Milwaukee Brewers vs Minnesota Twins
July 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Milwaukee Brewers 1, Minnesota Twins 7

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Davis lf 4 1 1 0
Heise 2b 3 0 0 0
  Brown ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Lahoud rf 3 0 1 1
Briggs 1b 4 0 2 0
May cf 4 0 1 0
Clark 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
Ratliff c 4 0 0 0
Auerbach ss 4 0 0 0
Brett p 2 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Ferraro ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 5 0 0 0
Thompson ss 3 1 1 1
Killebrew 1b 4 1 2 0
  Reese pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Darwin cf 3 1 2 3
Soderholm 3b 4 1 1 1
Brye lf 3 0 1 1
Renick rf 4 1 1 1
  Nettles rf 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0
  Roof c 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 10 7
Milwaukee 000 001 000151
Minnesota 000 060 10x7101
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Brett  L (5-9) 4.2 6 6 6 2 4
  Bell   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Sanders   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 10 7 7 3 4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (9-10) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 5

  E–Clark (4), Soderholm (8).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Minnesota Mitterwald (4,off Brett).  HR–Minnesota Renick (2,5th inning off Brett 0 on, 0 out); Darwin (11,5th inning off Brett 2 on, 2 out); Soderholm (10,5th inning off Brett 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Blyleven (6,off Brett).  IBB–Darwin (3,by Brett).  WP–Brett (3).  IBB–Brett (5,Darwin).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:12.  A–8,874.

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