Completing a sweep of the four-game series, the surprising Rangers defeated the Twins in a doubleheader, 5-2 and 3-1. After the Twins took a 2-0 lead in the opener, the Rangers erupted for three runs in the sixth inning on singles by Elliott Maddox and Dave Nelson, infield out by Don Mincher and homer by Jeff Burroughs. Joe Lovitto knocked in two extra tallies with a single in the eighth.

The Rangers stepped off in the nightcap with two runs in the second inning. After two walks around a single by Burroughs loaded the bases, runs counted on a grounder by Toby Harrah and single by Jim Shellenback. Eric Soderholm homered for the Twins in the seventh, but Hal King batted an insurance run across for the Rangers with a double in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   5  8  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .300      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .226
Thompson ss           5   0   2   0     0   1   .270      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .301
Carew 2b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Mincher 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .137
Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Billings c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .268
Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Burroughs lf          3   1   1   2     1   1   .143
Darwin cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Lovitto rf            4   0   1   2     0   3   .195
Brye lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .179      Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .188
Roof c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .195      Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .228
  Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Hand p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Janeski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .136
Blyleven p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .208        Panther p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Reese ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               31   5   8   5     3  12

Time of Game: 2:34
Left on Base: Twins 10, Rangers 5
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Doubles: Blyleven (1), Manuel (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (1)
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (13)
Caught Stealing: Burroughs (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Tovar (1)
GIDP: Braun (4)
Hit by Pitch: Killebrew (1,by Panther)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(5-3)         7     6   3   3   1  10   1  28   2.75
LaRoche                 0.1   2   2   2   2   1   0   5   1.80
Corbin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.68
Totals                  8     8   5   5   3  12   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand                    3     6   2   2   2   0   0  17   5.28
Janeski                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Panther W(3-1)          2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  11   6.87
Lindblad SV(2)          1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.42
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Panther (1)
Wild Pitches: LaRoche (2)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - John Rice (left in the 1st inning),


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to right; Thompson singled to center
[Tovar to third]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Tovar
scored, Thompson to second]; Killebrew popped to catcher in foul
territory; Braun forced Carew (pitcher to shortstop) [Thompson
to third]; Darwin flied out to right; 2B umpire John Rice was
injured and left the game; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox struck out; Nelson singled to right; Nelson
stole second; Mincher flied out to left; Billings grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye flied out to right; Roof made an out to
shortstop; Blyleven grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Burroughs made an out to second; Lovitto was called
out on strikes; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar singled to left; On a bunt Thompson singled to
third [Tovar to second]; On a bunt Carew singled to catcher
[Tovar to third, Thompson to second]; Killebrew flied out to
center; Braun grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah flied out to center; Hand flied out to
center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to left; Brye walked [Darwin to
second]; Roof walked [Darwin to third, Brye to second]; JANESKI
REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Blyleven struck out; Tovar hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Darwin scored]; Thompson made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Mincher
struck out; Billings singled to left; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew
walked; Braun lined to center; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto struck out; Randle was called out on
strikes; Harrah walked; KING BATTED FOR JANESKI; King was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: PANTHER REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Brye flied out to
center; Roof lined to third; Blyleven doubled to left; Tovar
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Maddox singled to second; Nelson singled to left
[Maddox to third]; Nelson stole second; Mincher grounded out
(second to first) [Maddox scored, Nelson to third]; Billings
struck out; Burroughs homered [Nelson scored]; Lovitto was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson struck out; Carew flied out to center;
Killebrew was hit by a pitch; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Randle struck out; Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Panther singled to third; Maddox grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to
first); MANUEL BATTED FOR ROOF; Manuel doubled to center; MONZON
RAN FOR MANUEL; REESE BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN; LINDBLAD REPLACED
PANTHER (PITCHING); RENICK BATTED FOR REESE; Renick flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE
REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); Nelson struck out; Mincher singled
to left; LaRoche threw a wild pitch [Mincher to second];
Billings was walked intentionally; Burroughs walked [Mincher to
third, Billings to second]; Lovitto singled to center [Mincher
scored, Billings scored, Burroughs to third, Lovitto to second
(on throw)]; CORBIN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Burroughs was
caught stealing home (catcher unassisted) [Lovitto to third];
Randle struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 5.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar struck out; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 5.