Dave Duncan's ninth-inning double and an infield hit by Tommy Davis on which the Twins' Rod Carew made the throwing error produced the deciding run as the Orioles nipped Minnesota, 3-2. Bobby Grich hit a solo homer for the visitors in the top of the first, but the Twins quickly tied it on Carew's infield hit and a two-out double by Craig Kusick.

The game was scoreless from that point until the top of the seventh when Tony Muser singled home Jim Northrup for a 2-1 Baltimore lead. Danny Thompson's sacrifice fly chased home the final Minnesota run in the bottom of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    20, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Orioles      1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  9  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry dh             2   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Terrell 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .308
  Davis ph,dh         2   0   1   0     0   0   .283      Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Grich 2b              5   1   1   1     0   0   .267      Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .370
Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Kusick 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .218
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Northrup cf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Thompson ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .269
  Blair cf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Muser 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .273      Bostock rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .198      Roof c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Duncan c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .211      Hughes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .205        Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grimsley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3   9   2     2   5             Totals               33   2   7   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  8,153
Left on Base: Orioles 8, Twins 5
DP: Orioles 0, Twins 1
Errors: Carew, Bostock, Hughes
Doubles: Northrup (11), Duncan (7), Kusick 2 (7)
Home Runs: Grich (11)
Stolen Bases: Carew (28)
Caught Stealing: Bumbry (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (4)
GIDP: Robinson (5)
Hit by Pitch: Bumbry (3,by Hughes)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Grimsley W(9-12)        9     7   2   2   0   2   0  34   3.79
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   2   0  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hughes L(11-11)         6.2   6   2   2   1   3   1  27   4.00
Burgmeier               2     2   1   0   1   2   0   9   3.10
Campbell                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.31
Totals                  9     9   3   2   2   5   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Hughes (10)

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


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry popped to shortstop; Grich homered;
Singleton grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Ford flied
out to left; Carew singled; Kusick doubled to right [Carew
scored]; Oliva lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1,
Twins 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Northrup singled to right; Muser forced Northrup
(first to shortstop); Robinson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Muser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson flied out to right; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger
struck out; Bumbry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Terrell singled; Ford struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Singleton
reached on an error by Hughes [Singleton to third (error by
Bostock)]; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Northrup lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva flied
out to left; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Muser lined to left; Robinson walked; Duncan struck
out; Belanger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Bostock popped
to catcher in foul territory; Roof singled to left; Terrell
flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles
1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Bumbry was hit by a pitch; Bumbry was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first); Grich flied out to
center; Singleton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Ford flied out to center; Carew singled to left;
Carew stole second; Kusick grounded out (shortstop to first);
Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 1, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup
doubled; Muser singled to right [Northrup scored]; Robinson
lined to third; Duncan singled to left [Muser to second];
Belanger singled to right [Muser to third, Duncan to second];
BURGMEIER REPLACED HUGHES (PITCHING); DAVIS BATTED FOR BUMBRY;
Davis grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Orioles 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BLAIR REPLACED
NORTHRUP (PLAYING CF); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Braun struck out; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Grich flied out to right; Singleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baylor singled to left; Blair struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Roof flied out to center; Terrell singled to right;
Ford forced Terrell (second to shortstop); Carew flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Twins 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Robinson
struck out; Duncan doubled to right; Belanger walked; CAMPBELL
REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Davis singled to second [Duncan
scored (error by Carew) (unearned), Belanger to third, Davis to
second]; Grich grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Kusick doubled to center; Oliva grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kusick to third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Kusick scored]; Braun flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 3, Twins 2.