Bobby Darwin hit a two-run homer and Cesar Tovar drove in two more runs with a triple as the Twins exploded in the seventh inning to defeat the Yankees, 4-1. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 1
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1972 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4  7  0
Yankees      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .294      Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .303
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Munson c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .259      White lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .235
  Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Alou 1b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .192
Braun 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .556      Callison rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .217
Darwin cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .400      McKinney 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Nettles lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .167      Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .174
Roof c                3   1   0   0     1   0   .143      Stottlemyre p         2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Blyleven p            4   1   1   0     0   2   .300        Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     3   4             Totals               33   1   8   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  9,149
Left on Base: Twins 5, Yankees 7
DP: Twins 2, Yankees 0
Doubles: Killebrew (2), Callison (2)
Triples: Tovar (1), Alou (1)
Home Runs: Darwin (5)
Stolen Bases: Braun (1)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (2)
GIDP: Callison (2), McKinney (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(3-0)         9     8   1   1   2   4   0  35   3.03
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   4   0  35

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(0-3)      7     6   4   4   3   3   1  29   4.05
Aker                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.25
Totals                  9     7   4   4   3   4   1  36

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Tovar was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Thompson flied out to left; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke was called out on strikes; Munson grounded
out (second to first); Murcer grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Braun forced Killebrew (pitcher to
shortstop); Darwin flied out to center; Braun stole second;
Nettles walked; Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: White flied out to right; Alou grounded out (third
to first); Callison doubled to right; McKinney grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Tovar flied to left in foul
territory; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stottlemyre was called out on strikes; Clarke singled; Munson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Killebrew
doubled to left; Braun flied out to left; Darwin flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer grounded out (pitcher to first); White
walked; Alou tripled to left [White scored]; Callison flied out
to right; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 5TH: Nettles flied out to left; Roof made an out to
shortstop; Blyleven grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Michael made an out to third; Stottlemyre singled
to left; Clarke flied out to center; Munson walked [Stottlemyre
to second]; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: White singled to left; Alou singled to center
[White to second]; Callison grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [White to third, Alou out at second];
McKinney made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Yankees 1.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Braun
singled to center; Darwin homered [Braun scored]; Nettles
grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof walked; Blyleven singled
to center [Roof to second]; Tovar tripled to left [Roof scored,
Blyleven scored]; Thompson struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Michael singled to center; ALLEN BATTED FOR
STOTTLEMYRE; Allen grounded out (second to first) [Michael to
second]; Clarke was called out on strikes; Munson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 8TH: AKER REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(catcher to first); Killebrew flied out to center; Braun singled
to right; Darwin forced Braun (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 8TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Murcer
grounded out (shortstop to first); White grounded out (first
unassisted); Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Roof
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 9TH: Callison singled to center; McKinney grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Callison out at
second]; Michael struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Yankees 1.