A homer by Bobby Darwin with two men on base in the first inning started the Twins off to a 4-1 victory over the Orioles behind the four-hit hurling of Ray Corbin. Terry Crowley homered for the Orioles to ruin Corbin's shutout bid. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    20, 1972 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  0
Orioles      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf,rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Buford lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .312      Grich ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .272
Braun 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .303      Baylor cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
Darwin rf             3   1   2   3     1   0   .260      Powell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .236
  Nettles cf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Robinson 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .286        Belanger pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Brye cf,lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .221      Crowley rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .240
Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Borgmann c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .244      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Corbin p              4   0   0   0     0   4   .111      Cuellar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .127
                                                            Harrison p          1   0   0   0     1   1   .091
                                                            Shopay ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  11   4     2   9             Totals               31   1   4   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 16,027
Left on Base: Twins 9, Orioles 5
DP: Twins 0, Orioles 0
Doubles: Braun (14), Powell (12)
Home Runs: Darwin (16), Crowley (8)
Stolen Bases: Carew (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin W(7-6)           9     4   1   1   2   8   1  33   2.43
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   8   1  33

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cuellar L(12-10)        0.1   4   3   3   0   0   1   5   2.72
Harrison                7.2   7   1   1   2   7   0  32   2.10
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.04
Totals                  9    11   4   4   2   9   1  40

Wild Pitches: Harrison (8)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty


TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Carew made an out to second;
Braun singled to center [Tovar to second]; Darwin homered [Tovar
scored, Braun scored]; Thompson singled to right; HARRISON
REPLACED CUELLAR (PITCHING); Brye flied out to center; Reese
flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Grich grounded out
(second to first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 2ND: Borgmann flied out to left; Corbin was called out on
strikes; Tovar made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Powell doubled to right; Robinson flied out to
left; Crowley grounded out (catcher to first) [Powell to third];
Oates lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (second to first); Darwin walked; Thompson singled to center
[Darwin to third]; Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Johnson made an out to second; Harrison walked;
Buford popped to first in foul territory; Grich flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); Borgmann
singled; On a bunt Corbin struck out; Tovar struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Baylor flied out to center; Powell flied out to
right; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, Orioles 0.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun
walked; Darwin singled to left [Braun to second]; Thompson made
an out to second; Brye grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Crowley homered; Oates was called out on strikes;
Johnson struck out; Harrison struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 6TH: Reese flied out to right; Borgmann flied out to
center; Corbin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford popped to third in foul territory; Grich
struck out; Baylor singled to center; Powell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Orioles 1.

TWINS 7TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Carew singled
to center; Carew stole second; Braun doubled to right [Carew
scored]; Harrison threw a wild pitch [Braun to third]; Darwin
reached on a fielder's choice [Braun out at home (shortstop to
catcher to third)]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: NETTLES REPLACED DARWIN (PLAYING CF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRYE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Robinson made an out to shortstop; Crowley walked; Oates was
called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 1.

TWINS 8TH: Brye was called out on strikes; Reese singled to
left; Borgmann singled to right [Reese to second]; On a bunt
Corbin struck out; Tovar made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: SHOPAY BATTED FOR HARRISON; Shopay grounded out
(third to first); Buford struck out; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Orioles 1.

TWINS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED SHOPAY (PITCHING); Carew struck out
(catcher to first); Braun popped to catcher in foul territory;
Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: Baylor was called out on strikes; Powell flied out
to right; Robinson singled to left; BELANGER RAN FOR ROBINSON;
Crowley flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Orioles 1.