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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 12, 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 September 12, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Clyde |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Bane |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 4,597 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | DH |
| Bill Madlock | Third Baseman |
| Jim Fregosi | First Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Left Fielder |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Vic Harris | Center Fielder |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | DH |
| Craig Kusick | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| Joe Lis | First Baseman |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 12, 1973
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bane
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lis. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Bane
The umpire calls a balk on Bane Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrah vs. Bane
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Bane
Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bane
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Clyde
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Clyde
Clyde fires to first and has Brye trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Brye for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Clyde
Carew strikes out. Billings drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carew out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Clyde
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bane
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Soderholm. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fregosi vs. Bane
Fregosi hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Bane
There goes Madlock. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Madlock steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grieve vs. Bane
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Bane
Billings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Clyde
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Clyde
Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Clyde
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lis vs. Clyde
Lis takes first base on ball four. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Clyde
Clyde fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Clyde. Kusick moves to third. Lis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Clyde
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Borgmann vs. Clyde
Borgmann hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Bane
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bane
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bane fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bane
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Clyde
Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Clyde
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brye moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. Clyde
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Henninger
Rick Henninger now pitching.
There goes Carew. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Henninger
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kusick vs. Henninger
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Darwin vs. Henninger
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bane
Burroughs 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, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bane
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Bane
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Bane
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Soderholm. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fregosi vs. Bane
Fregosi strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Bane
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Billings vs. Bane
Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Madlock scores. Grieve moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Bane
Harris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Henninger
Lis hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Thompson vs. Henninger
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Henninger
Borgmann hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bane
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Bane
Bane fires to first and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Carew who tags Nelson for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Bane
Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Kusick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Bane
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bane
Johnson hits a line drive towards the mound. Bane reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Henninger
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Henninger
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Henninger
There goes Carew. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Henninger
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Soderholm for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Henninger
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Bane
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fregosi vs. Bane
Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Bane
Grieve hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Corbin
Ray Corbin now pitching.
Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Corbin
Harris hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Henninger
Jim Spencer now playing first base.
Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Henninger
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lis vs. Henninger
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Corbin
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Corbin
There goes Nelson. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Corbin
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Corbin
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Corbin
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Henninger
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Henninger
Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Henninger
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Borgmann moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Henninger
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Borgmann moves to third. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Henninger
Soderholm hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Corbin
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Corbin
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Corbin
Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kusick. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Corbin
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Henninger
Pete Mackanin now playing third base. Elliott Maddox now playing left field.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mackanin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Henninger
Jim Holt pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Henninger
Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lis vs. Henninger
Lis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Albury
Jim Holt now playing left field. Vic Albury now pitching.
Harris hits a popup towards first. Lis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Albury
Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Albury
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Albury
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Albury
There's a wild pitch. Harrah moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Albury
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mackanin vs. Albury
Mackanin hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Henninger
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Henninger
Rich Reese pinch hits for Glenn Borgmann.
Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brye vs. Henninger
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Henninger
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Henninger
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1973 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Nelson D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Brye S, cf 3 0 2 1
Harrah T, ss 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 5 0 3 0
Burroughs J, rf 1 0 0 1 Soderholm E, 3b 5 0 0 0
Johnson A, dh 4 1 1 0 Killebrew H, dh 3 1 1 1
Madlock B, 3b 4 1 0 0 Kusick C, lf 2 0 0 0
Mackanin P, 3b 1 0 0 0 Holt J, ph-lf 1 0 1 0
Fregosi J, 1b 2 1 0 0 Darwin B, rf 4 0 1 0
Spencer J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Lis J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Grieve T, lf 3 1 2 2 Thompson D, ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox E, lf 0 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 2 0 0 0
Billings D, c 4 0 1 2 Reese R, ph 1 1 1 0
Harris V, cf 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 6 5 33 2 9 2
Texas 100 202 000 -- 5
Minnesota 010 000 001 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Clyde D 2.1 3 1 1 3 2
Henninger R (W) 6.2 6 1 1 2 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Bane E (L) 5.1 4 5 2 3 4
Corbin R 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
Albury V 1.0 0 0 0 3 0
E -- Lis J, Soderholm E 2, Clyde D
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 10
2B -- Grieve T
3B -- Reese R
HR -- Killebrew H, Grieve T
SB -- Madlock B, Carew R 2
CS -- Brye S, Nelson D 2
SF -- Burroughs J, Brye S
WP -- Bane E, Albury V
Balk -- Bane E
T -- 2:49
A -- 4597
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