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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1972-09-19 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 4240 · 80°F · Wind 19 mph · 2:55

Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 5–3. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 1st. Dave LaRoche earned the win. Cesar Tovar went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	7
MIN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	11

W: Dave LaRoche L: Paul Lindblad SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Red Flaherty · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Jerry Neudecker · 3B: Bill Kunkel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dave Nelson	1	1	0	0	3	0
Toby Harrah	4	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Biittner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ted Ford	4	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Billings	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Mason	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Fahey	4	0	2	1	0	1
Vic Harris	4	0	0	0	0	2
Dick Bosman	3	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	5	2	4	2	0	0
Rod Carew	4	0	2	0	0	1
Steve Braun	4	0	1	1	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Darwin	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jim Nettles	1	0	0	0	2	0
Danny Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	1
George Mitterwald	4	1	1	0	0	2
Dick Woodson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dave LaRoche	1	0	0	0	1	1
Rick Renick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Bosman	6.1	9	3	7
Paul Lindblad	2.1	2	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Woodson	5.2	7	2	3
Dave LaRoche	3.1	0	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dave Nelson: 4/FL
Toby Harrah: 6/L
Larry Biittner: 7/L

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: T8
Rod Carew: K
Steve Braun: S5.3-H
Harmon Killebrew: S7.1X3(75)
Bobby Darwin: HR/7.1-H
Jim Nettles: W
Danny Thompson: CS2(24)

Top 2

Ted Ford: 8
Dick Billings: 53
Jim Mason: 9

Bot 2

Danny Thompson: K
George Mitterwald: K
Dick Woodson: K

Top 3

Bill Fahey: S9
Vic Harris: 6
Dick Bosman: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Cesar Tovar: 13
Rod Carew: S5/BG
Steve Braun: SB2
Steve Braun: K/C
Harmon Killebrew: 8

Top 4

Dave Nelson: W
Toby Harrah: 13.1-2
Larry Biittner: S9.2-3
Ted Ford: S8.1-2;3-H
Dick Billings: 7
Jim Mason: S8.1-3;2-H
Bill Fahey: K

Bot 4

Bobby Darwin: S7
Jim Nettles: 46(1)/FO
Danny Thompson: 9
George Mitterwald: K

Top 5

Vic Harris: 43
Dick Bosman: K
Dave Nelson: W
Toby Harrah: SB2
Toby Harrah: 4

Bot 5

Dick Woodson: 63
Cesar Tovar: S8
Rod Carew: S7.1-2
Steve Braun: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Larry Biittner: 43
Ted Ford: S8
Dick Billings: K
Jim Mason: S8.1-2
Bill Fahey: S9.1-3;2-H
Vic Harris: K/C

Bot 6

Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Bobby Darwin: 8
Jim Nettles: W
Danny Thompson: 7

Top 7

Dick Bosman: 2/FL
Dave Nelson: W
Toby Harrah: PO1(13)
Toby Harrah: K

Bot 7

George Mitterwald: 53
Dave LaRoche: W
Cesar Tovar: D8.1-3
Rod Carew: 4/L
Steve Braun: 7

Top 8

Larry Biittner: 4
Ted Ford: 63
Dick Billings: 53

Bot 8

Harmon Killebrew: 8
Bobby Darwin: 7/L
Rick Renick: 9

Top 9

Jim Mason: K
Bill Fahey: 43
Vic Harris: K

Bot 9

Danny Thompson: 8
George Mitterwald: S8
Dave LaRoche: K
Cesar Tovar: HR/7.1-H

Notes & reviews

Dave Nelson was trapped in a rundown but returned to 1B safely; Twins Manager Frank Quilici argued that Nelson left the baseline to avoid the tag; Quilici ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Neudecker; on the next pitch, Nelson was again trapped off the bag
Tony Oliva ejected by 1B umpire Bill Haller when Oliva threw a towel onto the field; Oliva was injured and not in the game

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