Sunday August 24, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
After giving up seven hits in the first five innings, Jim Hughes did not yield another safety the rest of the way and pitched the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. The Twins broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning and beat Mickey Lolich with two runs on a triple by Dave McKay and singles by Glenn Borgmann, Jerry Terrell and Craig Kusick. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Sunday, August 24, 1975 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Twins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 10 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Terrell 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .311 Sutherland 2b 2 0 2 1 1 0 .252 Bostock cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Kusick 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .218 Horton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Oliva dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Brye pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Thompson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Briggs rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Baldwin rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 McKay 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Veryzer ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Braun lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Lolich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Borgmann c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .215 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 7 1 3 3 Totals 36 3 10 3 0 6 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,570 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Twins 9 DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1 Errors: Oglivie, Veryzer 2, Thompson Doubles: Borgmann (14) Triples: McKay (1) Stolen Bases: Meyer (6), Oglivie (7) Sacrifice Flies: Sutherland (4) GIDP: Freehan (9) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(11-14) 8 10 3 3 0 6 0 36 3.47 Totals 8 10 3 3 0 6 0 36 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hughes W(12-11) 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 35 3.86 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 3 0 35 Wild Pitches: Hughes 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Rich Garcia TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Sutherland singled to center [LeFlore to third]; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to second]; Meyer flied out to left; Horton was walked intentionally; Freehan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock lined to right; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez walked; Oglivie flied out to center; Baldwin grounded out (first unassisted) [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Oliva flied out to left; Thompson flied out to right; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Sutherland singled to right; Meyer forced Sutherland (first to shortstop); Meyer stole second; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: McKay singled to left; Braun forced McKay (pitcher to shortstop); Borgmann doubled to left [Braun to third]; Terrell singled to center [Braun scored, Borgmann to third]; Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [Borgmann out at home (first to catcher), Terrell to second]; Kusick popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Oglivie singled to left; Oglivie stole second; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Oglivie to third]; Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1. TIGERS 5TH: Veryzer singled; LeFlore singled [Veryzer to third, LeFlore out at second (center to second)]; Sutherland hit a sacrifice fly to right [Veryzer scored]; Meyer singled to right; Horton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: McKay tripled; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Borgmann singled to left [McKay scored]; Terrell singled to center [Borgmann to second]; Bostock flied out to left; Kusick singled to left [Borgmann scored, Terrell to third (error by Oglivie), Kusick to second]; Oliva struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 6TH: Thompson singled; Briggs forced Thompson (third to shortstop); McKay lined to second; Braun singled to center [Briggs to third]; Borgmann flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 7TH: Baldwin grounded out (catcher unassisted); Veryzer grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 7TH: Terrell struck out (catcher to first); Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); Kusick singled to right; Oliva reached on an error by Veryzer [Kusick to second]; BRYE RAN FOR OLIVA; Thompson reached on an error by Veryzer [Kusick to third, Brye to second]; Briggs grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Sutherland walked; Meyer forced Sutherland (first to shortstop) [Meyer to second (error by Thompson)]; Horton flied out to left; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TWINS 8TH: McKay popped to second; Braun flied out to right; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez popped to first; Oglivie struck out; Baldwin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

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