California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
September 23, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 2

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Rivers cf 3 0 1 1
Pinson lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver 1b 4 0 1 0
Stanton rf 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Parker pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Cardenas ss 3 0 0 0
Hiatt c 3 0 1 0
  Stephenson ph 0 0 0 0
  Motton pr 0 0 0 0
Wright p 3 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 1 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
  Reese 1b 0 0 0 0
Darwin rf 3 1 2 1
Braun 3b 3 0 0 0
Brye cf 3 0 2 1
Thompson ss 3 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0
Woodson p 3 0 1 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
California 000 001 000170
Minnesota 010 001 00x272
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  L (16-11) 8.0 7 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
1
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Woodson  W (14-14) 8.0 6 1 1 2 8
  Granger  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
8

  E–Carew (16), Brye (1).  DP–California 2.  2B–California Alomar (20,off Woodson), Minnesota Darwin (17,off Wright); Brye (8,off Wright).  3B–California Alomar (3,off Woodson), Minnesota Carew (6,off Wright).  SH–Cardenas (13,off Granger).  IBB–Stephenson (5,by Granger).  SB–Rivers (4,2nd base off Woodson/Mitterwald).  IBB–Granger (5,Stephenson).  U-HP–George Maloney, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Merlyn Anthony.  T–2:08.  A–6,137.
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