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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1972-08-09 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 8153 · 2:20

Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 3–2. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 3rd. Don Stanhouse earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

W: Don Stanhouse L: Dick Woodson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank Morgenweck · 1B: Marty Springstead · 2B: Bill Haller · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Nelson	4	1	1	0	1	1
Toby Harrah	3	0	0	1	0	1
Larry Biittner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Billings	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ted Ford	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Howard	4	0	1	0	0	1
Elliott Maddox	4	1	1	0	0	0
Vic Harris	3	1	0	0	1	1
Don Stanhouse	3	0	1	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Carew	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Reese	3	0	1	0	1	0
Harmon Killebrew	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Braun	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bobby Darwin	4	0	1	0	0	3
Danny Thompson	3	2	1	0	1	0
Glenn Borgmann	2	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Woodson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Manuel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Nettles	1	0	1	1	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Stanhouse	9.0	5	4	4

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Woodson	9.0	5	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Nelson: 43
Toby Harrah: 6
Larry Biittner: 7

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: 53
Rich Reese: 8

Top 2

Dick Billings: 7
Ted Ford: K
Frank Howard: K/C

Bot 2

Harmon Killebrew: 63
Steve Braun: 43
Bobby Darwin: K

Top 3

Elliott Maddox: E7/F.B-2
Vic Harris: W
Don Stanhouse: 14/SH.1-2;2-3
Dave Nelson: W
Toby Harrah: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Larry Biittner: SBH(UR);SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Larry Biittner: 31

Bot 3

Danny Thompson: T9
Glenn Borgmann: 8/SF.3-H
Dick Woodson: K
Cesar Tovar: 6

Top 4

Dick Billings: 63
Ted Ford: 8
Frank Howard: S6
Elliott Maddox: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Rod Carew: 7/FL
Rich Reese: S7
Harmon Killebrew: 4/FL
Steve Braun: W.1-2
Bobby Darwin: K

Top 5

Vic Harris: 43
Don Stanhouse: D7
Dave Nelson: K
Toby Harrah: 13

Bot 5

Danny Thompson: W
Glenn Borgmann: 64(1)/FO
Dick Woodson: 24/SH.1-2
Cesar Tovar: HP
Rod Carew: 13

Top 6

Larry Biittner: E3
Dick Billings: 64(1)/FO
Ted Ford: 13.1-2
Frank Howard: 31

Bot 6

Rich Reese: W
Harmon Killebrew: 46(1)/FO
Steve Braun: W.1-2
Bobby Darwin: K
Danny Thompson: 6

Top 7

Elliott Maddox: 63
Vic Harris: K/C
Don Stanhouse: K/C

Bot 7

Glenn Borgmann: S7
Dick Woodson: 34/SH.1-2
Cesar Tovar: 13
Rod Carew: 6/L

Top 8

Dave Nelson: S6
Toby Harrah: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Toby Harrah: K
Larry Biittner: IW
Dick Billings: 9/SF.1-2(E9);3-H(UR)
Ted Ford: S5.2-2
Frank Howard: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Rich Reese: 3/G
Harmon Killebrew: 63
Steve Braun: 3/G

Top 9

Elliott Maddox: S8
Vic Harris: 26(1)/FO
Don Stanhouse: 43.1-2
Dave Nelson: 9

Bot 9

Bobby Darwin: S8
Danny Thompson: 64(1)/FO
Charlie Manuel: 43.1-2
Jim Nettles: S9.2-H
Cesar Tovar: 7