Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
June 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1972 at Memorial Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 5 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 2 0
Carew 2b 5 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 1 1 0
  Monzon pr 0 0 0 0
  Roof c 0 0 0 0
Darwin cf 3 1 2 1
Brye lf 4 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 2
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Reese 1b 1 0 0 0
Woodson p 3 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 1 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf 3 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Oates c 4 0 2 1
Rettenmund cf 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Shopay pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Baylor rf 4 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 1 1 0
  Crowley ph,lf,1b 1 0 0 0
McNally p 2 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 1 0 0 0
  Grich ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Minnesota 000 201 0003100
Baltimore 001 010 000251
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  W (4-3) 8.0 5 2 2 4 6
  Granger  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  L (5-5) 7.0 9 3 2 2 5
  Watt   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Scott   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
4
6

  E–Johnson (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Minnesota Soderholm (5,off McNally); Darwin (6,off McNally), Baltimore Oates (4,off Woodson).  HR–Baltimore Robinson (1,5th inning off Woodson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Darwin (1,off Watt); Johnson (1,off Woodson).  IBB–Soderholm (1,by McNally); Crowley (2,by Woodson).  CS–Soderholm 2 (2,Home by McNally/Oates,2nd base by McNally/Oates); Oates (2,2nd base by Woodson/Mitterwald).  SB–Belanger (1,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald); Rettenmund (3,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald); Baylor (6,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald).  WP–Watt (2).  IBB–Woodson (1,Crowley); McNally (6,Soderholm).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:38.  A–5,235.
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