Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biittner vs. Perry
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Paul
  
  Tovar hits a popup towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Paul
  
  Carew is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Paul
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darwin vs. Paul
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Perry
  
  Grieve hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fahey vs. Perry
  
  Fahey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mason vs. Perry
  
  Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Paul
  
  Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Paul
  
  There's a wild pitch. Braun moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mitterwald vs. Paul
  
  Mitterwald hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brye vs. Paul
  
  Brye is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Guth vs. Paul
  
  Guth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Perry
  
  Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paul vs. Perry
  
  Paul strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perry vs. Paul
  
  Perry strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Paul
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Paul
  
  Carew bunts towards third. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Killebrew vs. Paul
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Perry
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grieve vs. Perry
  
  There's a wild pitch. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grieve vs. Perry
  
  Grieve strikes out. Mitterwald drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Grieve out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Paul
  
  Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Braun vs. Paul
  
  Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mitterwald vs. Paul
  
  Mitterwald strikes out. There goes Braun. The throw from Fahey to Harrah, and Braun is out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fahey vs. Perry
  
  Fahey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mason vs. Perry
  
  Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fahey moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harris vs. Perry
  
  Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fahey scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Paul vs. Perry
  
  There goes Harris. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Guth applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paul vs. Perry
  
  Paul strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Paul
  
  Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Guth vs. Paul
  
  Guth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Perry vs. Paul
  
  Perry bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tovar vs. Paul
  
  Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Perry
  
  Nelson 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: ---
  Harrah vs. Perry
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Perry
  
  Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Paul
  
  Carew strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Paul
  
  Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darwin vs. Paul
  
  Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Braun vs. Paul
  
  Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Perry
  
  Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Perry
  
  Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fahey vs. Perry
  
  Fahey hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitterwald vs. Paul
  
  Mitterwald strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Paul
  
  Brye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Biittner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Guth vs. Paul
  
  Guth hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mason vs. Perry
  
  Mason strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Perry
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Paul vs. Perry
  
  Paul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Paul for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Paul
  
  Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Jim Perry.
  
  Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tovar vs. Paul
  
  Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Paul
  
  Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Killebrew vs. Pina
  
  Horacio Pina now pitching.
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Darwin vs. Pina
  
  Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
  
  Darwin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew scores. Reese moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Braun vs. Lindblad
  
  Paul Lindblad now pitching.
  
  Braun hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Grieve. Braun reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. There goes Darwin trying to get to home. Grieve throws the ball in to Harrah who relays the ball to Fahey, who tags Darwin, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mitterwald vs. Panther
  
  Jim Panther now pitching.
  
  Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Granger
  
  Rich Reese now playing first base. Wayne Granger now pitching.
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Granger
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biittner vs. Granger
  
  Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Granger
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/20/1972 -- TEX at Minnesota (N)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Dave Nelson, cf       3  0  0  0   Tovar C, lf           4  1  1  0   
Toby Harrah, ss       4  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Larry Biittner, 1b    4  0  1  0   Killebrew H, 1b       3  0  2  0   
Ted Ford, rf          3  0  0  0   Reese R, pr-1b        0  1  0  0   
Tom Grieve, lf        3  0  0  0   Darwin B, rf          4  0  1  2   
Bill Fahey, c         3  1  1  0   Braun S, 3b           4  0  3  1   
Jim Mason, 3b         3  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       4  0  0  0   
Vic Harris, 2b        3  0  1  1   Brye S, cf            3  0  1  0   
Mike Paul, p          3  0  0  0   Guth B, ss            3  0  0  0   
Horacio Pina, p       0  0  0  0   Perry J, p            2  0  0  0   
Paul Lindblad, p      0  0  0  0   Soderholm E, ph       1  0  0  0   
Jim Panther, p        0  0  0  0   Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     29  1  3  1                        32  3 10  3

TEX              000 010 000 --  1
Minnesota        000 000 03x --  3

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mike Paul (L)         7.1  8  2  2  0  7
Horacio Pina*         0.0  1  1  1  1  0
Paul Lindblad         0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Jim Panther           0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry J (W)           8.0  2  1  1  2  4
Granger W (S)         1.0  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

DP -- TEX 1
LOB -- TEX 3, Minnesota 6
2B -- Braun S
CS -- Braun S, Vic Harris
WP -- Mike Paul, Perry J
T -- 2:17
A -- 3678

    

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