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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 21, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on April 21, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1973 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1973 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Broberg |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 9,397 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Odom |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Harris | Third Baseman |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Alex Johnson | DH |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Mike Epstein | First Baseman |
Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
Ken Suarez | Catcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Larry Hisle | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | DH |
Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
Jerry Terrell | Shortstop |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 21, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaat
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah is hit by the pitch. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Kaat
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Kaat
Carty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epstein vs. Kaat
Epstein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Broberg
Hisle hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Broberg
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Broberg
There goes Carew. The throw from Suarez and he is out, Nelson applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Broberg
Killebrew hits a popup towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Kaat
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Kaat
Suarez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Broberg
Oliva is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Broberg
Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Broberg
Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Broberg
Terrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Broberg
There goes Terrell. The throw from Suarez and he is safe. Terrell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Broberg
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Broberg
Holt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Holt reaches second base with a double. Terrell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Broberg
Hisle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaat
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Kaat
There goes Harrah. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kaat
Nelson hits a line drive into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Broberg
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Suarez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Suarez. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Broberg
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Broberg
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Broberg
Danny Walton pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Kaat
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Kaat
There goes Carty. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Carty steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epstein vs. Kaat
Epstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Kaat
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Terrell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Broberg
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Broberg
Terrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Epstein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Broberg
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Broberg
Holt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Holt reaches second base with a double. There goes Mitterwald trying to get to home. Maddox throws the ball in to Harrah who relays the ball to Suarez, who tags Mitterwald, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Kaat
Suarez hits a line drive towards third. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Kaat
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Broberg
Hisle hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, 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 -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Broberg
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kaat
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kaat, and towards Terrell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Kaat
Carty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Epstein vs. Kaat
Epstein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Kaat
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Broberg
Walton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Broberg
Darwin hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Broberg
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Kaat
Suarez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Kaat
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Kaat
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terrell vs. Broberg
Larry Biittner now playing first base.
Terrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Broberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Broberg
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Broberg
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Terrell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Sanders
Carty hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Biittner vs. Sanders
Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Sanders covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Broberg
Tom Grieve now playing left field.
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Foucault
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Sanders
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sanders
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Sanders
Suarez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walton vs. Foucault
Jim Mason now playing second base. Joe Lovitto now playing right field.
Walton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Foucault
Mike Adams pinch runs for Danny Walton.
Darwin takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Foucault
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terrell vs. Foucault
Terrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Foucault
Danny Thompson pinch hits for George Mitterwald.
Thompson is walked intentionally. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holt vs. Foucault
Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin scores. Terrell moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1973 -- Texas at Minnesota (D) Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Harris V, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hisle L, cf 4 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 3 1 1 0 Carew R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mason J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Oliva T, dh 1 1 1 0 Johnson A, dh 4 1 1 1 Walton D, pr 2 0 1 0 Carty R, lf 4 1 3 3 Adams M, pr 0 1 0 0 Grieve T, lf 0 0 0 0 Darwin B, rf 3 2 1 2 Epstein M, 1b 2 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Biittner L, 1b 1 0 0 0 Terrell J, ss 4 1 2 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0 Mitterwald G, c 2 0 0 0 Lovitto J, rf 0 0 0 0 Thompson D, ph 0 0 0 0 Maddox E, cf 4 0 0 0 Holt J, lf 4 0 3 2 Suarez K, c 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 8 4 31 5 9 5 Texas 300 001 000 -- 4 Minnesota 030 000 002 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. Texas IP H R ER BB SO Broberg P* 7.0 6 3 3 2 4 Foucault S (L) 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J 7.0 8 4 4 1 7 Sanders K (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Suarez K DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Texas 5, Minnesota 6 2B -- Holt J 2 HR -- Carty R, Darwin B, Johnson A SB -- Terrell J, Carty R CS -- Carew R, Harrah T HBP -- by Kaat J (Harrah T), by Broberg P (Oliva T) T -- 2:21 A -- 9397
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