A triple by Harmon Killebrew in the first inning scored Danny Thompson and Rod Carew, who were on base with singles, and gave the Twins a 2-0 victory over the Yankees. Jim Kaat, making his first appearance of the year for the Twins after being bothered by tendinitis, pitched six innings and allowed only four hits. Dave LaRoche finished with hitless relief. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, New York Yankees 0
Game Played on Saturday, April     29, 1972 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Clarke 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Thompson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .243      Torres rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .167
Carew 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .206      Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Killebrew 1b          3   0   2   2     1   1   .300      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Reese pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Alou 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .382      Munson c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .297
Brye lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Lanier 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Michael ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Roof c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .125      Peterson p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Kaat p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Swoboda ph          0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     1   5

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  9,168
Left on Base: Twins 6, Yankees 5
DP: Twins 1, Yankees 0
Errors: Darwin
Triples: Killebrew (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Roof (1)
GIDP: White (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(1-0)             6     4   0   0   0   3   0  21   0.00
LaRoche SV(3)           3     0   0   0   1   2   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   5   0  32

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(0-3)         8     6   2   2   2   4   0  32   3.15
McDaniel                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.70
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   4   0  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson singled
to left; Carew singled to left [Thompson to second]; Killebrew
tripled to center [Thompson scored, Carew scored]; Darwin struck
out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (second to first); Torres
singled to center; Murcer singled to right [Torres to second];
White grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees
0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Roof grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaat was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Alou grounded out (third to first); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lanier grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Michael flied out to right; Peterson was called out
on strikes; Clarke grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Darwin grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brye grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Torres singled to shortstop; Murcer popped to first
in foul territory; White flied out to right; Alou struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Roof
walked; On a bunt Kaat made an out to pitcher; Tovar flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (third to first); Lanier flied
out to right; Michael singled to center; Peterson made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew walked; Darwin singled to center
[Killebrew to second]; Brye struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 7TH: Soderholm singled to shortstop; Roof out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Soderholm to second]; RENICK
BATTED FOR KAAT; Renick grounded out (third to first); Tovar
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); White flied out
to right; Alou struck out; Munson reached on an error by Darwin
[Munson to second]; Lanier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Killebrew singled to left; REESE RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Darwin forced Reese (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Michael grounded
out (second to first); SWOBODA BATTED FOR PETERSON; Swoboda
walked; Clarke made an out to second; Torres flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Yankees 0.

TWINS 9TH: MCDANIEL REPLACED SWOBODA (PITCHING); Brye grounded
out (shortstop to first); Soderholm flied out to right; Roof
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Murcer struck out; White grounded out (shortstop to
first); Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Yankees 0.