Jim Perry, who pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits, was the winner when the Twins defeated the Rangers, 4-0. Dave LaRoche, who replaced Perry, was shaky in relief and Wayne Granger had to step in to record the final out. The Twins decided the outcome with two unearned runs in the third inning. Dan Monzon walked, Cesar Tovar singled and both scored when Joe Lovltto dropped a line drive by Rod Carew. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1972 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  8  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .251      Nelson 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Lovitto cf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .217
Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Biittner 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Darwin rf             3   0   3   1     1   0   .270      Ford rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .236
Reese 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Grieve lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Nettles cf            3   1   0   0     0   1   .221      Fahey c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .137
Monzon ss             2   1   1   0     2   0   .267      Mason ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Roof c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .213        Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .172      Harris 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .104
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Bosman p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .114
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Roland p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                            Lawson p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264

Totals               31   4   8   2     4   4             Totals               28   0   4   0     7   2

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  3,160
Left on Base: Twins 5, Rangers 9
DP: Twins 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Lovitto
Doubles: Darwin (16), Monzon (1), Fahey (1)
Caught Stealing: Braun (3), Roof (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (8)
GIDP: Nettles (4), Biittner (7), Billings (11)
Hit by Pitch: Nettles (1,by Roland)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(12-14)          7     3   0   0   5   1   0  29   3.48
LaRoche                 1.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   6   2.67
Granger SV(16)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.33
Totals                  9     4   0   0   7   2   0  36

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(7-9)           5.2   6   3   1   2   1   0  22   3.94
Roland                  0.1   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   5.10
Panther                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.36
Lawson                  2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   1.98
Totals                  9     8   4   2   4   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Roland (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Carew singled to right;
Braun singled to center [Carew out at third (center to third)];
Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to center; Lovitto grounded out
(second to first); Biittner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled to center; Reese forced Darwin (second
to shortstop); Nettles grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Reese out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey doubled to left; Mason
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Monzon walked; Roof flied out to right; Perry flied
out to right; Tovar singled to left [Monzon to second]; Carew
reached on an error by Lovitto [Tovar scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Monzon scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Braun grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Bosman
walked; Nelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bosman to second]; Lovitto walked; Biittner grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to left; Darwin was picked off first
(catcher to first); Reese grounded out (first unassisted);
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Ford flied out to left; Grieve made an out to
shortstop; Fahey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 5TH: Monzon grounded out (second to first); Roof flied out
to center; Perry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason singled to center; Harris forced Mason
(second to shortstop); Bosman made an out to shortstop; Nelson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar walked; Carew flied out to center; Braun flied
out to right; Darwin doubled to left [Tovar scored]; ROLAND
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Reese struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Biittner
made an out to shortstop; Ford walked; Grieve forced Ford (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Rangers 0.

TWINS 7TH: Nettles was hit by a pitch; Monzon doubled to right
[Nettles to third]; PANTHER REPLACED ROLAND (PITCHING); Roof
singled to shortstop [Monzon to third, Nettles scored]; Roof was
caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); Perry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Tovar grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Fahey flied out to center; Mason grounded out
(third to first); Harris walked; JONES BATTED FOR PANTHER; Jones
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Rangers 0.

TWINS 8TH: LAWSON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Carew lined to
center; Braun struck out; Darwin walked; Reese grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: Nelson singled to center; Lovitto walked [Nelson to
second]; LAROCHE REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Biittner grounded
into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Nelson out at third,
Lovitto out at second]; Ford popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles struck out; Monzon walked; Roof grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Monzon to second]; LaRoche grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Grieve walked; Fahey walked [Grieve to second];
MARTINEZ BATTED FOR MASON; Martinez struck out; Harris singled
to right [Fahey to second, Grieve to third]; GRANGER REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); BILLINGS BATTED FOR LAWSON; Billings
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Harris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers
0.