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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 30, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 30, 1972 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 30, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Woodson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Kekich |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,475 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Don Denkinger |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Steve Brye | Left Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Dick Woodson | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Torres | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Jerry Kenney | Shortstop |
| Hal Lanier | Third Baseman |
| Mike Kekich | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 30, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kekich
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kekich
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Kekich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou fields the ball and throws to Kekich covering. Safe. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Kekich
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops it up and throws to first, with Kekich covering, for the out. Thompson moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Darwin vs. Kekich
Darwin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brye vs. Kekich
Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Woodson
Clarke 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 -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Woodson
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Woodson
Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Woodson
White hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Kekich
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Kekich
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Woodson vs. Kekich
Woodson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Kekich
Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Woodson
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Woodson
Ellis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Woodson
Kenney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Woodson
Lanier hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kekich vs. Woodson
Kekich hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Darwin who is chasing the ball. Kekich reaches third base with a triple. Kenney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clarke vs. Woodson
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kekich
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Kekich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kekich
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Torres settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Woodson
Torres strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Woodson
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Woodson
White hits a fly ball into left field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Kekich
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Kekich
Brye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Kekich
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mitterwald vs. Kekich
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Darwin scores. Brye moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woodson vs. Kekich
Woodson hits a popup towards short. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Kekich
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Kekich
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Brye scores. Mitterwald moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Kekich
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Woodson
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Woodson
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Woodson
Kenney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Woodson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kekich
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Kekich
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Kekich
Brye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Kekich
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mitterwald vs. Kekich
Mitterwald hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kekich vs. Woodson
Kekich hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Woodson
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Woodson
There goes Clarke. The throw from Mitterwald and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Woodson
Torres strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodson vs. Kekich
Woodson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kenney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Kekich
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Kekich
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Torres picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Torres. Tovar goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Kekich
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Beene
Fred Beene now pitching.
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Woodson
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Woodson
White hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Woodson
Alou hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Woodson
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Beene
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Beene
Brye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Beene
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Woodson
Kenney hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Woodson
Lanier 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 -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beene vs. Woodson
Beene is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Beene
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monzon vs. Beene
Dan Monzon pinch hits for Dick Woodson.
Monzon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beene fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Beene. Mitterwald moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Beene
Tovar is hit by the pitch. Mitterwald moves to third. Monzon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Beene
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carew vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. Monzon scores. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Roland
There go the runners. The throw from Ellis to Clarke covering second. The throw back to home, and Tovar is out at the plate. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Roland
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Darwin vs. Roland
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Darwin is hit by the pitch. Carew moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brye vs. Roland
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brye for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. LaRoche
Rich Reese now playing first base. Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Clarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. LaRoche
Torres hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. LaRoche
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Roland
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Roland
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Roland
LaRoche hits a line drive towards short. Kenney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. LaRoche
White hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. LaRoche
Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brye. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. LaRoche
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Thompson. Alou scores. Ellis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Munson vs. LaRoche
Gene Michael pinch runs for John Ellis. Thurman Munson pinch hits for Jerry Kenney.
Munson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Swoboda vs. LaRoche
Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Swoboda is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/30/1972, game 2 -- Minnesota at New York (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Tovar C, rf 3 1 1 0 Clarke H, 2b 3 0 0 0
Thompson D, ss 4 0 2 1 Torres R, rf 4 0 0 0
Carew R, 2b 5 0 2 2 Murcer B, cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 White R, lf 4 1 1 1
Reese R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Alou F, 1b 4 1 1 0
Darwin B, cf 3 1 2 0 Ellis J, c 4 1 2 1
Brye S, lf 5 1 1 0 Michael G, pr 0 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Kenney J, ss 2 1 1 0
Mitterwald G, c 5 1 3 1 Munson T, ph 1 0 0 0
Woodson D, p 3 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Monzon D, ph 1 1 0 0 Swoboda R, ph 1 0 0 0
LaRoche D, p 1 0 0 0 Kekich M, p 2 0 1 1
Beene F, p 1 0 0 0
Roland J, p 0 0 0 0
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39 5 12 4 33 4 7 3
Minnesota 000 201 020 -- 5
New York 020 001 001 -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson D (W) 7.0 5 3 3 2 5
LaRoche D (S) 2.0 2 1 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kekich M 5.2 10 3 2 2 4
Beene F (L) 1.2 1 2 1 0 3
Roland J 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Torres R, Beene F, Thompson D
LOB -- Minnesota 13, New York 4
2B -- Murcer B, Mitterwald G 2, Thompson D, Alou F
3B -- Kekich M
HR -- Ellis J, White R
CS -- Clarke H, Tovar C
HBP -- by Kekich M (Tovar C), by Beene F (Tovar C), by Roland J (Darwin B)
T -- 2:39
A -- 27475
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