Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
April 18, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 0, California Angels 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 1 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Renick 1b 0 0 0 0
Darwin cf 3 0 2 0
Manuel lf 3 0 0 0
  Nettles rf 1 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 3 0
Rivers cf 4 0 1 1
Cardenas ss 3 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 4 0 0 0
Pinson lf 3 0 0 0
Stanton rf 3 1 1 0
Kusnyer c 2 0 0 0
Ryan p 3 1 1 1
Totals 30 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 000 000041
California 000 011 00x270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (0-1) 5.2 7 2 1 3 3
  LaRoche   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Norton   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
1
4
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 5 10
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
10

  E–Thompson (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, California 1.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (1,off Ryan), California Alomar (1,off Perry).  HBP–Thompson (1,by Ryan).  CS–Darwin (1,2nd base by Ryan/Kusnyer).  HBP–Ryan (1,Thompson).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:14.  A–5,191.
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