Bobby Darwin scored one run and drove in another to enable the Twins to defeat the Angels, 2-1. Doubles by Darwin and Steve Brye produced the Twins' first tally in the second inning before the Angels tied the score in the sixth on a triple by Sandy Alomar and single by Mickey Rivers.

Dick Woodson, who was the Twins' winner with help from Wayne Granger, broke an 0-for-25 streak at bat with a single in the home half of the sixth and took third on a single by Cesar Tovar. Woodson then was out at the plate on a grounder by Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew flied out, but Darwin came through with his winning single. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .247      Tovar lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .261
Rivers cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .213      Carew 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .268        Reese 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Darwin rf             3   1   2   1     0   0   .265
McMullen 3b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Parker pr,3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Brye cf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .232
Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .223      Thompson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Stephenson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Woodson p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .075
  Motton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wright p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .218
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .223

Totals               33   1   7   1     3   8             Totals               29   2   7   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  6,137
Left on Base: Angels 9, Twins 4
DP: Angels 2, Twins 0
Errors: Carew, Brye
Doubles: Alomar (20), Darwin (17), Brye (8)
Triples: Alomar (3), Carew (6)
Stolen Bases: Rivers (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cardenas (13)
GIDP: Thompson (14)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright L(16-11)         8     7   2   2   1   2   0  30   3.13
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   2   0  30

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson W(14-14)        8     6   1   1   2   8   0  32   2.58
Granger SV(18)          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.96
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   8   0  37

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar lined to second; Rivers popped to third in
foul territory; Pinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver singled to shortstop; Stanton flied out to
right; McMullen struck out; Cardenas grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled to center; Braun grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brye doubled to left [Darwin scored];
Thompson lined into a double play (third to second) [Brye out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Hiatt struck out; Wright struck out; Alomar doubled
to center [Alomar to third (error by Brye)]; Rivers struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Woodson
struck out; Tovar walked; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson made an out to second; Oliver flied out to
left; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew struck out; Darwin grounded out (third to
first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen flied out to center; Cardenas struck out;
Hiatt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Brye singled to center; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brye out at second];
Mitterwald flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Wright popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar
tripled to right; Rivers singled to right [Alomar scored];
Rivers stole second; Pinson was called out on strikes; Oliver
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Woodson singled to center; Tovar singled to center
[Woodson to third]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Woodson
out at home (second to catcher), Tovar to second]; Killebrew
flied out to right [Tovar to third]; Darwin singled to left
[Carew to second, Tovar scored]; Braun grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton flied out to left; McMullen walked; PARKER
RAN FOR MCMULLEN; Cardenas flied out to center; Hiatt singled to
center [Parker to third]; Wright was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: PARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Brye grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Thompson flied out to center;
Mitterwald made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Alomar popped to catcher in foul territory; Rivers
walked; Pinson forced Rivers (second unassisted) [Pinson to
second (error by Carew)]; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Woodson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
flied out to center; Carew tripled to left; Killebrew flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.

ANGELS 9TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Stanton
singled to center; GRANGER REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Parker
singled to center [Stanton to second]; Cardenas out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Parker to second, Stanton to
third]; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR HIATT; Stephenson was walked
intentionally; MOTTON RAN FOR STEPHENSON; SPENCER BATTED FOR
WRIGHT; Spencer forced Stanton (first to catcher) [Motton to
second, Parker to third]; Alomar grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 2.