Jim Perry pitched a three-hitter and Rich Reese and Bobby Darwin batted in five runs between them to pace the Twins to a 9-1 victory over the Rangers. Dave Nelson had the only Ranger hit until the ninth inning when he singled again and scored on a single by Elliott Maddox and sacrifice fly by Ted Ford. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    2  4  0    2  1  0  -   9 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  3  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Nelson 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .236
  Brye lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Lovitto cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Carew 2b              4   3   3   1     1   0   .305        Maddox cf           2   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Braun 3b              3   3   1   1     2   0   .305      Ford rf               2   0   0   1     1   1   .238
Reese 1b              5   0   2   3     0   0   .248      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .307
Darwin cf             5   0   3   2     0   0   .277      Billings lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .270
Manuel rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .235      Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Harris 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Borgmann c            3   2   1   0     1   0   .250      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .137
                                                            Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229

Totals               34   9  11   8     5   1             Totals               29   1   3   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  5,033
Left on Base: Twins 6, Rangers 3
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Darwin (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Manuel (2), Ford (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(10-9)           9     3   1   1   1   7   0  31   2.91
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   7   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(4-8)           4.1   5   6   5   3   0   0  21   4.02
Lawson                  1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Gogolewski              3     4   3   3   2   1   0  14   4.96
Totals                  9    11   9   8   5   1   0  42

Wild Pitches: Gogolewski (6)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded
out (first unassisted); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Lovitto made an out to
second; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese flied out to center; Darwin doubled to left;
Manuel flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner grounded out (first to pitcher); Billings
was called out on strikes; Fahey grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied out to center; Perry grounded out
(third to first); Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (third to first); Mason
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew walked; Braun walked [Carew to second]; Reese
singled to right [Braun to third, Carew scored, Reese out at
second (right to second to first)]; Darwin reached on an error
by Mason; Manuel hit a sacrifice fly to left [Braun scored
(unearned)]; Thompson forced Darwin (shortstop to second); 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson lined to third; Lovitto grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford walked; Biittner flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: MADDOX REPLACED LOVITTO (PLAYING CF); Borgmann
singled to left; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Borgmann to second]; Tovar walked; Carew singled to shortstop
[Tovar to second, Borgmann to third]; Braun singled to center
[Carew to second, Tovar to third, Borgmann scored]; LAWSON
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Reese singled to left [Braun to
second, Carew scored, Tovar scored]; Debut game for Steve
Lawson; Darwin singled to left [Reese to second, Braun
scored]; Manuel forced Darwin (first to shortstop) [Reese to
third]; Thompson forced Manuel (third to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings struck out; Fahey made an out to
shortstop; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Perry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); JONES
BATTED FOR LAWSON; Jones struck out; On a bunt Nelson singled to
pitcher; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Twins 6, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Carew singled
to center; Braun walked [Carew to second]; Reese grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Braun to second, Carew to third]; Darwin
singled to center [Braun to third, Carew scored]; Gogolewski
threw a wild pitch [Darwin to second, Braun scored]; Manuel
grounded out (first unassisted) [Darwin to third]; Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: BRYE REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); Ford flied out to
right; Biittner grounded out (first unassisted); Billings made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann walked; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Borgmann to second]; Brye singled to left [Borgmann
to third, Brye out at second (left to second)]; Carew singled to
shortstop [Borgmann scored]; Braun grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Fahey flied out to center; Harris struck out; Mason
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Manuel was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR GOGOLEWSKI; Howard struck out;
Nelson singled to center; Maddox singled to right [Nelson to
third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nelson scored];
Biittner made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
9, Rangers 1.