Harmon Killebrew and Danny Thompson provided the big blows for the Twins in an 8-1 victory over the White Sox, who were stopped on their six-game winning streak. Killebrew homered with a man on base in the first inning and Thompson tripled with the bases loaded in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  1  -   8  8  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              3   3   1   0     2   0   .296      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .352
Thompson ss           5   1   2   4     0   0   .272      Andrews 2b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Braun 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .353      May lf                5   0   0   0     0   0   .301
Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   2     0   0   .244      D. Allen 1b           4   0   2   1     0   2   .313
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .271      Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .184
Nettles lf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Egan c                4   0   2   0     0   1   .171
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Morales ss            4   0   1   0     0   3   .278
Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Bradley p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .238
  Carew ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .304        Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
  Dempsey c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .190        Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph,1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Qualls ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8   8   7     5   9             Totals               37   1   9   1     2  10

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,533
Left on Base: Twins 4, White Sox 11
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Killebrew, Egan
Doubles: Thompson (8), Andrews (4)
Triples: Thompson (1)
Home Runs: Killebrew (4)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (6), Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (2)
GIDP: Soderholm (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(5-2)         6     7   1   1   2   9   0  28   2.63
Granger SV(6)           3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.54
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2  10   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(4-2)          6     3   3   3   2   7   1  23   3.26
Johnson                 1     3   4   4   2   0   0   8  11.42
Lemonds                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.86
Gossage                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.45
Totals                  9     8   8   8   5   9   1  39

Wild Pitches: Bradley (2), Gossage (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to right; Tovar stole second [Tovar to
third (error by Egan)]; Bradley threw a wild pitch [Tovar
scored]; Thompson made an out to second; Braun walked; Killebrew
homered [Braun scored]; Darwin struck out; Nettles struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Andrews flied out to left; May
popped to shortstop in foul territory; D. Allen was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Roof struck out;
Blyleven was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; Johnstone singled to right;
Egan flied out to left; Morales struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
center; Braun lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradley singled to left; Kelly walked [Bradley to
second]; Andrews made an out to shortstop; May reached on a
fielder's choice [Bradley to third, Kelly to second (error by
Killebrew)]; D. Allen struck out; Melton made an out to third; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin was called out
on strikes; Nettles made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnstone flied out to right; Egan struck out;
Morales singled to left; Bradley was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm singled to center; Soderholm stole second;
Roof struck out; Blyleven struck out; Tovar was walked
intentionally; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly flied out to left; Andrews doubled to left;
May grounded out (first unassisted) [Andrews to third]; D. Allen
singled to center [Andrews scored]; Melton singled to center [D.
Allen to third]; Johnstone was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (third to first); Killebrew
grounded out (third to first); Darwin grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Egan singled to left; Morales struck out; ORTA
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Orta was called out on strikes; Kelly
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED ORTA (PITCHING); Nettles singled to
right; Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Nettles to second]; CAREW BATTED FOR ROOF; Carew was walked
intentionally; REESE BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; Reese grounded out
(first unassisted) [Nettles to third, Carew to second]; Tovar
was walked intentionally; Thompson tripled to center [Nettles
scored, Carew scored, Tovar scored]; Braun singled to left
[Thompson scored]; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); REESE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRANGER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING);
Andrews grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (second
to first); D. Allen singled to right; Melton popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, White Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: LEMONDS REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Darwin was
called out on strikes; Nettles walked; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nettles out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnstone flied out to right; Egan singled to
shortstop; Morales struck out; QUALLS BATTED FOR LEMONDS; Qualls
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, White Sox 1.

TWINS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED QUALLS (PITCHING); Dempsey singled
to center; Reese struck out; Tovar forced Dempsey (shortstop to
second); Gossage threw a wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Thompson
doubled to left [Tovar scored]; Braun grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
made an out to shortstop; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 1.