Bobby Darwin, the Twins' red-hot rookie outfielder, smashed his third homer of the year, as well as a double and single, to feature a 12-3 victory over the Angels. After hitting a double to spark a three-run outburst in the second inning, Darwin rapped a homer with two men on base in the seventh and batted in two more runs with a single in the eighth. Bert Blyleven was the winner, receiving credit for his seventh straight victory since last August 27. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, California Angels 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  3  0    0  0  1    3  4  1  -  12 15  1
Angels       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .313      Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .500
Thompson ss           5   1   2   3     1   0   .188      Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .071
Carew 2b              6   2   4   1     0   0   .278      Cardenas ss           4   0   2   0     1   1   .333
Killebrew 1b          3   1   0   0     2   2   .154      McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .214
  Reese pr,1b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Spencer 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .071
Darwin cf             4   2   3   5     1   1   .500      Silverio lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Nettles cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Braun 3b              4   1   2   1     1   1   .333        Cowan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Manuel lf             2   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brye lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Queen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roof c                4   1   0   0     1   2   .000      Stanton rf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .231
Blyleven p            2   1   1   0     0   1   .250      Torborg c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .200
  LaRoche p           1   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Messersmith p         2   0   2   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Pinson ph,lf        2   0   1   1     0   0   .250

Totals               38  12  15  12     7   7             Totals               35   3  10   3     4   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  6,451
Left on Base: Twins 10, Angels 9
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Roof
Doubles: Darwin (1), Thompson (1), Torborg (1), Stanton (1)
Home Runs: Darwin (3)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (1)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (1), Tovar (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Manuel (1)
GIDP: McMullen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (2,by Queen)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(1-0)         5.2   9   3   3   3   5   0  27   3.86
LaRoche SV(1)           3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   0.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   6   0  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(1-1)      6     9   4   4   2   6   0  28   2.40
Fisher                  1     2   3   3   2   1   1   7  27.00
Murphy                  0.1   3   4   4   2   0   0   6  15.43
Queen                   1.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   8   5.40
Totals                  9    15  12  12   7   7   1  49

Hit by Pitch: Queen (1)
Wild Pitches: LaRoche (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Carew singled to center; Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar made an out to shortstop; Rivers grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cardenas singled to left; McMullen singled
to center [Cardenas to second]; Spencer flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled to right; Braun singled to first
[Darwin to third]; Manuel hit a sacrifice fly to center [Darwin
scored]; Roof struck out; Blyleven singled to pitcher [Braun to
second]; Tovar singled to third [Braun to third, Blyleven to
second]; Thompson doubled to center [Braun scored, Blyleven
scored, Tovar to third]; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first);
3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Silverio was called out on strikes; Stanton struck
out; Torborg singled to left; Messersmith singled to pitcher
[Torborg to second]; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin struck
out; Braun singled to right; Manuel singled to right [Braun to
third]; Roof forced Manuel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Rivers struck out; Cardenas walked; McMullen
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cardenas
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Blyleven struck out; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Spencer grounded out (pitcher to first); Silverio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton singled to shortstop;
Torborg doubled to left [Stanton scored]; Messersmith singled to
center [Torborg out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 1.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Darwin walked; Braun struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar walked; Rivers forced Alomar (pitcher to
shortstop); Cardenas struck out; McMullen made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Angels 1.

TWINS 6TH: Manuel made an out to shortstop; Roof walked;
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Roof to
second]; Tovar singled to left [Roof scored]; Tovar was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: BRYE REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING LF); Spencer walked;
Silverio struck out; Stanton doubled to left [Spencer scored];
Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); PINSON BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; Pinson singled [Stanton scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED
BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Pinson stole second [Pinson to third (error
by Roof)]; Alomar flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FISHER REPLACED
SILVERIO (PITCHING); Thompson made an out to first; Carew
singled to center; Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; Darwin
homered [Carew scored, Killebrew scored]; Braun walked; Brye
popped to catcher in foul territory; Roof was called out on
strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Rivers walked; Cardenas singled to center [Rivers to
second]; LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Rivers to third, Cardenas
to second]; McMullen struck out; Spencer made an out to
shortstop; COWAN BATTED FOR FISHER; Cowan popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 7, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED COWAN (PITCHING); LaRoche walked;
Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LaRoche to
second]; Thompson singled to center [LaRoche scored]; Carew
singled to left [Thompson to second]; Killebrew walked [Thompson
to third, Carew to second]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin
singled to center [Thompson scored, Carew scored, Reese to
third]; QUEEN REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Braun forced Darwin
(shortstop to second) [Reese scored]; Brye flied out to right; 4
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 11, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING CF); REESE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first);
Torborg flied out to left; Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 11, Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: Roof flied out to center; LaRoche flied out to right;
Tovar was hit by a pitch; Thompson walked [Tovar to second];
Carew singled to left [Tovar scored, Thompson to second]; Reese
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 12,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Alomar flied out to left; Rivers grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cardenas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 12, Angels 3.