Making his A. L. debut, Nolan Ryan, formerly with the Mets, yielded only four hits and pitched the Angels to a 2-0 victory over the Twins. Ryan also scored the Angels' first run in the fifth inning after reaching base on a forceout, and drove in the other tally with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf,lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Alomar 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .700
Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .091      Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .100
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .083      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Killebrew 1b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .200      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Renick 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pinson lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Darwin cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .400      Stanton rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .111
Manuel lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Kusnyer c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Nettles rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Ryan p                3   1   1   1     0   1   .333
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dempsey c             2   0   0   0     2   1   .000
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     5  10             Totals               30   2   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  5,191
Left on Base: Twins 9, Angels 8
DP: Twins 2, Angels 1
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Killebrew (1), Alomar (1)
Caught Stealing: Darwin (1)
GIDP: Rivers (2), Spencer (2)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (1,by Ryan)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(0-1)            5.2   7   2   1   3   3   0  27   1.59
LaRoche                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Norton                  2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8     7   2   1   4   3   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(1-0)             9     4   0   0   5  10   0  36   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5  10   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (1)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to first; Thompson struck out; Carew
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to center; Rivers grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Alomar out at
second]; Cardenas singled to second; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
singled to left; Manuel struck out while Darwin was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (third to first); Pinson
walked; Stanton singled to right [Pinson to second]; Kusnyer
grounded out (first unassisted) [Pinson to third, Stanton to
second]; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
0.

TWINS 3RD: Soderholm flied out to right; Dempsey walked; Perry
struck out; Tovar singled to left [Dempsey to second]; Thompson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar singled to center; Rivers flied out to right
[Alomar to second]; Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice
[Alomar out at third (pitcher to third to second)]; Spencer
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew struck out; Killebrew doubled to center; Darwin
singled to left [Killebrew to third]; Manuel popped to
shortstop; Soderholm lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
popped to shortstop; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 5TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Kusnyer reached on an error by Thompson; Ryan forced
Kusnyer (first to shortstop); Alomar doubled to left [Ryan to
third]; Rivers singled to center [Ryan scored (unearned), Alomar
to third, Rivers to second (on throw)]; Cardenas popped to
shortstop; Spencer popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Angels 1.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew walked; Darwin walked
[Killebrew to second]; Manuel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: TOVAR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NETTLES
REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING RF); McMullen popped to shortstop;
Pinson popped to second; Stanton walked; Kusnyer walked [Stanton
to second]; Ryan singled to right [Stanton scored, Kusnyer to
third]; LAROCHE REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Alomar forced Ryan
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Dempsey
struck out; BRAUN BATTED FOR LAROCHE; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: NORTON REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Rivers grounded
out (second to first); Debut game for Tom Norton;
Cardenas walked; Spencer grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cardenas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar flied out to left; Thompson was hit by a pitch;
Carew was called out on strikes; Killebrew walked [Thompson to
second]; KAAT RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: RENICK REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING 1B); McMullen flied
out to left; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Stanton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
flied out to left; Dempsey walked; REESE BATTED FOR NORTON;
Reese grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.