Nolan Ryan tied the A. L. record for most strikeouts in a night game, fanning 17, while pitching the Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Bill Monbouquette of the Red Sox also whiffed 17 in a night game against the Washington Senators May 12, 1961. Ryan raised his season's strikeout total to 319.

The Angels started their righthander on his way to victory with two runs in the fourth inning. Sandy Alomar walked and Ken Berry beat out a bunt. After a sacrifice by Vada Pinson and intentional pass to Bob Oliver, Leroy Stanton drove in two runs with a single. The Angels added what proved to be the deciding marker with doubles by Pinson and Oliver in the eighth. Ryan had to struggle in the ninth but emerged with his 19th victory after the Twins picked up their runs on singles by Danny Thompson and Steve Braun, a walk to Harmon Killebrew, run-scoring single by Bobby Darwin and pass to Steve Brye that forced in the second counter. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 30, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  0
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  7  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Alomar 2b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .243
Thompson ss           4   1   1   0     0   2   .269      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .286
Braun 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .286      Pinson lf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Killebrew 1b          2   0   0   0     2   1   .229      Oliver 1b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .269
  Carew pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Stanton rf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .249
Darwin rf             4   0   1   1     0   3   .262      Parker 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Borgmann c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .238      Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .220
Brye cf               3   0   0   1     1   1   .242      Torborg c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Renick 3b             4   0   0   0     0   4   .172      Ryan p                3   0   1   0     0   2   .140
Goltz p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .107
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .195
  Norton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reese ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   2   5   2     3  17             Totals               29   3   7   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,901
Left on Base: Twins 6, Angels 7
DP: Twins 1, Angels 0
Doubles: Ryan (5), Pinson (23), Oliver (22)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Pinson (4)
GIDP: Parker (3)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(3-3)            4     2   2   2   2   2   0  15   2.76
Norton                  3     3   0   0   2   2   0  14   2.78
LaRoche                 1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.68
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   5   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(19-15)           9     5   2   2   3  17   0  35   2.32
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3  17   0  35

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


TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Braun was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (catcher to first); Berry
grounded out (second to first); Pinson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Darwin
struck out; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

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

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); Renick struck
out; Goltz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Torborg
grounded out (third to first); Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 0.

TWINS 4TH: Tovar singled to center; Tovar stole second; Thompson
struck out; Braun flied out to center; Killebrew walked; Darwin
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar walked; Berry singled to pitcher [Alomar to
second]; Pinson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Alomar to third, Berry to second]; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Stanton singled to right [Alomar scored, Berry
scored, Oliver to third]; Parker grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stanton out at second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann singled to left; Brye was called out on
strikes; Renick was called out on strikes; MANUEL BATTED FOR
GOLTZ; Manuel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: NORTON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Cardenas singled
to right; Torborg popped to first in foul territory; Ryan struck
out; Alomar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar popped to second; Thompson struck out; Braun
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Berry walked; Pinson grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Berry to second]; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin struck
out; Borgmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels
2.

ANGELS 7TH: Parker popped to second; Cardenas grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torborg singled to center; Ryan doubled to
right [Torborg to third]; Alomar walked; Berry was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

TWINS 8TH: Brye popped to second; Renick struck out; REESE
BATTED FOR NORTON; Reese flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); Pinson doubled to
right; Oliver doubled to center [Pinson scored]; Stanton reached
on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at third (pitcher to third)];
Parker struck out; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Angels 3.

TWINS 9TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Thompson singled
to center; Braun singled to left [Thompson to second]; Killebrew
walked [Thompson to third, Braun to second]; CAREW RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Darwin singled to right [Thompson scored, Braun to
third, Carew to second]; Borgmann popped to catcher in foul
territory; Brye walked [Braun scored, Carew to third, Darwin to
second]; Renick struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2,
Angels 3.