Pinch-hitting with two out, Dan Monzon drove in a run with a bases-loaded single in the 10th inning to give the Twins a 6-5 victory over the Rangers. Dick Billings batted in four runs for the Rangers with two doubles and a triple and Ted Ford homered in the ninth to tie the score. Singles by Steve Braun, Bobby Darwin and Glenn Borgmann loaded the bases for the Twins in the 10th before Monzon delivered his winning hit. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    8, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      1  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  -   5 12  1
Twins        2  1  1    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  -   6 12  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             5   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Tovar rf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .254
Harrah ss             5   2   3   0     0   0   .273      Carew 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Biittner 1b           5   2   2   0     0   0   .292      Reese lf,1b           5   1   2   2     0   1   .254
Billings lf,c         5   0   3   4     0   0   .277      Killebrew 1b          3   0   1   1     1   1   .248
Ford rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .242        Brye lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Fahey c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .121      Braun 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .302
  Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Darwin cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .272
  Gogolewski p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Thompson ss           4   1   1   1     1   0   .288
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Borgmann c            5   0   1   0     0   2   .200
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     2   2   .242      Blyleven p            4   0   0   0     0   2   .175
Harris 2b             5   0   3   0     0   1   .082        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .061        Monzon ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .304
  Broberg p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .085
  Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .134
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Lovitto lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               42   5  12   5     4   7             Totals               40   6  12   6     4   8

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance: 13,586
Left on Base: Rangers 11, Twins 10
DP: Rangers 2, Twins 0
Errors: Biittner, Borgmann
Doubles: Billings 2 (11), Harris (1), Killebrew (11), Tovar (15)
Triples: Billings (1)
Home Runs: Ford (10), Thompson (4)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (14), Harris (1)
GIDP: Darwin (13), Carew (10)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (13,by Bosman)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman                  2.1   5   4   3   1   2   1  14   4.17
Broberg                 2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   4.20
Pina                    1.1   3   1   1   1   2   0   8   2.21
Lawson                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.59
Gogolewski              1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   4.97
Lindblad L(4-6)         1.2   4   1   1   0   1   0   8   1.89
Totals                  9.2  12   6   5   4   8   1  45

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven                9    11   5   5   4   6   1  42   3.19
Strickland W(2-0)       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.45
Totals                 10    12   5   5   4   7   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (5)
Wild Pitches: Blyleven (5)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to left; Harrah singled to center;
Biittner flied out to left; Billings doubled to left [Harrah
scored]; Ford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar was hit by a pitch; Carew singled to center
[Tovar to third]; Reese singled to right [Carew to third, Tovar
scored]; Killebrew struck out; Braun singled to right [Reese to
third, Carew scored]; Darwin grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 1, Twins 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Fahey walked; Maddox struck out; Harris doubled to
right [Fahey to third]; Bosman struck out; Nelson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson homered; Borgmann struck out; Blyleven made
an out to third; Tovar grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah singled to right; Biittner singled to center
[Harrah to third]; Billings doubled [Biittner scored, Harrah
scored]; Blyleven threw a wild pitch [Billings to third]; Ford
grounded out (third to first); Fahey struck out; Maddox walked;
Maddox stole second; Harris was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (second to first); Reese reached
on an error by Biittner [Reese to second]; Killebrew doubled to
right [Reese scored (unearned)]; Braun walked; BROBERG REPLACED
BOSMAN (PITCHING); Darwin flied out to right; Thompson flied out
to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Broberg flied out to right; Nelson flied out to
right; Harrah singled to left; Biittner grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Blyleven grounded
out (pitcher to first); Tovar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 3, Twins 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Reese
grounded out (second to first); Killebrew walked; Braun flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 4.

RANGERS 6TH: Maddox walked; Harris grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Maddox to second]; JONES BATTED FOR BROBERG; Jones
grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to third]; Nelson made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: PINA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Darwin struck out;
Thompson walked; Borgmann grounded out (third to first)
[Thompson to second]; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Rangers 3, Twins 4.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah flied out to right; Biittner singled to
left; Billings tripled to center [Biittner scored]; Ford reached
on a fielder's choice [Billings out at home (first to catcher to
third)]; Fahey struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar doubled to right; On a bunt Carew singled to
first [Tovar to third]; Reese singled to right [Carew to third,
Tovar scored]; Killebrew popped to first in foul territory;
LAWSON REPLACED FAHEY (PITCHING); LOVITTO REPLACED PINA (PLAYING
LF); BILLINGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Braun made an out
to shortstop; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED LAWSON (PITCHING); Darwin
forced Reese (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); REESE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; Harris singled to right; Harris stole second [Harris
to third (error by Borgmann)]; Lovitto flied out to center;
Nelson walked; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson lined to shortstop; Borgmann flied out to
left; Blyleven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Biittner flied out to left; Billings lined to
second; Ford homered; Gogolewski struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar walked; LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI
(PITCHING); Carew grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Tovar out at second]; Reese struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 5, Twins 5.

RANGERS 10TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); Maddox
was called out on strikes; Harris singled to left; Lovitto
grounded out (second to first) [Harris to second]; Nelson made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 10TH: Brye flied out to right; Braun singled to second;
Darwin singled to center [Braun to second]; Thompson flied out
to right; Borgmann singled to shortstop [Darwin to second, Braun
to third]; MONZON BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Monzon singled to left
[Borgmann to second, Darwin to third, Braun scored]; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 5, Twins 6.