Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
April 8, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1975 at Arlington Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 11, Texas Rangers 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 6 2 2 0
Bostock cf 4 3 1 0
Hisle lf 6 2 3 3
Darwin rf 6 1 2 1
Oliva dh 3 1 2 4
  Ferrer pr,dh 1 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0
Braun 1b 5 1 2 1
  Kusick 1b 0 0 0 0
Thompson ss 5 0 3 2
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
Borgmann c 5 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 11 17 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 2 2
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Randle 3b 4 0 2 2
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer dh 4 0 1 0
Harrah ss 1 1 0 0
Nelson 2b 4 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Minnesota 330 000 11311170
Texas 100 000 300493
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (1-0) 6.1 6 4 4 4 8
  Campbell  SV (1) 2.2 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (0-1) 1.2 7 6 5 2 0
  Hargan   4.2 5 1 1 1 3
  Umbarger   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Foucault   2.0 5 4 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
11
10
4
3

  E–Hargrove (1), Nelson (1), Hargan (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Darwin (1,off Jenkins); Thompson (1,off Hargan); Braun (1,off Hargan), Texas Spencer (1,off Campbell).  3B–Minnesota Carew (1,off Foucault).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (1,2nd inning off Jenkins 2 on, 2 out); Hisle (1,9th inning off Foucault 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Oliva (1,by Hargan).  IBB–Oliva (1,by Hargan); Bostock (1,by Foucault).  SF–Randle (1,off Campbell).  SB–Tovar (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann); Randle (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann); Burroughs (1,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann).  WP–Hargan 2 (2).  HBP–Hargan (1,Oliva).  IBB–Hargan (1,Oliva); Foucault (1,Bostock).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Armando Rodriguez, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:10.  A–28,787.
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