Homers were decisive in a split of a twi-night doubleheader as the Rangers won the first game, 7-6, and the Twins took the second game, 6-4, in 11 innings. The Rangers, who were trailing in the opener, 6-5, opened the ninth with a single by pinch-hitter Mike Epstein. Jim Mason forced Epstein and Vic Harris struck out, but Toby Harrah then hit his first homer of the season for two runs to win the game.

In the nightcap, Bobby Darwin homered in the 11th inning to break a 4-4 tie and the Twins went on to add an insurance run on a single by Steve Braun and two errors. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, May       14, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Twins        0  2  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  2  2  -   7 10  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell 3b            5   0   0   1     0   0   .222      Harris 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .188
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Harrah 3b             4   2   2   3     1   0   .273
  Monzon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .255
Hisle cf              3   1   1   0     2   2   .287      Johnson dh            4   0   2   2     0   0   .318
Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     1   1   .224      Carty lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .165
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .138        Lovitto pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Darwin rf             5   3   3   1     0   0   .235      Sudakis 1b            3   1   1   2     0   0   .200
Oliva dh              4   2   2   1     1   0   .286      Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Thompson ss           5   0   2   1     0   1   .269        Grieve cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Walton lf             1   0   0   0     3   1   .184        Biittner ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Holt lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Suarez c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .326
Roof c                3   0   1   2     1   1   .209        Epstein ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nelson pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mason ss              4   2   1   0     0   0   .300
                                                          Paul p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dunning p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  11   6     8   7             Totals               35   7  10   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: Twins 11, Rangers 5
DP: Twins 0, Rangers 0
Doubles: Hisle (8), Darwin (3)
Triples: Mason (1)
Home Runs: Sudakis (1), Harrah (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Sudakis (1)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    7     7   5   5   1   2   1  29   4.47
Sanders L(1-2)          1.2   3   2   2   1   1   1   9   6.41
Totals                  8.2  10   7   7   2   3   2  38

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul                    2.2   8   4   4   1   2   0  16   5.09
Dunning                 1.2   1   2   2   5   2   0  11   6.17
Hudson W(2-0)           4.2   2   0   0   2   3   0  17   4.96
Totals                  9    11   6   6   8   7   0  44

Wild Pitches: Paul (3)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan


TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
flied out to left; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harris grounded out (third to first); Harrah
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs singled to pitcher;
Johnson forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Rangers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew singled to right; Darwin forced Killebrew
(first to shortstop); Oliva singled to center [Darwin to
second]; Thompson singled to center [Darwin scored, Oliva to
second]; Paul threw a wild pitch [Oliva to third, Thompson to
second]; Walton walked; Roof singled to right [Oliva scored,
Thompson out at home (right to shortstop to catcher), Walton to
third, Roof to second (on throw)]; Terrell popped to first; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Sudakis
homered; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Suarez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
2, Rangers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Hisle doubled to right; Killebrew
flied out to left; Darwin doubled to left [Hisle scored]; Oliva
singled to center [Darwin scored]; Thompson singled to center
[Oliva to second]; DUNNING REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Walton
walked [Oliva to third, Thompson to second]; Roof was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason tripled to left; Harris grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mason
scored]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 4TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (second to first); Hisle walked; Killebrew grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson flied out to right; Carty grounded out
(second to first); Sudakis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Rangers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin singled to right; Oliva walked [Darwin to
second]; Thompson struck out; Walton walked [Darwin to third,
Oliva to second]; Roof walked [Darwin scored, Oliva to third,
Walton to second]; HUDSON REPLACED DUNNING (PITCHING); Terrell
forced Roof (second to shortstop) [Oliva scored, Walton to
third]; Carew grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Maddox struck out; Suarez grounded out (third to
first); Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 2.

TWINS 6TH: GRIEVE REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Hisle was called
out on strikes; Killebrew walked; Darwin singled to right
[Killebrew to third, Darwin out at second (right to shortstop)];
Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Harris grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
singled to right; Burroughs flied out to center [Harrah to
second]; Johnson singled to center [Harrah scored]; Carty flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson popped to first; Walton was called out on
strikes; Roof flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Sudakis grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Grieve
struck out; Suarez singled to center; Mason grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

TWINS 8TH: Terrell grounded out (first unassisted); Carew
singled to center; Carew stole second; Hisle walked; Killebrew
struck out; Darwin forced Hisle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: MONZON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); LIS REPLACED
KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); HOLT REPLACED WALTON (PLAYING LF);
Harris singled to left; Harrah walked [Harris to second];
SANDERS REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Burroughs forced Harrah (third
to second) [Harris to third]; Johnson singled to right [Harris
scored, Burroughs to second]; Carty walked [Burroughs to third,
Johnson to second]; LOVITTO RAN FOR CARTY; Sudakis hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Burroughs scored, Johnson to third];
BIITTNER BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Biittner grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 5.

TWINS 9TH: LOVITTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BIITTNER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Oliva grounded out (second to first);
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: EPSTEIN BATTED FOR SUAREZ; Epstein singled to
right; NELSON RAN FOR EPSTEIN; Mason forced Nelson (catcher to
shortstop); Harris struck out; Harrah homered [Mason scored]; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Rangers 7.