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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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