Jim Perry pitched a two-hitter and Bobby Darwin smashed a three-run homer as the Twins defeated the Rangers, 5-0. Danny Thompson drove in a run with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Perry in the second inning before Darwin iced the decision with his drive in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Monday, August    7, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
Twins        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   5  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Tovar rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .309
Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Killebrew 1b          1   0   1   0     3   0   .247
Billings lf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Monzon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .273
Ford rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Darwin cf             3   1   1   3     1   0   .274
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Braun 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .299
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Renick lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .123
Harris 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .023        Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Thompson ss           4   1   1   1     0   2   .288
Paul p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Lovitto cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Perry p               2   0   0   1     0   0   .208

Totals               27   0   2   0     1   2             Totals               28   5   6   5     5   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 10,869
Left on Base: Rangers 1, Twins 5
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 1
Errors: Perry
Doubles: Killebrew (10), Carew (15)
Triples: Thompson (5)
Home Runs: Darwin (15)
Stolen Bases: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Perry (1)
GIDP: Darwin (12)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul L(4-4)             7     5   4   4   5   5   0  30   2.21
Panther                 1     1   1   1   0   1   1   4   4.50
Totals                  8     6   5   5   5   6   1  34

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(11-9)           9     2   0   0   1   2   0  28   2.74
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   2   0  28

Balks: Paul (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Nelson was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Harrah made an out to first; Biittner lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew was
called out on strikes; Killebrew doubled to left; Darwin was
walked intentionally; Braun was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to center; Ford grounded out
(catcher to first); Fahey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Renick walked; Thompson tripled to right [Renick
scored]; Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Perry hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored]; Tovar singled to
center; Paul balked [Tovar to second]; Carew grounded out (first
to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris
flied out to right; Paul was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew walked; Darwin forced Killebrew (third to
second); Braun flied out to left; Renick grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Nelson lined to shortstop; Harrah grounded out
(second to first); Biittner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
flied out to center; Perry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings singled to shortstop; Ford singled to
right [Billings to second]; Fahey hit into a double play
(pitcher unassisted) [Ford to second (error by Perry), Billings
out at third]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar struck out; Carew doubled to left; Killebrew
was walked intentionally; Darwin grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Killebrew out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 6TH: On a bunt Harris grounded out (pitcher to first);
Paul grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Braun struck out; Renick grounded out (third to
first); Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
center; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Perry
made an out to second; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; PANTHER
REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); LOVITTO REPLACED PAUL (PLAYING CF);
Killebrew walked (walk was charged to Paul); MONZON RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Darwin homered [Carew scored, Monzon scored]; Braun
flied out to center; Renick flied out to left; Thompson was
called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: REESE REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING 1B); BRYE REPLACED
RENICK (PLAYING LF); JONES BATTED FOR HARRIS; Jones grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lovitto flied out to right; Nelson struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.