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September 19, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 3 7 0
Twins 3 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 3 7 0
Twins 5 11 0

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .260
OBP .750 .328
At Bats 4 497
Hits 3 129
• Singles 1 104
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 1 6
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 27

Paul Lindblad Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 9
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 19, 1972
Paul Lindblad
Bill Fahey
Larry Biittner
Vic Harris
Jim Mason
Toby Harrah
Dick Billings
Dave Nelson
Ted Ford
Cesar Tovar
George Mitterwald

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 3 7 0 5
Minnesota Twins 5 11 0 6
Winning Pitcher Dave LaRoche
Losing Pitcher Paul Lindblad
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Tovar
Attendance 4,240
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 LaRoche strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Harris strikes out.
Top 9 Fahey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Steve Brye now playing center field. Mason strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rick Renick pinch hits for Jim Nettles. Renick hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Darwin hits a line drive into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Biittner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Braun hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Lindblad now pitching. Carew hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nelson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. LaRoche moves to third.
Bottom 7 LaRoche takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Harrah strikes out.
Top 7 LaRoche fires to first and picks off Nelson.
Top 7 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bosman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Billings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Darwin hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Dave LaRoche now pitching. Harris is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Fahey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ford scores. Mason moves to third.
Top 6 Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ford moves to second.
Top 6 Billings strikes out.
Top 6 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Woodson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Harrah hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Nelson. The throw from Mitterwald and he is safe. Nelson steals second.
Top 5 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bosman strikes out.
Top 5 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fahey strikes out.
Top 4 Mason hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biittner scores. Ford moves to third.
Top 4 Billings hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Biittner moves to second.
Top 4 Biittner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third.
Top 4 Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodson fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to second.
Top 4 Nelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Nelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Braun is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 There goes Carew. The throw from Fahey and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 3 Carew bunts towards third. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bosman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Harris hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fahey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Woodson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 2 Thompson strikes out.
Top 2 Mason hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Billings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Nettles. The throw from Fahey and he is out, Harris applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Nettles takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Darwin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Braun trying to get to third. Billings throws the ball in to Mason, who tags Braun for the out.
Bottom 1 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mason fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar scores.
Bottom 1 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nelson who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Biittner hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Harrah hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.