Danny Walton, pinch-hitting for designated hitter Tony Oliva, came through with a grand-slam homer in the seventh inning to trigger an eight-run explosion that propelled the Twins to a 10-5 victory over the Angels. With southpaw Steve Barber on the mound for the Angels, manager Frank Quilici played the percentages, sending righthanded-hitting Walton to the plate in place of lefthanded-hitting Oliva. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 10, California Angels 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     17, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Angels       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   5 12  2
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    8  1  x  -  10 11  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .231      Hisle cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .344
Valentine ss          5   1   2   2     0   0   .433      Carew 2b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .276
Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .154      Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .182
Robinson dh           4   0   1   1     0   2   .375        Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .150      Oliva dh              2   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Walton ph,dh        2   2   2   4     0   0   .375
Berry cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .375      Darwin rf             4   1   0   0     1   2   .200
Gallagher 3b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .308      Braun 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Stephenson c          4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Thompson ss           5   1   1   0     0   1   .125
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mitterwald c          3   0   2   0     0   0   .300
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Adams pr            0   2   0   0     1   0   .000
  Sells p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Roof c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  May p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf,1b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .381
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   5  12   5     0   4             Totals               37  10  11   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,856
Left on Base: Angels 7, Twins 9
DP: Angels 0, Twins 1
Errors: Valentine, Oliver, Braun
Doubles: Valentine (2), Berry (1), Stephenson (1), Mitterwald (1), Killebrew (1), Walton (1)
Home Runs: Walton (2)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (6)
GIDP: Robinson (1)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(1-1)           6.1   8   4   3   1   3   0  29   2.93
Barber                  0     1   4   2   2   0   1   4   9.00
Sells                   0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   4   4.91
May                     1.1   1   1   0   1   1   0   6   7.50
Totals                  8    11  10   5*  6   4   1  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(3-0)             8     9   3   3   0   3   0  33   3.72
Sanders SV(2)           1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6  13.50
Totals                  9    12   5   5   0   4   0  39

Passed Balls: Stephenson (5)
Wild Pitches: Sells (1), May (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
doubled to center; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Valentine to third]; Robinson singled to left [Valentine
scored]; Oliver popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle flied out to center; Carew singled to right;
Killebrew forced Carew (third to second); Oliva grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, Twins 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton flied out to center; Berry singled to left;
Gallagher singled to right [Berry to second]; Stephenson
grounded out (first unassisted) [Berry to third, Gallagher to
second]; Alomar singled to left [Berry scored, Gallagher scored,
Alomar to second (on throw)]; Alomar stole third; Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to center;
Thompson singled to center; Mitterwald doubled to left [Thompson
to third]; Holt reached on an error by Valentine [Thompson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mitterwald to third]; Hisle popped
to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Howard singled to left; Robinson grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Howard out at second];
Oliver reached on an error by Braun; Stanton forced Oliver
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew flied out to center; Killebrew doubled to left;
Oliva grounded out (first to pitcher) [Killebrew to third];
Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Gallagher
popped to second; Stephenson singled to center; Alomar forced
Stephenson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson was
called out on strikes; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Howard
struck out; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
3, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Holt singled to center; Hisle popped to catcher;
Carew forced Holt (shortstop to second); Killebrew flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stanton popped
to first in foul territory; Berry doubled to left; Gallagher
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
3, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva walked; Darwin struck out; Braun flied out to
right; Thompson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Stephenson popped to second in foul territory;
Alomar popped to second; Valentine grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald singled to right; ADAMS RAN FOR
MITTERWALD; Holt popped to third in foul territory; Hisle
singled to third [Adams to second]; Carew singled to right
[Adams scored, Hisle to third, Carew to second (on throw)];
BARBER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Killebrew was walked
intentionally; WALTON BATTED FOR OLIVA; Walton homered [Hisle
scored, Carew scored, Killebrew scored]; Darwin walked; Braun
reached on an error by Oliver [Darwin to second]; SELLS REPLACED
BARBER (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (third to first)
[Darwin to third, Braun to second]; Adams walked; Holt singled
to center [Darwin scored (unearned), Braun scored (unearned),
Adams to third]; Sells threw a wild pitch [Adams scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Holt to second]; Hisle
walked; MAY REPLACED SELLS (PITCHING); Carew was called out on
strikes; 8 R (6 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 9.

ANGELS 8TH: WALTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROOF REPLACED
ADAMS (PLAYING C ); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson struck out; Oliver singled to right; Stanton flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Twins 9.

TWINS 8TH: Killebrew grounded out (pitcher to first); Walton
doubled to left; Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Walton to
third]; May threw a wild pitch [Walton scored (unearned)];
Darwin grounded out (third to first); Braun walked; Thompson
forced Braun (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Angels 3, Twins 10.

ANGELS 9TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); HOLT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SANDERS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Berry
flied out to right; Gallagher singled to second; Stephenson
doubled to right [Gallagher to third]; Alomar popped to
shortstop; Valentine singled to left [Gallagher scored,
Stephenson scored]; Howard struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 5, Twins 10.