With Bill Hands pitching a four-hitter, the Twins handed the Rangers a 4-1 defeat. Jerry Terrell got the chance to start his first game at shortstop for the Twins when Danny Thompson injured his ankle in warmups. The rookie drove in a run with a single in the fourth inning for his first major league hit and plated another tally with a squeeze bunt in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Friday, April     20, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  4  3
Twins        1  1  0    1  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hisle cf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .325
Harrah ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .258      Carew 2b              4   1   0   1     0   0   .250
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
Epstein 1b            4   0   0   0     0   4   .172        Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Johnson lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .448      Oliva dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .235
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Darwin rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .211
Billings c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .105      Braun 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .233
  Sudakis c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Terrell ss            3   0   1   2     0   0   .333
Lovitto 3b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .185      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Holt lf,1b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .407
Hand p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Merritt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   1     1   8             Totals               33   5  10   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  4,600
Left on Base: Rangers 5, Twins 9
DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0
Errors: Harrah, Maddox, Hand, Carew, Braun
Doubles: Lovitto (1)
Triples: Hisle (2), Braun (1), Holt (2)
Stolen Bases: Darwin (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Terrell (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Carew (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(0-1)             5     7   5   3   3   4   0  26   3.86
Paul                    2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   6.35
Merritt                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                  8    10   5   3   3   4   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(2-1)            9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33   2.86
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   8   0  33

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


RANGERS 1ST: Harris flied out to center; Harrah flied out to
left; Carty singled to right; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle tripled to center; Carew hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Hisle scored]; Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliva popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled; Darwin stole second; Braun walked;
Terrell popped to third in foul territory; Mitterwald struck
out; Holt singled to center [Darwin scored, Braun to third];
Hisle struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Maddox was
called out on strikes; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew
lined to left; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah was called out on strikes; Carty grounded
out (third to first); Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin popped to shortstop; Braun tripled to right;
Terrell singled to center [Braun scored]; Mitterwald flied out
to center; Holt singled to right [Terrell to third]; Hisle
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Billings reached on an error by Braun;
Lovitto walked [Billings to second]; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Carew reached on an error by Hand [Carew to second];
Killebrew was called out on strikes; Oliva was walked
intentionally; Darwin singled to center [Carew scored
(unearned), Oliva to third, Darwin to second (error by Maddox)];
Braun was walked intentionally; Terrell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Oliva scored (unearned), Darwin to third,
Braun to second]; Mitterwald popped to third in foul territory;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris struck out; Harrah reached on an error by
Carew [Harrah out at second (first to shortstop)]; Carty flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: PAUL REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); SUDAKIS REPLACED
BILLINGS (PLAYING C ); Holt reached on an error by Harrah; Hisle
singled to left [Holt to second]; Carew lined into a double play
(third to second) [Holt out at second]; Killebrew singled to
left [Hisle to third]; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 7TH: Epstein struck out; Johnson singled to center;
Burroughs flied out to center; Sudakis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin lined to pitcher; Braun grounded out (second
to first); Terrell lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 8TH: Lovitto doubled to left; Maddox popped to first in
foul territory; Harris grounded out (second to first) [Lovitto
to third]; Harrah singled to shortstop [Lovitto scored]; Carty
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: MERRITT REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Mitterwald popped
to third; Holt tripled to left; Hisle grounded out (first
unassisted); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Twins 5.

RANGERS 9TH: BRYE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING LF); HOLT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Epstein was called out on strikes;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Twins 5.