Bert Blyleven retired the first 13 batters he faced, then settled for a five-hit victory as the Twins rolled past the Orioles, 5-2. Minnesota scored a pair of unearned runs in the first on only one hit -- Jerry Terrell's single -- with the help of two Baltimore throwing errors, then struck for their final three runs in the fourth.

Lyman Bostock tripled home Steve Braun, who had singled, then scored on Phil Roof's squeeze bunt. Terrell tripled and strolled home on a double by Dan Ford. The Orioles bunched three hits -- singles by Jim Northrup, Tony Muser and Doug DeCinces -- with a Blyleven wild pitch for both of their runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    19, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  3
Twins        2  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Terrell 1b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .305
Grich 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Ford cf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .264
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Carew 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .368
Baylor lf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .281      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Northrup cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .273      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Muser 1b              3   1   1   0     0   2   .273      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
DeCinces 3b           3   0   2   2     0   0   .257      Braun lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Hendricks c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .196      Bostock rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Belanger ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Roof c                2   0   0   1     0   1   .281
  Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .160      Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     1   8             Totals               30   5   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  9,928
Left on Base: Orioles 3, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 1
Errors: Baylor, Muser, DeCinces, Carew
Doubles: Ford (15)
Triples: Bostock (3), Terrell (1)
Caught Stealing: Terrell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (6), Roof (3)
GIDP: Davis (12)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(12-9)         3.2   7   5   3   1   0   0  20   3.67
Garland                 4.1   0   0   0   1   2   0  14   3.52
Totals                  8     7   5   3   2   2   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(13-6)        9     5   2   2   1   8   0  32   2.97
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   8   0  32

Wild Pitches: Blyleven (7)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton struck out; Grich struck out; Davis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled to left; Ford walked [Terrell to
second]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Terrell scored
(error by Muser) (unearned), Ford scored (error by Baylor)
(unearned), Carew to third]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliva reached on a fielder's choice [Carew out at
home (shortstop to catcher)]; Thompson singled to center [Oliva
to second]; Braun flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor popped to shortstop; Northrup grounded out
(second to first); Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Bostock grounded out (pitcher to first); Roof flied
out to center; Terrell singled to left; Terrell was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces popped to shortstop; Hendricks flied out
to right; Belanger popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Ford reached on an error by DeCinces; Carew out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Ford to second]; Soderholm
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Braun singled to right;
Bostock tripled to left [Braun scored]; Roof out on a sacrifice
bunt (second unassisted) [Bostock scored]; Terrell tripled to
right; Ford doubled to left [Terrell scored]; GARLAND REPLACED
CUELLAR (PITCHING); Carew walked; Soderholm struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 5TH: Baylor popped to first in foul territory; Northrup
singled to center; Muser singled to center [Northrup to second];
Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Northrup to third, Muser to
second]; DeCinces singled to right [Northrup scored, Muser
scored]; Hendricks forced DeCinces (second unassisted)
[Hendricks to second (error by Carew)]; Belanger grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Oliva grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied
out to right; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton popped to third in foul territory; Grich
flied out to center; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Bostock lined to center; Roof struck out; Terrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Northrup flied
out to left; Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2,
Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew lined
to left; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 5.

ORIOLES 8TH: DeCinces singled; Hendricks lined to right; SHOPAY
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Shopay struck out; Singleton grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED SHOPAY (PLAYING SS); Oliva
grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied out to right;
Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins
5.

ORIOLES 9TH: Grich singled to left; Davis grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Grich out at second];
Baylor walked; Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 5.