Dick Woodson pitched a two-hitter and Phil Roof, his batterymate, scored one run and drove in another as the Twins defeated the Rangers, 2-0. Roof doubled in the third inning, took third on a sacrifice fly by Woodson and crossed the plate on a single by Rod Carew. Then, in the seventh, after a single by Jim Nettles and an infield out, Roof singled to add the other tally. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 6, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Nelson 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .317      Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Biittner 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .279
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .265      Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .238
Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Grieve lf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .233
Nettles cf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .225      Fahey c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .129
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Roof c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .212      Harris 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .098
Woodson p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .072        Jones ph,2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .171
                                                          Gogolewski p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
                                                            Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   3             Totals               29   0   2   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance:  4,223
Left on Base: Twins 7, Rangers 4
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Errors: Mason
Doubles: Roof (11)
Caught Stealing: Carew (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Woodson (8)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(12-13)        9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31   2.54
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gogolewski L(3-9)       7     5   2   2   2   2   0  28   4.39
Lindblad                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.59
Stanhouse               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.35
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry Barnett


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew flied
out to center; Braun walked; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Lovitto flied out to
right; Biittner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese flied out to center; Nettles flied out to left;
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford struck out; Grieve walked; Fahey flied out to
center; Mason flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof doubled to left; Woodson out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Roof to third]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop
to first); Carew singled to center [Roof scored]; Carew was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris struck out; Gogolewski flied out to center;
Nelson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun flied out to left; Darwin struck out; Reese
singled to second; Nettles walked [Reese to second]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Biittner
flied out to right; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Roof grounded out (shortstop to first); Woodson
grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Grieve flied out to right; Fahey lined to first;
Mason singled to right; Harris popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Braun grounded
out (shortstop to first); Darwin flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Gogolewski grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson
popped to first in foul territory; Lovitto grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Reese grounded out (first to pitcher); Nettles
singled to right; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Nettles to second]; Roof singled to left [Nettles scored];
Woodson reached on an error by Mason [Roof to second]; Tovar
lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Biittner walked; Ford made an out to second; Grieve
singled to right [Biittner to second]; Fahey struck out; Mason
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: LINDBLAD REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Carew
singled to second; Braun made an out to shortstop; Darwin
singled to center [Carew to second]; Reese flied out to right;
Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR HARRIS; Jones struck out; MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR LINDBLAD; Martinez flied out to center; Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); STANHOUSE REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Thompson made an out to second; Roof
grounded out (third to first); Woodson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Lovitto flied out to left; Biittner popped to third
in foul territory; Ford grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.