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August 2, 1972

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Twins 1 4 1
Rangers 3 5 1
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Twins 1 4 1
Rangers 4 6 1

Ted Ford Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .237
OBP .333 .310
At Bats 3 241
Hits 1 57
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 24
RBI’s 0 27

Dave LaRoche Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 9
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Arlington Stadium - August 2, 1972
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Home Run
Dave LaRoche
Phil Roof
Harmon Killebrew
Steve Braun
Eric Soderholm
Danny Thompson
Steve Brye
Bobby Darwin
Cesar Tovar
Ted Ford
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Phil Roof now catching. Ford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pina fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Horacio Pina now pitching. Rod Carew pinch hits for George Mitterwald. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave LaRoche now pitching. George Mitterwald now catching. Biittner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lovitto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Paul hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Soderholm strikes out.
Top 7 Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Billings moves to second.
Bottom 6 Billings takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Ford hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Corbin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out.
Top 6 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Brye hits a fly ball towards right. Ford catches it and throws to third to double up .
Top 6 Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Billings. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Tovar goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Lovitto. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Thompson applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields the ball and throws to Corbin covering. Safe.
Bottom 5 Nelson strikes out.
Top 5 Corbin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Braun hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Paul strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mason takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fahey scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corbin juggles the ball. That's an error on Corbin. Biittner scores. Ford goes all the way around to score. Fahey moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 4 Billings strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biittner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Soderholm strikes out.
Top 4 Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lovitto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lovitto for the out.
Bottom 3 Nelson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Paul hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. Paul reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mason strikes out.
Top 3 Brye hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fahey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Billings strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ford hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Corbin hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Borgmann is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Braun hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Braun reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Darwin is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lovitto hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Killebrew strikes out.
Top 1 Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Lovitto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second.
Top 1 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason misplays the ball. That's an error on Mason.