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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 28, 1972
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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 May 28, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 28, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Gogolewski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 9,132 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Hank Soar |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elliott Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Joe Lovitto | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Dick Billings | Catcher |
| Ted Ford | Left Fielder |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Lenny Randle | Second Baseman |
| Ted Kubiak | Third Baseman |
| Bill Gogolewski | Pitcher |
| Ted Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Rick Renick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 28, 1972
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Kaat
Lovitto hits a line drive into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Kaat
Billings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Gogolewski
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. Gogolewski
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. Gogolewski
Carew 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, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Kaat
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Gogolewski
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Gogolewski
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kubiak fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Gogolewski
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gogolewski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Kaat
Kubiak 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gogolewski vs. Kaat
Gogolewski strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Gogolewski
Renick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Gogolewski
Roof strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Gogolewski
Kaat hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Gogolewski
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gogolewski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Randle picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Randle. Tovar moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Gogolewski
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Gogolewski
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Gogolewski
Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Gogolewski
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Kaat
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Billings vs. Kaat
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Billings moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Billings scores. Ford moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Kaat
Randle hits a line drive into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Gogolewski
Renick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Gogolewski
Roof bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Randle covering, for the out. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Gogolewski
Kaat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Gogolewski
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Gogolewski
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Renick scores. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Panther
Jim Panther now pitching.
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
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Kaat
Kubiak 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, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Kaat
Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Jim Panther.
Burroughs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Renick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lovitto vs. Kaat
Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Janeski
Gerry Janeski now pitching.
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Janeski
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Janeski
Soderholm strikes out. There goes Killebrew. The throw from Billings to second, and Killebrew is out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Kaat
Billings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Billings for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Janeski
Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Janeski
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Janeski
Kaat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Janeski
Tovar takes first base on ball four. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Janeski
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kaat
Steve Brye now playing left field.
Harrah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Kaat
Randle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roof fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roof. Harrah moves to third. Randle moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kubiak vs. Kaat
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm has Harrah trapped. There's the throw to Roof and back to Soderholm, who tags Harrah for the out. Randle moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Suarez vs. Kaat
Ken Suarez pinch hits for Gerry Janeski.
Suarez hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Randle tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Kaat
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Paul
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Carew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Darwin vs. Paul
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Paul
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brye vs. Paul
Brye 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, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovitto vs. Kaat
Rich Reese now playing first base.
Lovitto hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Kaat
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billings vs. Kaat
Billings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Kaat
Ford is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Paul
Roof hits a fly ball into left field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Paul
Kaat is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Paul
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Kaat
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Kaat
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Kaat
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1972 -- TEX at Minnesota (D)
TEX AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, rf 3 1 1 0
Joe Lovitto, rf 4 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 1 2 1
Frank Howard, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 2 2 0 0
Dick Billings, c 4 1 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 1 3 5
Ted Ford, lf 4 0 1 0 Reese R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Toby Harrah, ss 4 0 3 1 Darwin B, cf 4 0 1 0
Len Randle, 2b 4 1 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Ted Kubiak, 3b 4 0 0 0 Renick R, lf 2 2 1 1
Bill Gogolewski, p 1 0 0 0 Brye S, lf 1 0 0 0
Jim Panther, p 0 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 0 0 0
Jeff Burroughs, ph 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 4 0 1 0
Jerry Janeski, p 0 0 0 0
Ken Suarez, ph 0 0 0 1
Mike Paul, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 5 2 30 7 9 7
TEX 000 100 100 -- 2
Minnesota 005 100 10x -- 7
TEX IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Gogolewski (L) 3.2 6 6 6 4 2
Jim Panther 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Janeski 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Mike Paul 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 5 2 0 1 3
E -- Len Randle, Thompson D, Soderholm E, Roof P
DP -- TEX 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- TEX 6, Minnesota 6
2B -- Toby Harrah, Killebrew H
HR -- Renick R, Killebrew H
CS -- Killebrew H
SH -- Roof P
SF -- Ken Suarez
T -- 2:23
A -- 9132
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