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Sunday May 21, 1972
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Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 21, 1972 (Day game) at Arlington Stadium

Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
Rangers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .293
Carew 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .296      Mincher 1b            3   1   0   0     0   0   .132
Darwin cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      King c                3   1   2   1     1   0   .170
Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .224        Suarez c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Brye lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Burroughs lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .160
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Lovitto rf            2   0   0   0     2   1   .186
Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Kubiak 2b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Reese 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Harrah ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .220
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Shellenback p         2   0   1   1     0   0   .143
Woodson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Driscoll ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Renick 1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .222        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Nettles 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   4             Totals               26   3   4   3     6   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 13,440
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 6
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 2
Errors: Carew, Nelson
Doubles: King (3)
Home Runs: Soderholm (2)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (14)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Woodson (1)
GIDP: Darwin (2), Tovar (2)
Hit by Pitch: Mincher (2,by Granger)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(3-2)          6.1   3   2   2   6   2   0  27   2.60
Granger                 1.2   1   1   1   0   2   0   6   0.93
Totals                  8     4   3   3   6   4   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback W(1-0)      7     4   1   1   1   3   1  26   1.42
Pina SV(6)              2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.21
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  33

Passed Balls: King (1)
Hit by Pitch: Granger (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Umpire John Rice was injured in game 1 and did not
work game 2; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first);
Thompson singled to right; King allowed a passed ball [Thompson
to second]; Carew walked; Darwin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
struck out; Mincher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Brye made an
out to second; Mitterwald flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: King walked; Burroughs singled to center [King to
third]; Lovitto walked [Burroughs to second]; Kubiak was called
out on strikes; Harrah reached on a fielder's choice [King
scored, Burroughs to third, Lovitto to second (error by Carew)];
Shellenback singled to center [Burroughs scored, Lovitto out at
home (center to catcher to third to catcher), Harrah to third,
Shellenback to second (on throw to home)]; Maddox grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

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

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson flied out to right; Mincher popped to first;
King singled to center; Burroughs forced King (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Carew struck
out; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers
2.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto flied out to left; Kubiak flied to right in
foul territory; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm lined to third; Brye grounded out (third to
first); Mitterwald was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Shellenback grounded out (second to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Nelson walked; Nelson stole
second; Mincher flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Reese singled to right; Woodson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Reese to second]; Tovar reached on a
fielder's choice [Reese out at third (shortstop to third to
second)]; Thompson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: King grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Lovitto walked; Lovitto was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to left; Darwin grounded out (second
to first); Soderholm homered; Brye singled to right; Mitterwald
reached on an error by Nelson [Brye to second]; Reese flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Kubiak walked; Harrah popped to catcher in foul
territory; DRISCOLL BATTED FOR SHELLENBACK; Driscoll walked
[Kubiak to second]; GRANGER REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); RENICK
REPLACED WOODSON (PLAYING 1B); Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; Nelson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 2.

TWINS 8TH: PINA REPLACED DRISCOLL (PITCHING); Renick singled to
pitcher; KAAT RAN FOR RENICK; Tovar grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kaat out at second]; Thompson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: NETTLES REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING 1B); Mincher was hit
by a pitch; King doubled to center [Mincher scored, King out at
third (center to second to third)]; Burroughs grounded out
(third to first); Lovitto struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, Rangers 3.

TWINS 9TH: SUAREZ REPLACED KING (PLAYING C ); Carew grounded out
(first to pitcher); Darwin lined to shortstop; Soderholm walked;
KILLEBREW BATTED FOR BRYE; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.



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