Although showing more power with three homers, the Twins needed an unearned run in the eighth inning to defeat the Angels, 7-6. Bobby Darwin batted in two runs with a triple for the Twins and Harmon Killebrew, Phil Roof and Danny Thompson smashed homers, each with the bases empty. Killebrew also drove in another run with a single. Ken Berry hit a two-run homer for the Angels.

In the eighth, Chuck Manuel singled and pinch-runner Dan Monzon advanced on a throwing error by Tom Dukes. After moving to third on a single by Steve Braun, Monzon scored the winning run when Cesar Tovar beat out an infield hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 6
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       1  0  2    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   6 14  1
Twins        2  0  1    2  0  0    1  1  x  -   7 12  3


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .287      Tovar rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Berry cf              5   3   3   2     0   0   .312      Thompson ss           4   2   3   1     0   0   .282
Kosco lf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .243      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Pinson pr,lf,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Killebrew 1b          3   2   2   2     1   0   .239
Oliver 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .284        Reese pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
McMullen 3b           4   0   2   0     1   1   .287      Darwin cf             3   0   1   2     1   0   .235
  O'Brien pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nettles ph,lf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Roof c                3   1   1   1     0   0   .179
Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Manuel ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Kusnyer c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .193        Monzon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .235
  Stephenson c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .386        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Kaat p                3   0   1   0     0   2   .317
  Motton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Braun ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .320
  Spencer lf          1   1   1   0     0   0   .218        Corbin pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   6  14   4     1   2             Totals               34   7  12   7     3   2

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  6,475
Left on Base: Angels 9, Twins 7
DP: Angels 1, Twins 2
Errors: Dukes, Thompson, Killebrew, Granger
Doubles: Spencer (3), Thompson (11)
Triples: Kosco (1), Darwin (2)
Home Runs: Berry (2), Killebrew (10), Roof (3), Thompson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (8)
GIDP: Stanton (8), Wright (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright                  6     7   5   5   2   2   3  27   2.46
Fisher                  0.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   5   4.84
Dukes L(0-1)            1.1   3   1   0   0   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    12   7   6   3   2   3  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    6.1  10   4   3   0   2   0  28   2.04
Granger W(2-0)          1.2   3   2   1   1   0   1  10   0.90
Norton                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.98
Gebhard SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9    14   6   4   1   2   1  42

Wild Pitches: Kaat 2 (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry
reached on an error by Killebrew; Kosco singled to left [Berry
to second]; Oliver singled to left [Kosco to second, Berry
scored (unearned)]; McMullen singled to left [Oliver to second,
Kosco to third]; Stanton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McMullen out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar popped to first in foul territory; Thompson
doubled to left; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first);
Killebrew walked; Darwin tripled to center [Killebrew scored,
Thompson scored]; Soderholm walked; Brye grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Kusnyer
singled to second; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Kusnyer to second];
Wright was called out on strikes; Alomar made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaat singled
to center; Tovar forced Kaat (shortstop to second); Thompson
singled to right [Tovar to third]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry singled to right; Kosco tripled to center
[Berry scored]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Kosco scored]; Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; McMullen struck out; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew homered; Darwin flied out to right;
Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Cardenas popped to catcher in foul territory;
Kusnyer singled to center; Wright grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kusnyer out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Roof homered; Kaat struck out; Tovar grounded out
(third to first); Thompson homered; Carew grounded out (second
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Alomar singled to pitcher; Berry singled to left
[Alomar out at third (left to third)]; Kosco grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Berry to second]; Oliver flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Killebrew grounded out (second to first); Darwin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

ANGELS 6TH: McMullen flied out to right; Stanton reached on an
error by Thompson [Stanton to second]; Cardenas flied out to
center [Stanton to third]; Kusnyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Brye flied out to left; Roof grounded out (third to
first); Kaat struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins
5.

ANGELS 7TH: MOTTON BATTED FOR WRIGHT; Motton grounded out (third
to first); Alomar singled to left; GRANGER REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Berry homered [Alomar scored]; Kosco singled to
left; PINSON RAN FOR KOSCO; Oliver forced Pinson (third to
second); McMullen walked [Oliver to second]; Stanton forced
McMullen (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5,
Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: PINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FISHER REPLACED
MOTTON (PITCHING); Tovar singled to right; Thompson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tovar to second]; Carew
grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to third]; Killebrew
singled to left [Tovar scored]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin
walked [Reese to second]; DUKES REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING);
SPENCER REPLACED FISHER (PLAYING LF); PINSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Soderholm lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 6.

ANGELS 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cardenas grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kusnyer made an out to second; Spencer
doubled to left; Alomar reached on an error by Granger [Spencer
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Berry popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: STEPHENSON REPLACED KUSNYER (PLAYING C ); NETTLES
BATTED FOR BRYE; Nettles made an out to second; MANUEL BATTED
FOR ROOF; Manuel singled to right; MONZON RAN FOR MANUEL; BRAUN
BATTED FOR GRANGER; Monzon was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Dukes [Monzon to second]; Braun singled to left
[Monzon to third]; CORBIN RAN FOR BRAUN; Tovar singled to third
[Corbin to second, Monzon scored (unearned)]; Thompson lined
into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Corbin out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 7.

ANGELS 9TH: NORTON REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); MITTERWALD
REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oliver grounded out
(second to first); McMullen singled to left; O'BRIEN RAN FOR
MCMULLEN; GEBHARD REPLACED NORTON (PITCHING); LLENAS BATTED FOR
DUKES; Llenas grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, Twins 7.