Deciding the duel between Bert Blyleven and Andy Messersmith, Rod Carew drove in a run with a two-out single in the ninth inning to give the Twins a 1-0 victory over the Angels. Danny Thompson doubled in the ninth and George Mitterwald was passed intentionally. Blyleven forced Thompson at third and Cesar Tovar flied out before Carew delivered his game-winning single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 1, California Angels 0
Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Tovar lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .324
Pinson lf             3   0   0   0     0   3   .283      Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Oliver 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .235
Stanton rf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .263
Parker 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Nettles cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Thompson ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .271
Torborg c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .196      Mitterwald c          3   1   0   0     1   0   .192
Messersmith p         3   0   1   0     0   2   .213      Blyleven p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .153

Totals               29   0   5   0     0   8             Totals               32   1   6   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  9,494
Left on Base: Angels 2, Twins 11
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Alomar, Parker
Doubles: Messersmith (3), Carew (21), Thompson (20)
Caught Stealing: Stanton 2 (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (9), Blyleven (10)
GIDP: Torborg (6)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(7-10)     8.2   6   1   1   4   4   0  38   2.87
Totals                  8.2   6   1   1   4   4   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(15-16)       9     5   0   0   0   8   0  29   2.83
Totals                  9     5   0   0   0   8   0  29

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied out to right; Berry made an out to
first; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins
0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Carew out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tovar to second]; Braun walked;
Killebrew reached on a fielder's choice [Braun to second, Tovar
to third]; Darwin struck out; Nettles grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); Blyleven grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas singled to shortstop; Torborg grounded into
a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Cardenas out at
second]; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first); Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar struck out; Berry grounded out (shortstop to
first); Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
struck out; Nettles flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stanton singled to
right; Stanton was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Parker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson singled to right; Mitterwald forced Thompson
(pitcher to second) [Mitterwald to second (error by Alomar)];
Blyleven out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Mitterwald
to third]; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 6TH: Cardenas grounded out (third to first); Torborg
singled to center; Messersmith struck out; Alomar grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew doubled to left; Braun grounded out (first
unassisted) [Carew to third]; Killebrew walked; Darwin popped to
first in foul territory; Nettles grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Berry flied out to right; Pinson was called out on
strikes; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson singled to left; Mitterwald flied out to
right; Blyleven struck out; Tovar forced Thompson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton singled to shortstop; Stanton was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Parker flied out to left;
Cardenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Carew made an out to second; Braun made an out to
third; Killebrew walked; Darwin reached on an error by Parker
[Killebrew to second]; Nettles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Torborg grounded out (third to first); Messersmith
doubled to right; Alomar made an out to shortstop; Berry struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Thompson doubled to left; Mitterwald was walked
intentionally; Blyleven forced Thompson (pitcher to third)
[Mitterwald to second]; Tovar flied out to left; Carew singled
to left [Blyleven to second, Mitterwald scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.