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DICK POLE |
THE "GOLD DUST TWINS" AND
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
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A ninth inning merry-go-round wins for the Twins
June 8,
1975 ...
Another great outing by Dick Pole went up in smoke on a
controversial call. Tom Kelly's single in the ninth inning scored
Larry Hisle to break a 1-1 tie and start a six-run burst that carried
the Twins to a 7 to 5 victory over the Red Sox.
Kelly's hit followed Hisle's hotly protested double that started the
inning. His drive to left field was caught at the wall by Bernie
Carbo, but umpire Jerry Neudecker ruled that the ball hit the wall
first and Hisle was therefore safe at second base. The ball actually
went in Carbo's glove as he hit the wall and bounced out, but Carbo
caught the rebound. In the ensuing argument Darrell Johnson was
ejected.
Then Tony Oliva then beat out a bunt that moved Hisle to third,
before Kelly's hit. Danny Thompson sacrificed Oliva to second and Dan
Ford was intentionally walked. That brought in Rogelio Moret to pitch
to Rod Carew who was pinch hitting. Carew brought in another run with
a single.
Dick Drago came in to replace Moret and Danny Walton brought home two
more runs with a base hit to right. Jerry Terrell's base hit brought
in Carew, and Hisle, batting for the second time, singled home Walton
with the Twins sixth run of the inning.
Down 7-1, the Red Sox managed a four-run rally in the bottom of the
ninth. Carl Yastrzemski led off with a base hit. Bill Campbell came
in to replace Goltz and Fred Lynn doubled to left. Jim Rice doubled
in both runners before Campbell walked Dwight Evans. Tim McCarver
came in as a pinch-hitter and he scored Rice with another double.
Evans crossed the plate on Tony Conigliaro's infield out, for the Sox
fifth and final run.
The Sox had taken a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by
Dwight Evans that scored Rice, but the Twins tied the game in the
third inning. Glenn Borgmann, who doubled, was brought in when
Terrell grounded into a double play. After that it was a pitcher's
duel between Dick Pole and Dave Goltz until the ninth inning. |
