In a fifth-inning display of power, the Twins unloaded homers by Rick Renick, Bobby Darwin and Eric Soderholm while scoring six runs to defeat the Brewers, 7-1. Renick led off the stanza with his round-tripper for the first hit off Ken Brett. George Mitterwald doubled and scored with two out on a single by Danny Thompson. Harmon Killebrew also singled, then Darwin and Soderholm followed with successive homers. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, July      12, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  6  0    1  0  x  -   7 10  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Davis lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Carew 2b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Heise 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Thompson ss           3   1   1   1     1   0   .272
  Brown ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Killebrew 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .245
Lahoud rf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .201        Reese pr,1b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .227
Briggs 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .279      Darwin cf             3   1   2   3     1   0   .273
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .242      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .200
Clark 3b,2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .229      Brye lf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .214
Ratliff c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .079      Renick rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .143
Auerbach ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .208        Nettles rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Brett p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .168
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Roof c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
  Ferraro ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Blyleven p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .212
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   5   1     2   5             Totals               33   7  10   7     3   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  8,874
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Twins 6
DP: Brewers 1, Twins 0
Errors: Clark, Soderholm
Doubles: Mitterwald (4)
Home Runs: Renick (2), Darwin (11), Soderholm (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (6)
GIDP: Carew (9)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(5-9)            4.2   6   6   6   2   4   3  23   4.52
Bell                    1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.35
Sanders                 2     4   1   1   0   0   0   9   3.44
Totals                  8    10   7   7   3   4   3  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(9-10)        9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35   2.78
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Brett (3)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney


BREWERS 1ST: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lahoud made an out to third;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
walked; Brett threw a wild pitch [Thompson to second]; Killebrew
was called out on strikes; Darwin was walked intentionally;
Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs grounded out (second to first); May was
called out on strikes; Clark walked; Ratliff struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye grounded out (third to first); Renick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
flied out to left; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven struck out; Carew flied out to left;
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Heise made an out to second; Lahoud walked; Briggs
singled to right [Lahoud to second]; May lined to right; Clark
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew reached on an error by Clark; Darwin flied
out to center; Soderholm flied out to center; Brye grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Ratliff struck out; Auerbach flied out to left;
Brett lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Renick homered; Mitterwald doubled to center;
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Mitterwald
to third]; Carew struck out; Thompson singled to center
[Mitterwald scored]; Killebrew singled to left [Thompson to
second]; Darwin homered [Thompson scored, Killebrew scored];
Soderholm homered; BELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Brye walked;
Renick grounded out (second to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, Twins 6.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis singled to center; Heise grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Davis to second]; Lahoud
singled to right [Davis scored]; Briggs singled to right [Lahoud
to second]; May made an out to third; Clark struck out; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald lined to right; Blyleven flied out to
left; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 6.

BREWERS 7TH: ROOF REPLACED MITTERWALD (PLAYING C ); Ratliff
popped to third in foul territory; Auerbach grounded out (second
to first); FERRARO BATTED FOR BELL; Ferraro grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: SANDERS REPLACED FERRARO (PITCHING); Thompson flied
out to right; Killebrew singled to left; REESE RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Darwin singled to center [Reese to second]; Soderholm
made an out to shortstop; Brye singled to left [Darwin to
second, Reese scored]; Renick flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 7.

BREWERS 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES REPLACED
RENICK (PLAYING RF); Davis grounded out (second to first); BROWN
BATTED FOR HEISE; Brown reached on an error by Soderholm; Lahoud
popped to catcher in foul territory; Briggs struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CLARK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Roof lined to center; Blyleven singled
to center; Carew grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Blyleven out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 1, Twins 7.

BREWERS 9TH: May singled to right; Clark flied out to center;
Ratliff grounded out (first unassisted) [May to second];
Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 1, Twins 7.