Hitting his first major league homer, Chris Coletta provided the Angels' winning run in a 2-1 victory over the Twins. Th eAngels scored initially off Jim Perry in the second inning when Leroy Stanton and Winston Llenas singled and Billy Parker hit a sacrifice fly. Perry then retired 19 straight batters before Coletta homered in eighth.

Rudy May, hurling for the Angels, lost his bid for a shutout when Eric Soderholm marked his 29th birthday with a pinch-homer in the Twins' half of the eighth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .249      Tovar lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Rivers cf,lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Howard 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Stanton rf            4   1   1   0     0   2   .250      Darwin rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .267
Llenas 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .191
  McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Nettles pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Parker 2b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .226      Braun 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Coletta lf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .310      Brye cf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .233
  Berry cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Monzon 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .261
Kusnyer c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .157
May p                 3   0   0   0     0   0   .117        Soderholm ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .187
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               30   2   6   2     0   3             Totals               31   1   7   1     2   7

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  5,259
Left on Base: Angels 2, Twins 5
DP: Angels 3, Twins 1
Doubles: Rivers (6), Darwin (18)
Home Runs: Coletta (1), Soderholm (12)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (19), Braun (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2)
GIDP: Rivers (3), Killebrew (15), Braun (14), Monzon (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May W(11-11)            9     7   1   1   2   7   1  33   2.99
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   7   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(13-15)          8     4   2   2   0   2   1  27   3.36
LaRoche                 1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.53
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   3   1  31

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to shortstop; Rivers grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Alomar out at second]; Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to center; Thompson forced Tovar
(second to shortstop); Killebrew grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton singled to left; Llenas singled to center
[Stanton to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Stanton
scored]; Coletta grounded out (second to first) [Llenas to
second]; Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin doubled to right; Mitterwald walked; Braun
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Darwin to third, Mitterwald out at second]; Brye struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 3RD: May flied out to center; Alomar flied out to right;
Rivers flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 3RD: Monzon struck out; Perry struck out; Tovar singled to
center; Tovar stole second; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Stanton
struck out; Llenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin singled
to left; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first) [Darwin to
second]; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Coletta
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kusnyer flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

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

ANGELS 6TH: May grounded out (second to first); Alomar flied out
to right; Rivers made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar grounded out (second to first); Thompson flied
out to center; Killebrew grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 7TH: Howard flied out to center; Stanton grounded out
(second to first); Llenas grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED LLENAS (PLAYING 3B); Darwin
grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald flied out to center;
Braun walked; Braun stole second; Brye flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 8TH: Parker made an out to shortstop; Coletta homered;
Kusnyer flied out to center; May flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: BERRY REPLACED COLETTA (PLAYING CF); RIVERS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Monzon was called out on strikes;
SODERHOLM BATTED FOR PERRY; Soderholm homered; Tovar flied out
to center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Twins 1.

ANGELS 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED SODERHOLM (PITCHING); Alomar
singled to right; Alomar was picked off first (pitcher to first
to second); Rivers doubled to right; Howard grounded out (third
to first); Stanton struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin struck out;
Mitterwald singled to pitcher; NETTLES RAN FOR MITTERWALD; Braun
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Twins 1.

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