On the final day, the Twins staged their best batting display of the season, piling up 19 hits to defeat the White Sox, 14-2. Bobby Darwin led the attack with a double and three singles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 14, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Wednesday, October   4, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Twins        1  2  2    6  0  1    0  2  x  -  14 19  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Tovar lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .265
Orta 2b               1   0   0   0     0   1   .202        Brye lf             1   1   1   1     0   0   .241
  Alvarado 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Thompson ss           4   0   2   3     1   0   .276
Lyttle rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .232      Killebrew 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .231
Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Reese 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Bradford lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Darwin rf             5   1   4   2     1   0   .267
H. Allen 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Braun 3b              3   1   2   1     2   0   .289
Hernandez ss          3   0   1   1     0   1   .190      Nettles cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .204
Brinkman c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .135      Borgmann c            5   2   2   1     0   0   .234
Gossage p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Monzon 2b             3   4   2   0     2   0   .273
  Neumeier p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Blyleven p            2   1   1   2     0   0   .160
  Johnstone ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .188        Soderholm ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .188
  Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goltz p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  O'Toole p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   3   2     0  12             Totals               40  14  19  14     7   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  3,193
Left on Base: White Sox 1, Twins 11
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 0
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Darwin (20), Blyleven (2), Brye (9)
Triples: Nettles (2)
Home Runs: Johnstone (4), Soderholm (13)
Stolen Bases: Bradford (3)
Caught Stealing: Orta (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (2)
GIDP: Killebrew (16)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (1,by Blyleven)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(7-1)          3    13   9   9   3   3   0  25   4.28
Neumeier                2     2   2   2   2   0   0   9   9.00
Frailing                2     2   1   1   1   0   1   9   3.00
O'Toole                 1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8    19  14  14   7   3   1  49

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(17-17)       6     3   2   2   0  10   1  21   2.73
Goltz SV(1)             3     0   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.67
Totals                  9     3   2   2   0  12   1  30

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (10)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
was hit by a pitch; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Thompson popped to catcher in
foul territory; Killebrew walked [Tovar to second]; Darwin
singled to center [Killebrew to second, Tovar scored]; Braun
singled to center [Darwin to second, Killebrew to third];
Nettles struck out; Borgmann forced Braun (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser made an out to shortstop; Bradford was
called out on strikes; H. Allen grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Monzon singled to right; Blyleven out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Monzon to second]; Tovar singled to left
[Monzon scored, Tovar to second (on throw)]; Thompson walked;
Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin singled to left
[Thompson to second, Tovar scored]; Braun walked [Thompson to
third, Darwin to second]; Nettles flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Brinkman flied out to
center; Gossage was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann singled to center; Monzon singled to left
[Borgmann to second]; Blyleven popped to catcher in foul
territory; Tovar singled to right [Monzon to third, Borgmann
scored]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Monzon scored];
Killebrew struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins
5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Richard flied out to right; Orta struck out;
Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin doubled to left; Braun singled to right
[Darwin scored]; Nettles tripled to right [Braun scored];
Borgmann singled to right [Nettles scored]; NEUMEIER REPLACED
GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Monzon walked [Borgmann to second]; Blyleven
doubled to center [Monzon scored, Borgmann scored]; Tovar
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Blyleven to third]; Thompson
singled to center [Blyleven scored]; Killebrew grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Thompson out at second];
6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 11.

WHITE SOX 5TH: REESE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Muser
struck out; Bradford singled to left; Bradford stole second; H.
Allen struck out; Hernandez singled to right [Bradford scored];
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 11.

TWINS 5TH: ALVARADO REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 2B); Darwin walked;
Braun grounded out (second to first) [Darwin to second]; Nettles
grounded out (second to first) [Darwin to third]; Borgmann flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 11.

WHITE SOX 6TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR NEUMEIER; Johnstone homered;
Richard struck out; Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lyttle struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 11.

TWINS 6TH: FRAILING REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Monzon
grounded out (third to first); SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BLYLEVEN;
Soderholm hit an inside the park homer to center; Tovar lined to
shortstop; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 12.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GOLTZ REPLACED SODERHOLM (PITCHING); BRYE
REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING LF); Muser grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bradford made an out to second; H. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins
12.

TWINS 7TH: Reese grounded out (pitcher to first); Darwin singled
to left; Braun walked [Darwin to second]; Nettles forced Braun
(first to shortstop) [Darwin to third]; Borgmann grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 12.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); KELLY BATTED FOR
FRAILING; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 12.

TWINS 8TH: O'TOOLE REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Monzon walked;
Goltz grounded out (first unassisted) [Monzon to second]; Brye
doubled to left [Monzon scored]; Brinkman dropped a foul fly hit
by Thompson for an error; Thompson singled to right [Brye
scored]; Reese made an out to shortstop; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins
14.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Richard made an out to second; Alvarado struck
out; Lyttle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 14.