With Jim Perry and Wayne Granger combining on a three-hitter, the Twins defeated the Rangers, 3-1. Perry allowed only two hits, but the Rangers wrapped them around an infield out for a run in the fifth inning. Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 1Game Played on Wednesday, September 20, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumRangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 3 10 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .229 Tovar lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Carew 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .322 Biittner 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Killebrew 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .236 Ford rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Reese pr,1b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 Grieve lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Darwin rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .265 Fahey c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .174 Braun 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .295 Mason 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196 Harris 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .107 Brye cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .226 Paul p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .178 Guth ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pina p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .162 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Soderholm ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 29 1 3 1 2 5 Totals 32 3 10 3 1 7 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 3,678 Left on Base: Rangers 3, Twins 6 DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0 Doubles: Braun (20) Caught Stealing: Harris (3), Braun (5) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paul L(7-8) 7.1 8 2 2 0 7 0 29 2.31 Pina 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 3.18 Lindblad 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.57 Panther 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.12 Totals 8 10 3 3 1 7 0 33 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(13-14) 8 2 1 1 2 4 0 27 3.40 Granger SV(17) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.00 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 5 0 31 Wild Pitches: Paul (3), Perry (4) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty RANGERS 1ST: Nelson walked; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nelson to second]; Biittner flied out to center; Ford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar made an out to first; Carew was called out on strikes; Killebrew singled to shortstop; Darwin forced Killebrew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Grieve flied out to center; Fahey popped to catcher in foul territory; Mason flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Braun singled to center; Paul threw a wild pitch [Braun to second]; Mitterwald flied out to center; Brye was called out on strikes; Guth grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 3RD: Harris grounded out (third to first); Paul struck out; Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Perry struck out; Tovar flied out to right; On a bunt Carew singled to third; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah flied out to center; Biittner flied out to center; Ford walked; Perry threw a wild pitch [Ford to second]; Grieve struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Darwin flied out to right; Braun singled to center; Mitterwald struck out while Braun was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0. RANGERS 5TH: Fahey singled to center; Mason grounded out (second to first) [Fahey to second]; Harris singled to right [Fahey scored]; Harris was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Paul struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Brye singled to left; Guth popped to first in foul territory; On a bunt Perry struck out; Tovar flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 6TH: Nelson flied out to right; Harrah flied out to center; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Carew struck out; Killebrew singled to left; Darwin forced Killebrew (third to second); Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 7TH: Ford flied out to center; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Fahey made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald struck out; Brye popped to first in foul territory; Guth flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 8TH: Mason struck out; Harris flied out to center; Paul grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: SODERHOLM BATTED FOR PERRY; Soderholm flied out to left; Tovar singled to pitcher; Carew singled to right [Tovar to third]; PINA REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Killebrew walked [Carew to second]; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin singled to right [Reese to third, Carew scored, Tovar scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Braun doubled to left [Reese scored, Darwin out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; PANTHER REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 3. RANGERS 9TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GRANGER REPLACED SODERHOLM (PITCHING); Nelson struck out; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Biittner singled to right; Ford forced Biittner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 3. |
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