Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
June 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 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 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun rf,ss 7 0 3 0
Thompson ss 6 0 1 2
  Renick rf 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 7 1 4 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 1 0
  Monzon pr 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 1 0 0 0
Darwin cf 6 0 1 0
Brye lf 7 1 3 1
Soderholm 3b 6 1 1 2
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 0 0
  Dempsey c 1 0 1 0
  Tovar pr 0 1 0 0
  Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Kaat p 3 1 1 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph,1b 3 0 0 0
Totals 58 5 16 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Rettenmund rf 6 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 7 1 1 1
Blair cf 7 1 3 0
Baylor lf 6 0 1 0
Grich 1b,ss 5 1 1 1
Robinson 3b 5 0 1 1
Etchebarren c 3 0 0 1
  Oates ph,c 2 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 1 1 0
  Crowley ph,1b 4 0 1 0
Palmer p 3 0 1 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Harrison p 1 0 0 0
  Powell ph 0 0 0 0
  Shopay pr 0 0 0 0
  Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Buford ph 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 53 4 11 4
Minnesota 001 000 003 000 0015161
Baltimore 000 300 100 000 0004110
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   6.2 7 4 3 3 8
  Norton   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Granger   3.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Corbin  W (2-0) 4.0 2 0 0 4 2
Totals
15.0
11
4
3
9
14
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   8.1 10 4 4 2 11
  Watt   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Harrison   2.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Leonhard   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Scott  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
15.0
16
5
5
4
13

  E–Braun (3).  DP–Minnesota 2, Baltimore 2.  2B–Minnesota Manuel (2,off Leonhard), Baltimore Blair (4,off Kaat); Baylor (5,off Corbin).  HR–Minnesota Soderholm (5,9th inning off Palmer 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Etchebarren (2,off Kaat).  IBB–Grich (1,by Corbin).  CS–Thompson (1,2nd base by Scott/Oates).  SB–Belanger 2 (3,2nd base off Kaat/Dempsey,3rd base off Kaat/Dempsey); Baylor (7,2nd base off Granger/Mitterwald).  IBB–Corbin (1,Grich).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–4:25.  A–6,203.
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