The Twins, who had not defeated the Yankees in six previous meetings, turned around and gained 9-1 and 6-2 victories in separate-admission, day-and-night games. The contests drew a total of 28,529. Bert Blyleven pitched the afternoon game for the Twins and breezed to victory with the aid of two-run homers by Bobby Darwin and Jim Holt.

In the night game, the Twins scored a run in the second and then pulled away with four in the fourth. Singles by Phil Roof, Holt and Jerry Terrell accounted for the first run of the stanza. After a sacrifice and intentional pass to Tony Oliva, Darwin and Steve Braun walked, each forcing in a run. The fourth run of the frame counted on a grounder by Larry Hisle after Dave Pagan replaced Pat Dobson. The Yankees came to life in the sixth with their runs on a pass to Roy White, triple by Ron Blomberg and double by Graig Nettles, but Darwin made it 6-2 with a homer in the Twins' half. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, New York Yankees 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, July      7, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  3
Twins        0  1  0    3  0  0    2  3  x  -   9 12  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Terrell ss            5   0   2   2     0   0   .302
White lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .251      Carew 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .341
M. Alou rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .285        Monzon 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Murcer cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .311      Darwin rf             3   1   1   2     1   1   .269
Blomberg 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .378      Oliva dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .298
Nettles 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Hisle cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Hart dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Braun 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .304
  Swoboda pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Thompson 3b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Munson c              3   1   3   0     1   0   .293      Lis 1b                3   2   1   1     1   0   .192
Michael ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .233      Mitterwald c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Peterson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf               4   2   2   3     0   1   .288
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   1   8   0     2   7             Totals               35   9  12   8     3   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 17,810
Left on Base: Yankees 9, Twins 5
DP: Yankees 2, Twins 0
Errors: Murcer, Blomberg, Nettles
Doubles: Braun (19), Holt (14), Monzon (1)
Home Runs: Darwin (12), Holt (7)
GIDP: Carew (7), Mitterwald (4)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson L(6-10)        8    12   9   5   3   2   2  38   3.99
Totals                  8    12   9   5   3   2   2  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(11-8)        9     8   1   1   2   7   0  37   2.42
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   7   0  37

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


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke flied out to center; White grounded out
(first unassisted); M. Alou flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell popped to first; Carew flied to left in foul
territory; Darwin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Murcer singled to right; Blomberg forced Murcer
(first to shortstop); Nettles walked [Blomberg to second]; Hart
popped to first; Munson walked [Blomberg to third, Nettles to
second]; Michael grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva singled to center; Hisle flied out to right;
Braun doubled to right [Oliva to third]; Lis was walked
intentionally; Mitterwald forced Lis (second to shortstop)
[Oliva scored (error by Blomberg) (unearned), Braun to third,
Mitterwald to first]; Holt struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (second to first); White struck
out (catcher to first); M. Alou grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell singled to left; Carew grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Terrell out at second];
Darwin walked; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Twins 1.

YANKEES 4TH: MONZON REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Murcer struck
out; Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle flied out to center; Braun grounded out (second
to first); Lis reached on an error by Nettles; Mitterwald
singled to left [Lis to second]; Holt doubled to center [Lis
scored (unearned), Mitterwald to third]; Terrell singled to
center [Mitterwald scored (unearned), Holt scored (unearned)];
Monzon forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Twins 4.

YANKEES 5TH: Hart struck out; Munson singled to right; Michael
singled to center [Munson to third]; Clarke popped to shortstop
[Munson scored (on throw to 1b) (no RBI)]; Thurman Munson
scored when Jerry Terrell threw to 1B; White struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva flied
out to right; Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 4.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou was called out on strikes; Murcer flied out
to center; Blomberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Braun walked; Lis flied out to center; Mitterwald
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Nettles popped to third in foul territory; Hart
flied out to right; Munson singled to right; Michael struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Holt grounded out (first to pitcher); Terrell flied
out to right; Monzon doubled to left; Darwin homered [Monzon
scored]; Oliva singled to left; Hisle flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 6.

YANKEES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BRAUN (PLAYING 3B); Clarke
singled to center; White flied out to center; M. Alou singled to
left [Clarke to second]; Murcer lined to right; Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees
1, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson singled to center [Thompson to third (error
by Murcer)]; Lis singled to left [Thompson scored]; Mitterwald
popped to shortstop; Holt homered [Lis scored]; Terrell flied
out to right; Monzon popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 1, Twins 9.

YANKEES 9TH: Nettles lined to second; Hart singled to third;
SWOBODA RAN FOR HART; Munson singled to center [Swoboda to
second]; Michael struck out; Clarke forced Munson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 1, Twins 9.