The Rangers, who had been shut out for 22 innings, scored three unearned runs in the fourth and defeated the Twins, 4-1. Larry Biittner opened the inning with an infield hit and Ted Ford singled. After Dick Billings struck out, Bill Fahey bounced to Ray Corbin, who uncorked a king-sized wild throw to first, allowing both Biittner and Ford to score.

Fahey reached third on the error and counted on an infield out by Vic Harris. Ford produced the Rangers' only earned run with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    2, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Rangers      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  6  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .233
Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Lovitto cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .220
Brye lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Biittner 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .314
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Ford rf               4   2   2   1     0   0   .240
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   3   .243      Billings lf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .272
Darwin cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .272      Fahey c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .118
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .181      Harris 2b             4   0   0   1     0   0   .000
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Mason ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .176
Braun 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .304      Paul p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .136
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .242        Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Corbin p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .040
  Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Carew ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .192

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   6             Totals               30   4   6   2     4   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  6,716
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 6
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Corbin, Mason
Doubles: Braun (11), Thompson (14), Paul (1)
Home Runs: Ford (9)
Caught Stealing: Lovitto (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(6-5)           6.2   5   3   0   4   6   0  29   2.38
LaRoche                 1.1   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   2.93
Totals                  8     6   4   1   4   8   1  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul W(4-3)             7     4   1   1   1   5   0  26   1.97
Pina SV(13)             2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.11
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


TWINS 1ST: Tovar reached on an error by Mason; Thompson grounded
out (third to first) [Tovar to second]; Brye flied out to
center; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Lovitto made an out to
shortstop; Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin was called out on strikes; Soderholm flied out
to center; Braun doubled to right; Borgmann was walked
intentionally; Corbin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford lined to third; Billings struck out; Fahey
walked; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
flied out to center; Brye made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason struck out; Paul doubled to center; Nelson
struck out; Lovitto grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Biittner singled to second; Ford singled to right
[Biittner to third]; Billings struck out; Fahey reached on an
error by Corbin [Fahey to third, Ford scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Biittner scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Harris grounded out
(second to first) [Fahey scored (unearned)]; Mason walked; Paul
struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

TWINS 5TH: Braun flied out to right; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); Corbin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson struck out; Lovitto singled to first;
Lovitto was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 3.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar singled to shortstop; Thompson doubled to left
[Tovar scored]; Brye hit into a double play (right to third)
[Thompson out at third]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Ford grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Billings
walked; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Billings to
second]; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin singled to center; Soderholm struck out; Braun
flied out to center; Borgmann flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Mason flied out to right; Paul grounded out (second
to first); Nelson walked; Lovitto singled to left [Nelson to
second]; LAROCHE REPLACED BORGMANN (PITCHING); MITTERWALD
REPLACED CORBIN (PLAYING C ); Biittner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: PINA REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); CAREW BATTED FOR
MITTERWALD; Carew grounded out (second to first); Tovar grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: ROOF REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING C ); Ford homered;
Billings flied out to left; Fahey struck out; Harris grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 4.

TWINS 9TH: REESE BATTED FOR BRYE; Reese flied out to center;
Killebrew struck out; Darwin singled to shortstop; MANUEL BATTED
FOR SODERHOLM; Manuel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 4.