The Twins were the victims of a triple play on poor baserunning by Harmon Killebrew and Steve Braun while losing to the Angels, 3-1. After Killebrew singled and Braun doubled in the fourth inning, Jim Nettles flied to Jim Spencer in left field. Killebrew faked a dash for the plate and Braun started from second. Ken McMullen took Spencer's throw to third and fired to Sandy Alomar, who tagged Braun out. Alomar then pegged to Leo Cardenas, covering third, and Killebrew was caught off the bag for the third out.

Nolan Ryan pitched a six-hitter for the Angels and also helped at bat, smashing a triple in the seventh inning and scoring on a single by Alomar to break a 1-1 tie. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3 11  0
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .285      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Berry cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .301      Thompson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Pinson rf,lf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   2   .295
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Killebrew 1b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .232
Spencer lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .212      Braun lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
  Stanton pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .230
McMullen 3b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .283      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Stephenson c          4   0   1   0     0   1   .386      Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Ryan p                4   1   1   0     0   1   .167        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .219
                                                            Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Reese ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .189
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   3  11   3     1   4             Totals               28   1   6   1     5   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,815
Left on Base: Angels 9, Twins 5
DP: Angels 2, Twins 0
Doubles: Berry (7), Oliver (12), Pinson (9), Braun 2 (9), Carew (9)
Triples: Ryan (1)
Home Runs: McMullen (4)
Caught Stealing: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Berry (6)
GIDP: Soderholm (6), Thompson (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(8-5)             9     6   1   1   5   7   0  33   2.66
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   7   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-7)            7     8   3   3   1   3   1  30   3.51
Norton                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.03
LaRoche                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.07
Totals                  9    11   3   3   1   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Ryan 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Berry out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Alomar to second]; Pinson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Thompson walked; Ryan threw
a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Carew singled to right
[Thompson scored]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Carew to second];
Killebrew walked; Braun flied out to right; Carew was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
homered; Stephenson struck out; Cardenas struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Nettles flied out to center; Soderholm flied out to
right; Roof grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Ryan struck out; Alomar popped to second; Berry
doubled to left; Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Perry grounded out (catcher to first); Tovar struck
out; Thompson singled to right; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); McMullen singled to left; Stephenson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew singled to left; Braun doubled to right
[Killebrew to third]; Nettles hit into a triple play (left to
third to second to shortstop) [Killebrew out at home, Braun out
at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); Ryan
popped to second; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm flied out to center; Roof grounded out
(pitcher to first); Perry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry lined to second; Pinson flied out to center;
Oliver doubled to left; Spencer walked; McMullen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied out to left; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew doubled to left; Killebrew walked;
Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Stephenson popped to third; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first); Ryan tripled to center; Alomar singled to
center [Ryan scored]; Berry grounded out (first unassisted); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Nettles walked; Soderholm grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Nettles out at second]; MANUEL
BATTED FOR ROOF; Manuel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 8TH: DEMPSEY REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING C ); Pinson doubled
to left; NORTON REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Oliver flied out to
right [Pinson to third]; Spencer singled to right [Pinson
scored]; McMullen struck out; Stephenson singled to center
[Spencer to third]; STANTON RAN FOR SPENCER; Cardenas grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); REESE BATTED FOR NORTON; Reese walked;
Tovar was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Reese out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Ryan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alomar grounded out (third to first);
Berry singled to left; Pinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Carew was called out on strikes; Killebrew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun doubled to left; Nettles struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.