After yielding only two hits in the first eight innings, Pete Broberg faltered in the ninth, but Mike Paul stepped in to complete the Rangers' 5-1 victory over the Twins. Broberg was lifted after giving up a single by Danny Thompson, run-scoring double by Rod Carew and a walk with one out. Paul retired the last two batters. Jim Perry, who started for the Twins, helped beat himself with two errors, resulting in a pair of unearned runs. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       20, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  3
Rangers      0  0  0    1  2  0    2  0  x  -   5 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Maddox cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .225
Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Nelson 3b             3   2   2   1     1   0   .294
Carew 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Mincher 1b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .130
Reese 1b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .158      Billings c            4   1   2   1     0   1   .264
Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .111
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Lovitto rf            2   0   0   0     1   0   .189
Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .261      Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .194
Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .187      Harrah ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .234
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .161      Broberg p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .063
Perry p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .313        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nettles ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .219
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2   8             Totals               32   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 12,016
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 8
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Reese, Perry 2
Doubles: Carew (7), Mincher (4)
Triples: Maddox (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (7)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (3), Harrah (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lovitto (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrah (2)
GIDP: Braun (3)
Hit by Pitch: Thompson (2,by Broberg)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(3-3)            6     9   4   2   2   1   0  28   2.57
Norton                  1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   1.74
Gebhard                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    10   5   3   3   3   0  37

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg W(3-2)          8.1   4   1   1   2   8   0  31   1.98
Paul SV(1)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.63
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   8   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Broberg (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to left; Carew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Nelson
walked; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Mincher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese walked; Braun grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Reese out at second]; Darwin was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied to right in foul territory;
Burroughs grounded out (catcher to first); Lovitto walked;
Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye was called out on strikes; Mitterwald struck
out; Perry singled to center; Tovar singled to right [Perry to
second]; Thompson was hit by a pitch [Perry to third, Tovar to
second]; Carew lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah reached on an error by Reese; Broberg struck
out; Maddox singled to second [Harrah to second]; Nelson singled
to right [Harrah out at home (right to catcher), Maddox to
third]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings singled to left; Burroughs singled to
center [Billings to second]; Lovitto reached on an error by
Perry on a sacrifice bunt [Billings to third, Burroughs to
second]; Randle flied out to center; Harrah hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Billings scored (unearned)]; Broberg made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

TWINS 5TH: Brye was called out on strikes; Mitterwald struck
out; Perry grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Maddox tripled to right; Nelson singled to left
[Maddox scored]; Nelson was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Perry [Nelson to third]; Mincher grounded out (first
unassisted); Billings singled to right [Nelson scored
(unearned)]; Burroughs flied out to center; Lovitto made an out
to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to center; Harrah singled to
shortstop; Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Broberg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Reese struck out; Braun grounded out (second to
first); Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Maddox singled to right; NORTON REPLACED PERRY
(PITCHING); Maddox stole second; Nelson reached on a fielder's
choice [Maddox to third]; Mincher doubled [Maddox scored, Nelson
scored]; Billings was called out on strikes; Burroughs made an
out to second; Lovitto grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 8TH: Brye flied to center; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); NETTLES BATTED FOR NORTON; Nettles was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 8TH: GEBHARD REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Randle walked;
Harrah grounded out (second to first) [Randle to second];
Broberg struck out; Maddox grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 5.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar flied out to right; Thompson singled to left;
Carew doubled to left [Thompson scored]; Reese walked; PAUL
REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING); SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BRAUN;
Soderholm flied out to left; Darwin forced Carew (third
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 5.