Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 19, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 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."

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Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson cf 1 1 0 0
Harrah ss 4 0 0 0
Biittner 1b 4 1 1 0
Ford rf 4 1 2 1
Billings lf 4 0 0 0
Mason 3b 4 0 2 1
Fahey c 4 0 2 1
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Bosman p 3 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 2 4 2
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Braun 3b 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 0
Darwin rf 4 1 2 2
Nettles cf 1 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
  Brye cf 0 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 4 1 1 0
Woodson p 2 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Texas 000 201 000370
Minnesota 300 000 0025110
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman   6.1 9 3 3 3 7
  Lindblad  L (5-8) 2.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
11
5
5
3
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson   5.2 7 3 3 2 3
  LaRoche  W (5-5) 3.1 0 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Tovar (18,off Bosman).  3B–Minnesota Tovar (6,off Bosman).  HR–Minnesota Darwin (22,1st inning off Bosman 1 on, 2 out); Tovar (2,9th inning off Lindblad 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Nelson (43,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald); Carew (12,2nd base off Bosman/Fahey).  CS–Nettles (3,2nd base by Bosman/Fahey).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:55.  A–4,240.
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