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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 0Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumAngels 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. |
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