Back-to-back homers by Andy Kosco and Ken McMullen in the second inning carried the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Twins behind the pitching of Rudy May, who struck out 16 to tie the California club record set earlier in the season by Nolan Ryan.

The Angels scored an unearned run in the first and the Twins picked up their run on a homer by Rick Renick in the second before Kosco and McMullen hit their consecutive circuit clouts off Ray Corbin in the Angels' half of the second inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    10, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Angels       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   2   .307      Alomar 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Cardenas ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .236
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .242      Pinson cf,lf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .271
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   4   .269      Oliver 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .281
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Stanton rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Renick lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .133      Kosco lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .237
Brye cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .220        Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .306
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .200      McMullen 3b           3   1   2   1     0   0   .282
Corbin p              1   0   0   0     1   1   .069      Stephenson c          3   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Monzon ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .292      May p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .114
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .181

Totals               32   1   5   1     4  16             Totals               31   3   9   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  7,865
Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 6
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Errors: Borgmann
Doubles: Oliver (14), Stephenson (3)
Home Runs: Renick (3), Kosco (6), McMullen (8)
Caught Stealing: Cardenas (2)
GIDP: McMullen (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin L(6-6)           6     9   3   2   2   5   2  27   2.27
Strickland              2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.25
Totals                  8     9   3   2   2   7   2  33

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(5-8)              9     5   1   1   4  16   1  36   3.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4  16   1  36

Wild Pitches: May (1)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


TWINS 1ST: Carew struck out; Thompson singled to pitcher;
Killebrew struck out; Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to pitcher; Alomar was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Borgmann [Alomar to second];
Cardenas singled to right [Alomar scored (unearned)]; Pinson
struck out; Oliver flied out to left; Stanton forced Cardenas
(third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
1.

TWINS 2ND: Braun made an out to second; Renick homered; Brye
struck out; Borgmann was walked intentionally; Corbin walked
[Borgmann to second]; Carew singled to second [Corbin to second,
Borgmann to third]; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Kosco homered; McMullen homered; Stephenson grounded
out (second to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Alomar made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

TWINS 3RD: Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin struck out; Braun
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (second to first); Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Oliver doubled to center;
Stanton walked; Kosco flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 4TH: Renick struck out; Brye popped to first in foul
territory; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen singled to center; Stephenson popped to
third in foul territory; May struck out; Alomar grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 5TH: Corbin struck out; Carew struck out; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Cardenas singled to right; Cardenas was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Pinson struck out;
Oliver singled to second; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin struck out; Braun
singled to center; Renick walked [Braun to second]; May threw a
wild pitch [Braun to third]; Brye was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Kosco walked; McMullen grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kosco out at second]; Stephenson
doubled to right; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Angels 3.

TWINS 7TH: Borgmann popped to catcher in foul territory; MONZON
BATTED FOR CORBIN; Monzon was called out on strikes; Carew
walked; Thompson singled to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED MONZON (PITCHING); Alomar made
an out to shortstop; Cardenas grounded out (third to first);
Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to right; Renick
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kosco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: BERRY REPLACED KOSCO (PLAYING CF); PINSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Brye grounded out (third to first);
Borgmann struck out; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Soderholm
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Angels 3.