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. Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Wednesday, August 2, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington StadiumTwins 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. |
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