Minnesota Twins vs California Angels
September 30, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1972 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, California Angels 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 4 0 1 0
Thompson ss 4 1 1 0
Braun 2b 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 0
  Carew pr 0 0 0 0
Darwin rf 4 0 1 1
Borgmann c 4 0 1 0
Brye cf 3 0 0 1
Renick 3b 4 0 0 0
Goltz p 1 0 0 0
  Manuel ph 1 0 0 0
  Norton p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 2 1 0 0
Berry cf 3 1 1 0
Pinson lf 3 1 1 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 1 1
Stanton rf 4 0 1 2
Parker 3b 4 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Torborg c 3 0 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 1 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Minnesota 000 000 002250
California 000 200 01x370
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  L (3-3) 4.0 2 2 2 2 2
  Norton   3.0 3 0 0 2 2
  LaRoche   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
4
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (19-15) 9.0 5 2 2 3 17
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
17

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–California Ryan (5,off Norton); Pinson (23,off LaRoche); Oliver (22,off LaRoche).  SH–Pinson (4,off Goltz).  IBB–Oliver (7,by Goltz).  SB–Tovar (20,2nd base off Ryan/Torborg).  IBB–Goltz (3,Oliver).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Art Frantz, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–George Maloney.  T–2:13.  A–5,901.
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