Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
August 7, 1972 Box Score

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

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Texas Rangers 0, Minnesota Twins 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 3 0 0 0
Billings lf 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 3 0 1 0
Fahey c 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
Harris 2b 2 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Paul p 2 0 0 0
  Lovitto cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 1 2 0
Killebrew 1b 1 0 1 0
  Monzon pr 0 1 0 0
  Reese 1b 0 0 0 0
Darwin cf 3 1 1 3
Braun 3b 4 0 0 0
Renick lf 3 1 0 0
  Brye lf 0 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 1 1 1
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 1
Totals 28 5 6 5
Texas 000 000 000020
Minnesota 020 000 03x561
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  L (4-4) 7.0 5 4 4 5 5
  Panther   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
5
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (11-9) 9.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
1
2

  E–Perry (6).  DP–Texas 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (10,off Paul); Carew (15,off Paul).  3B–Minnesota Thompson (5,off Paul).  HR–Minnesota Darwin (15,8th inning off Panther 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Perry (1,off Paul).  IBB–Darwin (4,by Paul); Killebrew (10,by Paul).  SB–Carew (3,2nd base off Paul/Fahey).  BK–Paul (2).  IBB–Paul 2 (9,Darwin,Killebrew).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–1:59.  A–10,869.
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