Jim Kaat and Tom Bradley each became 10-game winners when the Twins and White Sox split a doubleheader. Kaat, with the help of Wayne Granger, who relieved in the eighth inning, and Dave LaRoche, who took over in the ninth, received credit for the Twins' 6-4 win in the opener, while Bradley had help from Terry Forster, who also took over in the eighth, as the White Sox won the second game, 2-1.

Bobby Darwin and Eric Soderholm batted in two runs apiece in the Twins' support of Kaat. Wilbur Wood, who started for the White Sox, was knocked out in the fourth inning when the Twins scored three runs on a walk and singles by Darwin, Steve Brye and Soderholm, together with an error.

In the nightcap, the White Sox scored their two runs in the third on a single by Rich Morales, double by Pat Kelly and single by Dick Allen. Rich Reese homered for the Twins' run in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  1    3  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 12  1
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  7  3


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .279      Williams rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .255
Thompson ss           5   1   3   1     0   0   .278      Orta 3b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .209
Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     2   1   .294      D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Killebrew 1b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .244      Reichardt cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .143      May lf                4   0   1   2     0   0   .311
Darwin cf             5   1   3   2     0   0   .250      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .254
Brye lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .213      Herrmann c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   2     1   0   .215        Egan ph,c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Roof c                1   1   1   0     1   0   .184        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .278
  Reese ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Morales ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .218
Kaat p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .289        Lyttle ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Alvarado ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .240
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .127
                                                            Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Regan p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Johnstone ph,cf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .156

Totals               36   6  12   5     6   6             Totals               32   4   7   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 5
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Thompson, Orta, Reichardt, Morales
Doubles: Orta (3), Morales (5), D. Allen (12)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (8)
Caught Stealing: Soderholm (3), May (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Roof (4), Orta (2)
GIDP: Thompson (4), Reese (2), Egan (3)
Hit by Pitch: Andrews (1,by Granger)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(10-2)            7.2   6   4   2   2   6   0  30   2.06
Granger                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.25
LaRoche SV(7)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.30
Totals                  9     7   4   2   2   7   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(12-8)            3     7   4   3   1   2   0  16   2.29
Gossage                 3     4   2   2   3   2   0  16   4.36
Regan                   2     1   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.51
Kealey                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.12
Totals                  9    12   6   5   6   6   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Granger (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Don Denkinger


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Thompson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second]; Carew
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to left; Orta out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Williams to second]; D. Allen reached on
an error by Thompson [Williams to third, D. Allen to first]; D.
Allen stole second; Reichardt grounded out (third to first); May
singled to center [Williams scored (unearned), D. Allen scored
(unearned)]; May was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews flied to left; Herrmann struck out;
Morales walked; Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Soderholm flied to center; Roof singled to center;
Kaat struck out; Tovar singled to center [Roof to second];
Thompson singled to left [Roof scored, Tovar to third (error by
Orta), Thompson to second]; Carew struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams flied to right; Orta doubled to right;
D. Allen struck out; Reichardt popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew walked; Darwin singled to left [Killebrew
to second]; Brye singled to center [Killebrew scored (error by
Reichardt) (no RBI), Darwin to third, Brye to second]; Soderholm
singled to center [Darwin scored, Brye scored (unearned)];
GOSSAGE REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Roof out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Soderholm to second]; Soderholm was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Kaat struck out; 3 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May flied to left; Andrews walked; EGAN BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; Egan grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 4, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: EGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Tovar struck out;
Thompson singled to center; Carew walked [Thompson to second];
Killebrew flied to center; Darwin singled to left [Thompson
scored, Carew to second]; Brye grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gossage flied to right; Williams flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Roof walked;
Kaat reached on a fielder's choice [Roof to second (error by
Morales)]; Tovar forced Kaat (shortstop to second) [Roof to
third, Tovar to first]; Thompson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta was called out on strikes; D. Allen flied to
right; Reichardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Carew singled to center; Killebrew walked [Carew to
second]; MONZON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin singled to center
[Carew scored, Monzon to second]; REGAN REPLACED GOSSAGE
(PITCHING); Brye grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monzon to
third, Darwin to second]; Soderholm was walked intentionally;
REESE BATTED FOR ROOF; Reese grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING C ); REESE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); May popped to second; Andrews
struck out (catcher to first); Egan was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Kaat flied to center; Tovar flied to center; Thompson
singled to center; Carew walked [Thompson to second]; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morales doubled to left; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR
REGAN; On a bunt Johnstone grounded out (third to first)
[Morales to third]; Williams singled to shortstop [Morales
scored]; Orta forced Williams (pitcher to shortstop) [Orta to
first]; D. Allen doubled to center [Orta scored]; GRANGER
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 4.

TWINS 9TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); KEALEY
REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); Darwin grounded out (third to
first); Brye struck out; Soderholm popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May grounded out (second to first); Andrews was
hit by a pitch; KELLY BATTED FOR EGAN; Kelly singled to right
[Andrews to second]; LYTTLE BATTED FOR MORALES; LAROCHE REPLACED
GRANGER (PITCHING); ALVARADO BATTED FOR LYTTLE; Alvarado struck
out; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, White Sox 4.