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After striking out in his first three times as a designated hitter, Frank Robinson broke a 2-2 tie with a homer in the eighth inning to give the Angels a 3-2 victory over the Twins. Nolan Ryan, winning his third straight game, gave up the Twins' runs in the first on a walk to Larry Hisle and homer by Rod Carew, his first circuit clout since August 21, 1971. California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, April 18, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan StadiumAngels 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 3 9 0 Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Hisle cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .314 Valentine ss 4 0 3 2 0 1 .471 Carew 2b 3 1 1 2 1 2 .281 Pinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .143 Robinson dh 4 1 1 1 0 3 .333 Oliva dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258 McCraw lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Darwin rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .190 Braun 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .214 Berry cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Thompson ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .143 Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meoli pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 Stephenson c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Holt lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .348 DaVanon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blyleven p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torborg c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 9 3 1 9 Totals 30 2 5 2 5 14 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 5,088 Left on Base: Angels 8, Twins 6 DP: Angels 1, Twins 0 Doubles: Valentine (3), Pinson (2), Braun (3) Triples: Valentine (2) Home Runs: Robinson (2), Carew (1) Caught Stealing: Carew (1) Sacrifice Hits: Alomar 2 (3) Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1) Hit by Pitch: Stephenson (1,by Blyleven) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(3-0) 9 5 2 2 5 14 1 35 1.67 Totals 9 5 2 2 5 14 1 35 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blyleven L(1-3) 9 9 3 3 1 9 1 38 2.91 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 9 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (1) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Jim Honochick ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Valentine doubled to right; Pinson grounded out (second to first); Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Hisle walked; Carew homered [Hisle scored]; Killebrew walked; Oliva singled to left [Killebrew to second]; Darwin was called out on strikes; Braun flied out to center; Thompson singled to right [Oliva to second, Killebrew to third]; Mitterwald struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. ANGELS 2ND: McCraw walked; Spencer popped to second; Berry struck out; Gallagher was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle popped to first in foul territory; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. ANGELS 3RD: Stephenson popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to left; Pinson doubled to right [Valentine to third]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. TWINS 3RD: Killebrew struck out; Oliva struck out; Darwin popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. ANGELS 4TH: McCraw grounded out (second to first); Spencer struck out; Berry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. TWINS 4TH: Braun doubled to center; Thompson was called out on strikes; Mitterwald struck out; Holt walked; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 2. ANGELS 5TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Stephenson popped to catcher in foul territory; Alomar singled to left; Valentine tripled to center [Alomar scored]; Pinson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. TWINS 5TH: Carew walked; Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Killebrew was called out on strikes; Oliva struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. ANGELS 6TH: Robinson struck out; McCraw grounded out (first to pitcher); Spencer singled to right; Berry grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. TWINS 6TH: Darwin flied out to right; Braun grounded out (second to first); Thompson walked; Mitterwald flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 2. ANGELS 7TH: Gallagher singled to pitcher; MEOLI RAN FOR GALLAGHER; Stephenson was hit by a pitch [Meoli to second]; DAVANON RAN FOR STEPHENSON; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Meoli to third, DaVanon to second]; Valentine hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meoli scored]; Pinson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 2. TWINS 7TH: MEOLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TORBORG REPLACED DAVANON (PLAYING C ); Holt was called out on strikes; Hisle struck out; Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 2. ANGELS 8TH: Robinson homered; McCraw grounded out (second to first); Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Berry flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 2. TWINS 8TH: Killebrew popped to shortstop in foul territory; Oliva grounded out (second to first); Darwin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 2. ANGELS 9TH: Meoli grounded out (second to first); Torborg singled to center; Alomar out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Torborg to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 2. TWINS 9TH: Braun singled to left; Thompson forced Braun (pitcher to shortstop); TERRELL RAN FOR THOMPSON; Mitterwald hit into a double play to left [Terrell out at second (left to pitcher to second)]; Jerry Terrell running with the pitch and had rounded 2B; he returned to 1B without retouching 2B; the throw in got past the first baseman; Nolan Ryan picked up ball and threw to Sandy Alomar at 2B; Terrell out on appeal; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 2. |
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