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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
1972-08-03 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 5033 · 86°F · 2:23
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 9–1. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 5th. Jim Perry earned the win. Rich Reese went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
W: Jim Perry L: Dick Bosman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Jim Honochick · 3B: Lou DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Rich Reese | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Darwin | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Manuel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Thompson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Borgmann | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Perry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Brye | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dave Nelson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Lovitto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Larry Biittner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Billings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Fahey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Bosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Elliott Maddox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Perry | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bosman | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Lawson | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Gogolewski | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cesar Tovar: 43
- Rod Carew: 3/G
- Steve Braun: 8
Bot 1
- Dave Nelson: 8
- Joe Lovitto: 4
- Ted Ford: K/C
Top 2
- Rich Reese: 8
- Bobby Darwin: D7
- Charlie Manuel: 8
- Danny Thompson: 43
Bot 2
- Larry Biittner: 31
- Dick Billings: K/C
- Bill Fahey: 13
Top 3
- Glenn Borgmann: 8
- Jim Perry: 53
- Cesar Tovar: 2/FL
Bot 3
- Vic Harris: 53
- Jim Mason: 63
- Dick Bosman: 43
Top 4
- Rod Carew: W
- Steve Braun: W.1-2
- Rich Reese: S9.1-3;2-H;BX2(943)
- Bobby Darwin: E6
- Charlie Manuel: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
- Danny Thompson: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Dave Nelson: 5/L
- Joe Lovitto: 63
- Ted Ford: W
- Larry Biittner: 9
Top 5
- Glenn Borgmann: S7
- Jim Perry: 54/SH.1-2
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Rod Carew: S6.1-2;2-3
- Steve Braun: S8.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Rich Reese: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Bobby Darwin: S7.1-2;2-H
- Charlie Manuel: 36(1)/FO.2-3
- Danny Thompson: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Dick Billings: K
- Bill Fahey: 6
- Vic Harris: 43
Top 6
- Glenn Borgmann: 7
- Jim Perry: 63
- Cesar Tovar: 63
Bot 6
- Jim Mason: 63
- Dalton Jones: K
- Dave Nelson: S1/BG
- Elliott Maddox: K/C
Top 7
- Rod Carew: S8
- Steve Braun: W.1-2
- Rich Reese: 31.1-2;2-3
- Bobby Darwin: S8.2-3;3-H
- Charlie Manuel: WP.1-2;3-H
- Charlie Manuel: 3/G.2-3
- Danny Thompson: 3/G
Bot 7
- Ted Ford: 9
- Larry Biittner: 3/G
- Dick Billings: 6
Top 8
- Glenn Borgmann: W
- Jim Perry: 54/SH.1-2
- Steve Brye: S7.2-3;BX2(74)
- Rod Carew: S6.3-H
- Steve Braun: 43
Bot 8
- Bill Fahey: 8
- Vic Harris: K
- Jim Mason: 9
Top 9
- Rich Reese: 43
- Bobby Darwin: 63
- Charlie Manuel: K/C
Bot 9
- Frank Howard: K
- Dave Nelson: S8
- Elliott Maddox: S9.1-3
- Ted Ford: 9/SF.3-H
- Larry Biittner: 6
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Steve Lawson