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Harmon Killebrew hit a grand-slam homer in the third inning and drove in another run with a double in the seventh to power the Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Rangers. Rick Renick also homered for the Twins' first run in the third before Killebrew's clout later in the same stanza. [The Sporting News] Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 2Game Played on Sunday, May 28, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 1 Twins 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 x - 7 9 3 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Tovar rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .302 Lovitto rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Thompson ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .270 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Carew 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 .295 Billings c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .272 Killebrew 1b 3 1 3 5 1 0 .252 Ford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Reese pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Harrah ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 .243 Darwin cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 Randle 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .192 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Kubiak 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .030 Renick lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .263 Gogolewski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Brye lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Roof c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180 Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Kaat p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .182 Janeski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Suarez ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 Paul p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 5 2 1 3 Totals 30 7 9 7 6 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 9,132 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Twins 6 DP: Rangers 2, Twins 1 Errors: Randle, Thompson, Soderholm, Roof Doubles: Harrah (4), Killebrew (5) Home Runs: Renick (1), Killebrew (5) Caught Stealing: Killebrew (1) Sacrifice Hits: Roof (2) Sacrifice Flies: Suarez (1) GIDP: Randle (2), Darwin (5) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gogolewski L(3-4) 3.2 6 6 6 4 2 2 20 5.31 Panther 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 Janeski 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 2.84 Paul 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 8 2.84 Totals 8 9 7 7 6 5 2 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat W(6-1) 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 35 1.11 Totals 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Hank Soar RANGERS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto lined to left; Howard walked; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Ford flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew walked; Darwin grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Killebrew out at second]; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); Gogolewski struck out; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Renick homered; Roof struck out; Kaat flied to left in foul territory; Tovar singled to center; Thompson singled to second [Tovar to third (error by Randle), Thompson to second]; Carew walked; Killebrew homered [Tovar scored, Thompson scored, Carew scored]; Darwin singled to center; Soderholm lined to center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 5. RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto grounded out (third to first); Howard reached on an error by Thompson; Billings forced Howard (pitcher to shortstop to second); Ford singled to right [Billings to third]; Harrah doubled to center [Billings scored (unearned), Ford to third]; Randle lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 5. TWINS 4TH: Renick walked; Roof out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Renick to second]; Kaat was called out on strikes; Tovar walked; Thompson singled to center [Renick scored, Tovar to third]; PANTHER REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 6. RANGERS 5TH: Kubiak reached on an error by Soderholm; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR PANTHER; Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Maddox flied out to left; Lovitto forced Kubiak (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 6. TWINS 5TH: JANESKI REPLACED BURROUGHS (PITCHING); Killebrew singled to left; Darwin struck out; Soderholm struck out while Killebrew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 6. RANGERS 6TH: Howard made an out to second; Billings grounded out (first unassisted); Ford grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 6. TWINS 6TH: Renick flied out to right; Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaat singled to center; Tovar walked [Kaat to second]; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 6. RANGERS 7TH: BRYE REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING LF); Harrah singled to left; Randle reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah to third (error by Roof), Randle to second]; Kubiak reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah out at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher), Randle to third]; SUAREZ BATTED FOR JANESKI; Suarez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Randle scored (unearned)]; Maddox forced Kubiak (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 6. TWINS 7TH: PAUL REPLACED SUAREZ (PITCHING); Carew walked; Killebrew doubled to center [Carew scored]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm made an out to second; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 7. RANGERS 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Lovitto popped to first in foul territory; Howard grounded out (third to first); Billings singled to left; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 7. TWINS 8TH: Roof flied out to left; Kaat was called out on strikes; Tovar made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 7. RANGERS 9TH: Harrah singled to shortstop; Randle grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 7. |
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