Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers
May 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1972 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Texas Rangers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 1 0
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Killebrew 1b 2 1 1 0
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
Darwin cf 3 0 1 1
Nettles lf 3 0 0 0
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempsey c 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 4 0 1 1
Nelson 3b 4 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Billings c 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Lovitto rf 3 1 1 0
Randle 2b 3 1 1 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 1
Gogolewski p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Minnesota 000 100 000151
Texas 000 020 00x270
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (4-1) 7.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Granger   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Gogolewski  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
4

  E–Thompson (9).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Randle (7,off Kaat); Burroughs (1,off Kaat).  SH–Gogolewski (1,off Kaat).  IBB–Lovitto (2,by Kaat).  CS–Tovar (5,2nd base by Gogolewski/Billings).  SB–Howard (1,3rd base off Kaat/Roof); Maddox (6,2nd base off Kaat/Roof).  IBB–Kaat (1,Lovitto).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:06.  A–18,902.
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