dempsey drove in the tying run with a single and Ed Herrmann followed with the game-winning blow. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 14, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      20, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      2  3  0    2  2  5    0  0  0  -  14 17  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  4


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              3   2   2   2     1   1   .236      Terrell 2b            5   0   2   1     0   0   .297
  Bladt ph,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0  1.000      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .258
Piniella rf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .207      Briggs 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .273
  Williams pr,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
White lf              5   2   3   3     1   0   .306      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .268
  Coggins lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Munson dh             6   1   2   3     0   0   .323        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     1   0   .290      Braun lf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .281
Nettles 3b            5   2   2   0     1   1   .280      Bostock rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Dempsey 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Borgmann c            3   1   3   1     0   0   .221
Herrmann c            6   1   3   2     0   0   .243        Roof c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Mason ss              4   0   1   0     1   1   .154      Corbin p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alomar 2b             4   3   0   1     0   0   .201        Butler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Wiley p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Decker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46  14  17  13     5   3             Totals               33   2   9   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:47
Left on Base: Yankees 12, Twins 8
DP: Yankees 3, Twins 1
Errors: Briggs 2, Borgmann, Wiley
Doubles: White (15), Nettles (14)
Home Runs: Munson (7), White (8), Bonds (21), Borgmann (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (5)
GIDP: Piniella (7), Bostock 2 (4), Thompson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Bladt (1,by Johnson)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(8-6)              6.1   9   2   2   3   3   1  28   3.33
Martinez                2.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.25
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   3   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(5-7)           1.2   6   5   2   1   0   1  12   4.88
Butler                  2.1   5   2   2   0   2   1  14   7.30
Wiley                   1     3   6   5   2   0   1   9   7.06
Johnson                 3     3   1   1   1   0   0  14   5.59
Decker                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   9.37
Totals                  9    17  14  10   5   3   3  53

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz


YANKEES 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Piniella grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Bonds out at second]; White
doubled to right; Munson homered [White scored]; Chambliss
singled to left; Nettles flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (first to pitcher); Ford struck
out; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2, Twins
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Herrmann lined to center; Mason singled to center;
Alomar reached on an error by Borgmann [Mason to third, Alomar
to second]; Bonds was walked intentionally; Piniella forced
Mason (third to catcher) [Alomar to third, Bonds to second];
White singled to center [Alomar scored (unearned), Bonds scored
(unearned), Piniella to third, White to second (on throw)];
BUTLER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Munson reached on an error by
Briggs [Piniella scored (unearned) (no RBI), White to third];
Chambliss flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to right; Soderholm singled to left;
Thompson singled to center [Soderholm to third]; Braun walked
[Thompson to second]; Bostock grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Nettles singled to right; Herrmann singled to left
[Nettles to second]; Mason reached on an error by Briggs on a
sacrifice bunt [Nettles to third, Herrmann to second]; Alomar
forced Nettles (third to catcher) [Herrmann to third, Mason to
second]; Bonds struck out; Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann homered; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Ford struck out; Briggs grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 5, Twins 1.

YANKEES 4TH: White homered; Munson flied out to right; Chambliss
flied out to center; Nettles doubled to left; Herrmann singled
to center [Nettles scored]; Mason struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
singled to center; Thompson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 7, Twins 1.

YANKEES 5TH: WILEY REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Alomar reached on
an error by Wiley; Bonds homered [Alomar scored (unearned)];
Piniella grounded out (second to first); White flied out to
center; Munson grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to right; Bostock grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at
second]; Borgmann singled to left; Terrell singled [Borgmann to
second]; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Yankees 9, Twins 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Chambliss singled; Nettles walked [Chambliss to
second]; Herrmann singled to center [Chambliss scored, Nettles
to third]; Mason walked [Herrmann to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED
WILEY (PITCHING); Alomar forced Mason (second to shortstop)
[Nettles scored, Herrmann to third]; BLADT BATTED FOR BONDS;
Bladt was hit by a pitch [Alomar to second]; Piniella singled to
right [Herrmann scored, Alomar scored, Bladt to third]; WILLIAMS
RAN FOR PINIELLA; White popped to third; Munson singled to right
[Bladt scored, Williams to second]; Chambliss flied out to left;
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 14, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLADT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); STANLEY REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 2B); Briggs
walked; Oliva forced Briggs (second to shortstop); Soderholm
lined to left; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Yankees 14, Twins 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 14, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Braun walked; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Braun to second]; Borgmann singled to center [Braun to third];
Terrell singled [Braun scored, Borgmann to second]; MARTINEZ
REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Ford forced Terrell (shortstop to
second) [Borgmann to third]; Briggs walked [Ford to second];
Oliva flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 14,
Twins 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bladt
singled to right; Williams flied out to left; White walked
[Bladt to second]; Munson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 14, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: COGGINS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING LF); Soderholm
grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (second to
first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 14, Twins 2.

YANKEES 9TH: DECKER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); GOMEZ REPLACED
THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); ROOF REPLACED BORGMANN (PLAYING C );
Chambliss walked; Nettles struck out; Herrmann forced Chambliss
(first to shortstop); Mason grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 14, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Roof flied out to center;
Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 14, Twins 2.