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California Angels @ Minnesota Twins

1973-04-18 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 5088 · 2:34

California Angels defeated Minnesota Twins 3–2. Nolan Ryan earned the win. Rod Carew went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Nolan Ryan L: Bert Blyleven SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Jim Odom · 2B: Art Frantz · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sandy Alomar	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Valentine	4	0	3	2	0	1
Vada Pinson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frank Robinson	4	1	1	1	0	3
Tommy McCraw	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Spencer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Berry	4	0	0	0	0	1
Al Gallagher	3	0	1	0	0	1
John Stephenson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rudy Meoli	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Torborg	1	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Larry Hisle	3	1	0	0	1	2
Rod Carew	3	1	1	2	1	2
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	0	1	2
Tony Oliva	4	0	1	0	0	2
Bobby Darwin	4	0	0	0	0	2
Steve Braun	4	0	2	0	0	0
Danny Thompson	3	0	1	0	1	1
George Mitterwald	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jim Holt	2	0	0	0	1	1

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nolan Ryan	9.0	5	5	14

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Blyleven	9.0	9	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sandy Alomar: K
Bobby Valentine: D9
Vada Pinson: 43
Frank Robinson: K/C

Bot 1

Larry Hisle: W
Rod Carew: HR/7.1-H
Harmon Killebrew: W
Tony Oliva: S7.1-2
Bobby Darwin: K/C
Steve Braun: 8
Danny Thompson: S9.1-2;2-3
George Mitterwald: K

Top 2

Tommy McCraw: W
Jim Spencer: 4/P
Ken Berry: K
Al Gallagher: K/C

Bot 2

Jim Holt: 63
Larry Hisle: 3/FL
Rod Carew: K

Top 3

John Stephenson: 2/FL
Sandy Alomar: 63
Bobby Valentine: S7
Vada Pinson: D9.1-3
Frank Robinson: K

Bot 3

Harmon Killebrew: K
Tony Oliva: K
Bobby Darwin: 4/P

Top 4

Tommy McCraw: 43
Jim Spencer: K
Ken Berry: 43

Bot 4

Steve Braun: D8
Danny Thompson: K/C
George Mitterwald: K
Jim Holt: W
Larry Hisle: K

Top 5

Al Gallagher: 43
John Stephenson: 2/FL
Sandy Alomar: S7
Bobby Valentine: T8.1-H
Vada Pinson: K

Bot 5

Rod Carew: W
Harmon Killebrew: CS2(24)
Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Tony Oliva: K

Top 6

Frank Robinson: K
Tommy McCraw: 31
Jim Spencer: S9
Ken Berry: 13

Bot 6

Bobby Darwin: 9
Steve Braun: 43
Danny Thompson: W
George Mitterwald: 9

Top 7

Al Gallagher: S1
John Stephenson: HP.1-2
Sandy Alomar: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Valentine: 9/SF.3-H
Vada Pinson: 8

Bot 7

Jim Holt: K/C
Larry Hisle: K
Rod Carew: K

Top 8

Frank Robinson: HR/7
Tommy McCraw: 43
Jim Spencer: 3/FL
Ken Berry: 9

Bot 8

Harmon Killebrew: 6/FL
Tony Oliva: 43
Bobby Darwin: K

Top 9

Rudy Meoli: 43
Jeff Torborg: S8
Sandy Alomar: 13/SH.1-2
Bobby Valentine: K

Bot 9

Steve Braun: S7
Danny Thompson: 16(1)/FO
George Mitterwald: 7/L/DP/AP.1X2(714)

Notes & reviews

Jerry Terrell running with the pitch and had rounded 2B; he returned to 1B without retouching 2B; the throw in got past the first baseman; Nolan Ryan picked up ball and threw to Sandy Alomar at 2B; Terrell out on appeal

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