Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Broberg
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Broberg
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Broberg
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Perry
  
  Burroughs strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lovitto vs. Perry
  
  Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Billings moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Broberg
  
  Killebrew strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nettles vs. Broberg
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Broberg
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Broberg vs. Perry
  
  Broberg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Broberg reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Broberg moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson is hit by the pitch. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 2 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Broberg scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Broberg
  
  Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Broberg
  
  Mitterwald hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Broberg
  
  Perry takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tovar vs. Broberg
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perry moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Broberg
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Perry
  
  Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Perry
  
  Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Perry
  
  Randle strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Broberg
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Broberg
  
  Killebrew strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nettles vs. Broberg
  
  Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Darwin vs. Broberg
  
  Darwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Darwin reaches second base with a double. Carew scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Soderholm vs. Broberg
  
  Soderholm strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Broberg vs. Perry
  
  Broberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Perry
  
  Maddox bunts in front of the plate. Mitterwald juggles the ball. That's an error on Mitterwald. Broberg moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mincher vs. Perry
  
  Mincher takes first base on ball four. Broberg moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Billings vs. Perry
  
  Billings hits a line drive into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Broberg
  
  Mitterwald hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Manuel vs. Broberg
  
  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Jim Perry.
  
  Manuel is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Broberg
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tovar for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Corbin
  
  Ray Corbin now pitching.
  
  Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lovitto vs. Corbin
  
  There goes Burroughs. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Corbin
  
  Lovitto takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Randle vs. Corbin
  
  There goes Lovitto. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Lovitto steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Randle vs. Corbin
  
  Randle strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Corbin
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Broberg
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Broberg
  
  Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Broberg
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nettles vs. Broberg
  
  Nettles strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Darwin vs. Broberg
  
  Darwin hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Killebrew moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Soderholm vs. Broberg
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Darwin moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Braun vs. Pina
  
  Horacio Pina now pitching. Steve Braun pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
  
  Braun hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Burroughs fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Burroughs. Darwin scores. Soderholm goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Corbin vs. Pina
  
  Corbin hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Corbin
  
  Phil Roof now catching. Larry Biittner pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Corbin
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddox for the out. Biittner moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nelson vs. Corbin
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mincher vs. Corbin
  
  Mincher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Biittner scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 4 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Granger
  
  Wayne Granger now pitching.
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Granger
  
  Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Paul
  
  Mike Paul now pitching.
  
  Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lovitto. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Paul
  
  Thompson bunts towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Carew vs. Paul
  
  Carew bunts towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Randle covering, for the out. Tovar scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Paul
  
  Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lovitto vs. Granger
  
  Rich Reese now playing first base.
  
  Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Randle vs. Granger
  
  Randle strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Granger
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Paul
  
  Steve Brye pinch hits for Jim Nettles.
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Paul
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Paul
  
  Soderholm strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Granger
  
  Steve Brye now playing left field. Ted Ford pinch hits for Mike Paul.
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Granger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Granger
  
  Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Granger
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/25/1972 -- TEX at Minnesota (N)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf    4  0  1  0   Tovar C, rf           4  1  2  0   
Dave Nelson, 3b       4  0  0  0   Thompson D, ss        2  1  0  0   
Don Mincher, 1b       3  1  1  1   Carew R, 2b           2  1  0  1   
Dick Billings, c      4  1  2  1   Killebrew H, 1b       3  1  0  0   
Jeff Burroughs, lf    4  0  1  0   Reese R, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Joe Lovitto, rf       3  0  0  0   Nettles J, lf         3  0  0  0   
Len Randle, 2b        4  1  1  2   Brye S, ph-lf         1  0  0  0   
Toby Harrah, ss       4  0  0  0   Darwin B, cf          4  1  2  2   
Pete Broberg, p       2  1  2  0   Soderholm E, 3b       4  1  1  1   
Horacio Pina, p       0  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       2  0  0  0   
Larry Biittner, ph    1  1  1  0   Braun S, ph           1  0  1  1   
Mike Paul, p          0  0  0  0   Roof P, c             0  0  0  0   
Ted Ford, ph          1  0  0  0   Perry J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Manuel C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Corbin R, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  4                        28  6  6  5

TEX              021 000 200 --  5
Minnesota        000 104 10x --  6

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pete Broberg          5.2  4  5  4  4  6
Horacio Pina          0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Mike Paul (L)         2.0  1  1  1  0  2

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J               5.0  5  3  3  1  3
Corbin R              1.2  3  2  2  1  2
Granger W (W)         2.1  1  0  0  0  2

E -- Mitterwald G, Jeff Burroughs
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- TEX 6, Minnesota 4
2B -- Pete Broberg, Darwin B, Braun S, Don Mincher, Tovar C
HR -- Len Randle
SB -- Joe Lovitto
CS -- Jeff Burroughs
SH -- Elliott Maddox, Thompson D, Carew R
HBP -- by Perry J (Dave Nelson)
T -- 2:31
A -- 8781

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score