Staked to two runs in the fifth inning, Dave Goltz pitched the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Singles by Jerry Terrell and Lyman Bostock, around a sacrifice, produced the Twins' first run. After Steve Braun also singled, Rod Carew hit a sacrifice fly to plate the deciding marker. The Royals scored their run in the seventh on a triple by Al Cowens and infield out by Jamie Quirk. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   2  9  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
White 2b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .241      Bostock cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .274
Pinson dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Braun lf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Brett 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .311      Carew 1b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .359
Mayberry 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Oliva dh              2   0   0   0     2   0   .278
Cowens cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .276      Briggs rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Quirk lf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .111      McKay 3b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .306
Patek ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .235      Thompson ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Wohlford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Terrell 2b            3   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .259        Ford ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Fitzmorris p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gomez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                          Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1   7             Totals               29   2   9   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  3,154
Left on Base: Royals 5, Twins 9
DP: Royals 0, Twins 1
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Carew (22)
Triples: Brett (12), Cowens (7), Thompson (2)
Caught Stealing: Patek (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (4), Borgmann (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (10)
GIDP: Quirk (1)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fitzmorris L(15-11)     8     9   2   2   3   4   0  35   3.64
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   4   0  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(14-13)          9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33   3.57
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   7   0  33

Wild Pitches: Goltz (11)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Russ Goetz


ROYALS 1ST: White was called out on strikes; Pinson singled to
left; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Pinson to second]; Brett
grounded out (second to first) [Pinson to third]; Mayberry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock flied out to center; Braun grounded out
(second to first); Carew doubled; Oliva walked; Briggs grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
0.

ROYALS 2ND: Cowens was called out on strikes; Quirk lined to
center; Patek singled to left; Patek was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: McKay singled to shortstop [McKay to second (error by
Patek)]; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[McKay to third]; Terrell struck out; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Wohlford grounded out (third to first); Stinson
singled to center; White singled to right [Stinson to second];
Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Stinson to third, White
to second]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock flied out to left; Braun popped to third in
foul territory; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mayberry walked; Cowens lined to center; Quirk
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva popped to shortstop; Briggs flied out to left;
McKay singled to center; Thompson forced McKay (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); Wohlford
struck out; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell singled to center; Borgmann out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Terrell to second]; Bostock
singled to center [Terrell scored, Bostock to second (on throw
to home)]; Braun singled to center [Bostock to third]; Carew hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Bostock scored]; Oliva was walked
intentionally [Braun to second]; Briggs grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 6TH: White lined to pitcher; Pinson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Brett tripled; Mayberry popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: McKay struck out; Thompson tripled; Thompson was
picked off third (catcher to third); Terrell popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 2.

ROYALS 7TH: Cowens tripled to right; Quirk grounded out (second
to first) [Cowens scored]; Patek struck out; Wohlford grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins
2.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann struck out; Bostock struck out; Braun
walked; Carew forced Braun (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 8TH: Stinson was called out on strikes; White struck out;
Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva lined to second; Briggs popped to shortstop;
McKay singled to left; Thompson singled to center [McKay to
third]; FORD BATTED FOR TERRELL; Ford grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.

ROYALS 9TH: GOMEZ REPLACED FORD (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Brett
singled; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted) [Brett to
second]; Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brett to
third]; Quirk popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, Twins 2.