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California Angels @
Minnesota Twins
1972-09-23 Β· Day game Β· Metropolitan Stadium Β· Att: 6137 Β· 66Β°F Β· Wind 13 mph Β· 2:08
Minnesota Twins defeated California Angels 2β1. Dick Woodson earned the win and Wayne Granger picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Dick Woodson L: Clyde Wright SV: Wayne Granger
Umpires β HP: George Maloney Β· 1B: Larry Napp Β· 2B: Art Frantz Β· 3B: Merle Anthony Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
California Angels β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandy Alomar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Rivers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Vada Pinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Oliver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Leroy Stanton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken McMullen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Clyde Wright | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Billy Parker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cesar Tovar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rod Carew | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harmon Killebrew | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bobby Darwin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Brye | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Mitterwald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
California Angels β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clyde Wright | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
Wayne Granger | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Sandy Alomar: 4/L
- Mickey Rivers: 5/FL
- Vada Pinson: 31
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: 53
- Rod Carew: 43
- Harmon Killebrew: 8
Top 2
- Bob Oliver: S6
- Leroy Stanton: 9
- Ken McMullen: K
- Leo Cardenas: 53
Bot 2
- Bobby Darwin: D8
- Steve Braun: 63
- Steve Brye: D7.2-H
- Danny Thompson: 5(B)4(2)/LDP
Top 3
- Jack Hiatt: K
- Clyde Wright: K
- Sandy Alomar: D8.B-3(E8)
- Mickey Rivers: K
Bot 3
- George Mitterwald: 53
- Dick Woodson: K
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Rod Carew: 13
Top 4
- Vada Pinson: 4
- Bob Oliver: 7
- Leroy Stanton: 9
Bot 4
- Harmon Killebrew: K
- Bobby Darwin: 53
- Steve Braun: 43
Top 5
- Ken McMullen: 8
- Leo Cardenas: K
- Jack Hiatt: 8
Bot 5
- Steve Brye: S8
- Danny Thompson: 46(1)3/GDP
- George Mitterwald: 7
Top 6
- Clyde Wright: 2/FL
- Sandy Alomar: T9
- Mickey Rivers: S9.3-H
- Vada Pinson: SB2
- Vada Pinson: K/C
- Bob Oliver: K
Bot 6
- Dick Woodson: S8
- Cesar Tovar: S8.1-3
- Rod Carew: FC4.3XH(42);1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: 9.2-3
- Bobby Darwin: S7.1-2;3-H
- Steve Braun: 13
Top 7
- Leroy Stanton: 7
- Ken McMullen: W
- Leo Cardenas: 8
- Jack Hiatt: S8.1-3
- Clyde Wright: K/C
Bot 7
- Steve Brye: 143
- Danny Thompson: 8
- George Mitterwald: 6
Top 8
- Sandy Alomar: 2/FL
- Mickey Rivers: W
- Vada Pinson: 4(1)/FO.B-2(E4)
- Bob Oliver: 8
Bot 8
- Dick Woodson: 63
- Cesar Tovar: 8
- Rod Carew: T7
- Harmon Killebrew: 7
Top 9
- Leroy Stanton: S8
- Billy Parker: S8.1-2
- Leo Cardenas: 34/SH.1-2;2-3
- John Stephenson: IW
- Jim Spencer: 32(3)/FO.1-2;2-3
- Sandy Alomar: 43


















