Bobby Darwin, who singled to spark the scoring of two runs in the fourth inning, rapped a double in the sixth to break a tie and give the Twins a 3-2 victory over the Orioles, After Darwin's hit in the fourth, Steve Brye also singled and Eric Soderholm drove in both runners with a double.

Harmon Killebrew singled in the sixth, took second on a wild throw by Davey Johnson and crossed the plate on Darwin's double. Brooks Robinson hit his first homer of the season for the Orioles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Monday, June      5, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Orioles      0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Buford lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .198
Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     1   0   .270        Watt p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .275        Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Killebrew 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .248      Oates c               4   0   2   1     0   1   .269
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Rettenmund cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .153
Darwin cf             3   1   2   1     0   1   .246        Shopay pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Brye lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .211      Baylor rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   2     1   1   .196      Robinson 3b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .238
Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .146      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .243
  Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Belanger ss           2   1   1   0     0   1   .165
Woodson p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Crowley ph,lf,1b    1   0   0   0     1   1   .321
  Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .182      McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Grich ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               34   3  10   3     4   6             Totals               30   2   5   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  5,235
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 7
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 1
Errors: Johnson
Doubles: Soderholm (5), Darwin (6), Oates (4)
Home Runs: Robinson (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (1), Rettenmund (3), Baylor (6)
Caught Stealing: Soderholm 2 (2), Oates (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Darwin (1), Johnson (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(4-3)          8     5   2   2   4   6   1  32   3.26
Granger SV(9)           1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.64
Totals                  9     5   2   2   5   7   1  36

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(5-5)          7     9   3   2   2   5   0  30   2.77
Watt                    1.2   1   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.60
Scott                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.04
Totals                  9    10   3   2   4   6   0  39

Wild Pitches: Watt (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson singled
to center; Carew grounded out (first to pitcher) [Thompson to
second]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Oates doubled to right;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Powell flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin was called out on strikes; Brye singled to
second; Soderholm flied out to left; Mitterwald walked [Brye to
second]; Woodson forced Mitterwald (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor lined to third; Robinson grounded out (third
to first); Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Carew singled;
Killebrew forced Carew (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: On a bunt Belanger singled; Belanger stole second;
McNally flied out to left; Buford grounded out (first
unassisted) [Belanger to third]; On a bunt Oates singled
[Belanger scored]; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Orioles 1.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to left; Brye singled to pitcher
[Darwin to second]; Soderholm doubled to center [Darwin scored,
Brye scored, Soderholm to third (on throw)]; Soderholm was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); Mitterwald grounded out
(catcher unassisted); Woodson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first);
Powell grounded out (second to first); Baylor grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Robinson homered; Johnson lined to left; Belanger
was called out on strikes; McNally struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Orioles 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew singled [Killebrew to second (error by
Johnson)]; Darwin doubled to left [Killebrew scored (unearned)];
Brye grounded out (shortstop to first) [Darwin to third];
Soderholm was walked intentionally; Mitterwald struck out while
Soderholm was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford walked; Oates forced Buford (third to
second); Rettenmund forced Oates (shortstop to second);
Rettenmund stole second; Powell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

TWINS 7TH: Woodson struck out; Tovar grounded out (third to
first); Thompson singled to center; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor singled to center; Baylor stole second;
Robinson walked; Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Baylor to third, Robinson to second]; CROWLEY BATTED
FOR BELANGER; Crowley was walked intentionally; HENDRICKS BATTED
FOR MCNALLY; Hendricks struck out; Buford flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

TWINS 8TH: WATT REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); CROWLEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); GRICH REPLACED HENDRICKS (PLAYING SS);
Killebrew walked; MONZON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Monzon to second]; Watt
threw a wild pitch [Monzon to third]; Brye made an out to third;
Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: ROOF REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); REESE REPLACED
MITTERWALD (PLAYING 1B); Oates struck out; Rettenmund flied out
to right; Powell walked; SHOPAY RAN FOR POWELL; Baylor flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

TWINS 9TH: SHOPAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROWLEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Reese popped to first in foul territory;
MANUEL BATTED FOR WOODSON; Manuel singled to center; KAAT RAN
FOR MANUEL; Tovar flied out to center; Thompson walked [Kaat to
second]; SCOTT REPLACED WATT (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Robinson grounded
out (third to first); Johnson walked; Crowley struck out; Grich
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 2.