Eric Soderholm hit a three-run homer and Steve Braun added a two-run shot to lift the Twins to an 8-7 victory over the Brewers in a game that started off as a slugfest. Don Money homered with two men on base for the Brewers in the second inning and George Scott led off the third with a circuit clout to kayo Bill Butler. Hank Aaron greeted the arrival of Tom Johnson with the 744th homer of his career, but the Twins' rookie reliever held the Brewers scoreless the rest of the way.

Soderholm narrowed the Brewers' lead to 7-6 in the Twins' half of the third, hitting his round-tripper after a pass to Johnny Briggs and single by Tony Oliva. Braun then provided the winning blow in the fifth, smashing his homer after a triple by Soderholm. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7
Game Played on Monday, August    11, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      2  3  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  3
Twins        1  2  3    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   8  9  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Money 3b              3   2   1   3     0   0   .249      Bostock rf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .269
  Bevacqua 3b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Ford cf               4   1   1   0     1   2   .259
Mitchell lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .371
  Sharp lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .249      Briggs 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .262
Scott 1b              4   2   2   2     1   0   .288      Oliva dh              4   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Aaron dh              4   1   2   2     0   0   .235      Soderholm 3b          4   2   2   3     0   0   .281
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Braun lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .294
Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .229      Terrell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .206      Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Garcia 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Butler p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sheldon ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .415        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lind ss               2   1   1   0     1   0   .125
  Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Austin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7   9   7     3   6             Totals               35   8   9   7     4   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 11,238
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Twins 7
DP: Brewers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Thomas, Lind, Rodriguez, Soderholm
Doubles: Porter (10), Oliva (9)
Triples: Scott (3), Soderholm (2)
Home Runs: Money (13), Scott (25), Aaron (11), Soderholm (8), Braun (9)
Stolen Bases: Lind (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Aaron (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(11-12)         4.2   8   8   6   2   2   2  25   4.15
Rodriguez               0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.23
Austin                  2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.00
Totals                  8     9   8   6   4   3   2  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Butler                  2     4   6   4   1   2   2  12   6.84
Johnson W(1-1)          7     5   1   1   2   4   1  28   3.77
Totals                  9     9   7   5   3   6   3  40

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


BREWERS 1ST: Money reached on an error by Soderholm; Mitchell
flied out to center; Scott tripled to center [Money scored
(unearned)]; Aaron hit a sacrifice fly to right [Scott scored
(unearned)]; Lezcano flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (second to first); Ford walked;
Carew singled to left [Ford to second]; Briggs forced Carew
(pitcher to shortstop) [Ford to third]; Oliva doubled to left
[Ford scored, Briggs to third]; Soderholm grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Twins 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Porter doubled to left; Thomas flied out to right;
Garcia struck out; Lind walked; Money homered [Porter scored,
Lind scored]; Mitchell struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun reached on an error by Thomas [Braun to
second]; Terrell flied out to right; Borgmann grounded out
(second to first) [Braun to third]; Bostock reached on an error
by Lind [Braun scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Ford singled to left
[Bostock to second]; Carew singled to right [Bostock scored
(unearned), Ford out at third (right to third)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 5, Twins 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Scott homered; JOHNSON REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING);
Aaron homered; Lezcano flied out to right; Porter walked; Thomas
was called out on strikes; Garcia grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: SHARP REPLACED MITCHELL (PLAYING LF); Briggs walked;
Oliva singled to left [Briggs to second]; Soderholm homered
[Briggs scored, Oliva scored]; Braun flied out to right; Terrell
flied out to center; Borgmann flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 6.

BREWERS 4TH: Lind grounded out (first to pitcher); Money
grounded out (third to first); Sharp grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 4TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B); Bostock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford struck out; Carew
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
7, Twins 6.

BREWERS 5TH: Scott popped to third; Aaron popped to catcher in
foul territory; Lezcano flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 7, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Briggs was called out on strikes; Oliva grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soderholm tripled to left; Braun homered
[Soderholm scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
Terrell lined to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7,
Twins 8.

BREWERS 6TH: Porter lined to right; Thomas struck out; Garcia
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann lined to left; Bostock walked; Ford reached
on a fielder's choice [Bostock to third (error by Rodriguez),
Ford to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; AUSTIN REPLACED
RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Briggs flied out to center; Oliva forced
Carew (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7,
Twins 8.

BREWERS 7TH: Lind singled; Lind stole second; Bevacqua lined to
center [Lind to third]; Sharp struck out; Scott flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm flied to left in foul territory; Braun
singled to right; Terrell flied out to left; Borgmann forced
Braun (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 7,
Twins 8.

BREWERS 8TH: Aaron singled to left; Lezcano struck out; Porter
flied out to left; Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Ford struck
out; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 7, Twins 8.

BREWERS 9TH: SHELDON BATTED FOR GARCIA; Sheldon singled to
center; HEGAN BATTED FOR LIND; Hegan flied out to center;
Bevacqua singled to center [Sheldon to second]; Sharp grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Sheldon to third, Bevacqua to second];
Scott was walked intentionally; Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 7, Twins 8.