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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 21, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 21, 1972 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Hand |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Morgenweck 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: John Rice 3B: Marty Springstead |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Joe Lovitto | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Rich Hand | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 21, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hand
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hand
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Hand
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tovar scores. Thompson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Hand
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Billings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Braun vs. Hand
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hand fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Darwin vs. Hand
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Blyleven
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Blyleven
There goes Nelson. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Hand
Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Hand
Roof hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Hand
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blyleven
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hand
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hand
Thompson bunts towards third. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Hand
Carew bunts in front of the plate. Billings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Hand
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Braun vs. Hand
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hand vs. Blyleven
Hand hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Blyleven
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Hand
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Hand
Brye takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roof vs. Hand
Roof takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to third. Brye moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blyleven vs. Janeski
Gerry Janeski now pitching.
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Janeski
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Darwin tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Janeski
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Janeski
Carew 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 -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Janeski
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Janeski
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Janeski
Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blyleven
Randle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Blyleven
Hal King pinch hits for Gerry Janeski.
King is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Panther
Jim Panther now pitching.
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Panther
Roof hits a line drive towards third. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Panther
Blyleven hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Blyleven reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Panther
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Blyleven
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Blyleven
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Blyleven
There goes Nelson. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mincher vs. Blyleven
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox scores. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Billings vs. Blyleven
Billings strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Blyleven
Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Blyleven
Lovitto is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Panther
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Panther
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Panther
Killebrew is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Panther
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Blyleven
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Blyleven
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Panther vs. Blyleven
Panther hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Blyleven
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
Top 8
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Panther
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Panther
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manuel vs. Panther
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Manuel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Manuel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. Lindblad
Dan Monzon pinch runs for Charlie Manuel. Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven. Paul Lindblad now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Rich Ree
Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. LaRoche
Rick Dempsey now catching. Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. LaRoche
Mincher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. LaRoche
There's a wild pitch. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billings vs. LaRoche
Billings is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. LaRoche
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Mincher moves to third. Billings moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lovitto vs. LaRoche
Lovitto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. Billings scores. Burroughs moves to third. Lovitto moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Corbin
Ray Corbin now pitching.
There goes Burroughs. The slide. Dempsey applies the tag. Burroughs is out. Lovitto moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Randle vs. Corbin
Randle strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lindblad
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lindblad
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lindblad
Carew 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1972, game 1 -- Minnesota at TEX (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI TEX AB R H RBI
Tovar C, rf 4 1 2 1 Elliott Maddox, cf 4 1 1 0
Thompson D, ss 5 0 2 0 Dave Nelson, 3b 4 1 2 0
Carew R, 2b 5 0 1 1 Don Mincher, 1b 4 1 1 1
Killebrew H, 1b 2 0 0 0 Dick Billings, c 3 1 1 0
Braun S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jeff Burroughs, lf 3 1 1 2
Darwin B, cf 4 1 1 0 Joe Lovitto, rf 4 0 1 2
Brye S, lf 3 0 0 0 Len Randle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Roof P, c 2 0 0 0 Toby Harrah, ss 2 0 0 0
Manuel C, ph 1 0 1 0 Rich Hand, p 1 0 0 0
Monzon D, pr 0 0 0 0 Jerry Janeski, p 0 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 0 0 0 0 Hal King, ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 3 0 1 0 Jim Panther, p 1 0 1 0
Reese R, ph 0 0 0 0 Paul Lindblad, p 0 0 0 0
Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0
LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0
Corbin R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 31 5 8 5
Minnesota 100 100 000 -- 2
TEX 000 003 02x -- 5
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 6 3 3 1 10
LaRoche D 0.1 2 2 2 2 1
Corbin R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Rich Hand* 3.0 6 2 2 2 0
Jerry Janeski 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Jim Panther (W) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Paul Lindblad (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
DP -- TEX 1
LOB -- Minnesota 10, TEX 5
2B -- Blyleven B, Manuel C
HR -- Jeff Burroughs
SB -- Dave Nelson 2
CS -- Jeff Burroughs
SF -- Tovar C
HBP -- by Jim Panther (Killebrew H)
WP -- LaRoche D
T -- 2:34
A -- 0
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