In a Texas-sized victory, the Rangers piled up 15 hits including four homers, and walloped the Twins, 16-2. Toby Harrah drove in five runs, including three in the second inning when the Rangers exploded for nine runs. Texas Rangers 16, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 0 9 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 16 15 0 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 12 5 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 4 2 3 0 2 0 .250 Tovar rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .302 Lovitto rf 4 2 1 1 0 1 .172 Nettles rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Biittner rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Thompson ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Mincher 1b 3 2 1 3 1 0 .156 Monzon ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Burroughs pr,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Carew 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Billings 3b 5 2 1 3 1 1 .273 Reese 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 King c 4 2 1 1 1 1 .158 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lindblad p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Killebrew 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Ford lf 5 3 3 1 1 0 .231 Soderholm 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Randle 2b 6 1 1 0 0 1 .198 Braun 3b,2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Harrah ss 3 2 3 5 0 0 .223 Darwin cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Kubiak ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .034 Renick lf,1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 Bosman p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .077 Mitterwald c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .158 Suarez ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Dempsey c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Woodson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Gebhard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manuel ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 Norton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Brye ph,lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .198 Totals 41 16 15 15 7 6 Totals 37 2 12 1 1 4 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 9,477 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 9 DP: Rangers 2, Twins 3 Errors: Carew, Killebrew, Braun, Darwin, Mitterwald Doubles: Harrah (3), Renick (1) Home Runs: King (2), Billings (2), Mincher (3), Ford (4) Stolen Bases: Maddox 2 (9), Harrah (2) Sacrifice Hits: Bosman (8) GIDP: Billings (1), Burroughs 2 (2), Carew (2), Darwin (4) Hit by Pitch: Kubiak (1,by Corbin), Lovitto (1,by Corbin), Biittner (1,by LaRoche) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bosman W(3-4) 6 6 1 1 1 3 0 24 4.08 Lindblad SV(3) 3 6 1 1 0 1 0 14 1.37 Totals 9 12 2 2 1 4 0 38 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Woodson L(3-3) 1.1 5 8 4 2 1 2 13 3.30 Gebhard 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 5 1.93 Norton 0.2 5 6 3 1 0 1 9 4.09 Corbin 4.1 2 1 1 3 2 1 18 1.86 LaRoche 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.67 Totals 9 15 16 8* 7 6 4 52 Hit by Pitch: Corbin 2 (2), LaRoche (2) Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips RANGERS 1ST: Maddox singled to left; Lovitto struck out; Mincher flied out to left; Maddox stole second; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: On a bunt Tovar singled to pitcher; Thompson singled to center [Tovar to third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to first) [Tovar scored, Thompson out at second]; Killebrew singled to left; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1. RANGERS 2ND: King homered; Ford walked; On a bunt Randle singled to second [Ford to second]; Harrah doubled to center [Ford scored, Randle scored]; Bosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrah to third]; Maddox walked; Harrah stole home and Maddox stole second [Maddox to third (error by Mitterwald)]; Lovitto reached on an error by Killebrew [Maddox scored (unearned), Lovitto to second]; Mincher reached on an error by Carew [Lovitto to third]; Billings homered (unearned) [Lovitto scored (unearned), Mincher scored (unearned)]; GEBHARD REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); King walked; Ford singled to left [King to second]; Randle struck out; Harrah singled to center [King scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Ford to second]; Bosman struck out; 9 R (5 ER), 6 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 1. TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Renick singled to center; Mitterwald struck out; MANUEL BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Manuel walked [Renick to second]; Tovar forced Manuel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: NORTON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Maddox singled to pitcher; Lovitto singled to right [Maddox to third]; Mincher homered [Maddox scored, Lovitto scored]; Billings walked; King grounded out (third to first) [Billings to second]; Ford reached on an error by Braun [Billings to third, Ford to second]; Randle popped to shortstop in foul territory; Harrah singled to left [Billings scored (unearned), Ford scored (unearned), Harrah to second (on throw)]; Bosman singled to center [Harrah scored (unearned)]; CORBIN REPLACED NORTON (PITCHING); Maddox walked [Bosman to second]; Lovitto lined to first; 6 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: KUBIAK REPLACED HARRAH (PLAYING SS); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Killebrew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. RANGERS 4TH: MONZON REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); REESE REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); SODERHOLM REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); BRAUN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Mincher walked; BURROUGHS RAN FOR MINCHER; Billings grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; King struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Braun lined to left; Darwin struck out; Renick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. RANGERS 5TH: NETTLES REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); Ford grounded out (third to first); Randle flied out to left; Kubiak was hit by a pitch; Bosman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Corbin struck out; Nettles flied to center; Monzon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. RANGERS 6TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING C ); Maddox singled to center [Maddox to second (error by Darwin)]; Lovitto was hit by a pitch; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox to third, Lovitto out at second]; Billings struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: BIITTNER REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING RF); Reese singled to second; Soderholm forced Reese (third to second); Braun flied out to left; Darwin popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1. RANGERS 7TH: King made an out to second; Ford homered; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Kubiak walked; SUAREZ BATTED FOR BOSMAN; Suarez forced Kubiak (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: SUAREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LINDBLAD REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Renick doubled to left; Dempsey grounded out (third to first); BRYE BATTED FOR CORBIN; Brye singled to left [Renick to third]; Nettles struck out; Monzon singled to center [Renick scored, Brye to third]; Reese grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2. RANGERS 8TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RENICK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LAROCHE REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to left; Biittner was hit by a pitch; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biittner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Soderholm singled to left; Braun singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Darwin grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Soderholm to third, Braun out at second]; Renick popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2. RANGERS 9TH: Billings grounded out (third to first); Lindblad struck out; Ford singled to center; Randle flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Dempsey singled to left; Brye forced Dempsey (shortstop to second); Nettles made an out to second; Monzon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2. |
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