A streak of wildness by Nolan Ryan, who walked three straight batters in the sixth inning, enabled the Twins to defeat the Angels, 4-3. The Twins scored a run in the first inning on a pass to Rod Carew, his theft of second and a single by Steve Braun. Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 3Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim StadiumTwins 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nettles cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .221 Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Carew 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .305 Cardenas ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .234 Braun 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .301 Pinson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .270 Killebrew 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .241 Stephenson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Brye lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 McMullen 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .285 Reese lf,1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .252 Parker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Thompson ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .289 Spencer 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Darwin rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Borgmann c 4 0 2 2 0 1 .211 Llenas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Woodson p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .089 Berry cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Stanton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .127 Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Oliver 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Totals 33 4 7 4 6 10 Totals 34 3 7 3 0 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 12,338 Left on Base: Twins 8, Angels 4 DP: Twins 0, Angels 1 Errors: Barber Doubles: Borgmann (3), Pinson (14), Cardenas (10) Home Runs: McMullen (9) Stolen Bases: Carew 2 (5), Braun (3) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Woodson W(10-10) 9 7 3 3 0 3 1 34 2.57 Totals 9 7 3 3 0 3 1 34 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(12-11) 5 5 4 4 4 9 0 24 2.88 Clark 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.59 Barber 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.59 Totals 9 7 4 4 6 10 0 39 Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Larry Napp TWINS 1ST: Nettles was called out on strikes; Carew walked; Carew stole second; Braun singled to right [Carew scored]; Braun stole second; Killebrew popped to shortstop; Reese grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson doubled to right; Stephenson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Darwin grounded out (third to first); Borgmann singled to center; Woodson singled to center [Borgmann to second]; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied out to right; Spencer flied out to right; Berry singled to right; Stanton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to left; Carew stole second; Braun flied out to right [Carew to third]; Killebrew was called out on strikes; Reese flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Alomar was called out on strikes; Cardenas singled to center; Pinson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Darwin struck out; Borgmann struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Stephenson flied out to right; McMullen flied out to right; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 5TH: Woodson was called out on strikes; Nettles struck out; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Berry flied out to center; Stanton popped to second; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0. TWINS 6TH: Braun walked; Killebrew walked [Braun to second]; Reese walked [Braun to third, Killebrew to second]; Thompson singled to right [Braun scored, Killebrew to third, Reese to second]; CLARK REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Darwin struck out; Borgmann doubled to left [Killebrew scored, Reese scored, Thompson to third]; Woodson hit into a double play to left [Thompson out at home (left to catcher)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to center; Cardenas doubled to left [Alomar to third]; Pinson grounded out (second to first) [Alomar scored]; Stephenson grounded out (first unassisted); McMullen homered [Cardenas scored]; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. TWINS 7TH: BARBER REPLACED SPENCER (PITCHING); OLIVER REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING 1B); Nettles flied out to center; Carew singled to pitcher; Carew was picked off first but was safe on an error by Barber [Carew to second]; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Carew to third]; Killebrew was walked intentionally; Reese walked [Killebrew to second]; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 7TH: Berry grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton struck out; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. TWINS 8TH: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 8TH: Alomar flied out to center; Cardenas grounded out (pitcher to first); Pinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. TWINS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Carew flied out to left; Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. ANGELS 9TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); REESE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Stephenson grounded out (first to pitcher); McMullen singled to right; PARKER RAN FOR MCMULLEN; LLENAS BATTED FOR BARBER; Llenas grounded out (second to first) [Parker to second]; Berry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 3. |
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