Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
April 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1973 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 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harris 3b 4 1 1 0
Harrah ss 3 1 1 0
Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0
  Mason 2b 0 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 1 1
Carty lf 4 1 3 3
  Grieve lf 0 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0
  Biittner 1b 1 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
  Lovitto rf 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Suarez c 4 0 1 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Hisle cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliva dh 1 1 1 0
  Walton pr,dh 2 0 1 0
  Adams pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Darwin rf 3 2 1 2
Braun 3b 4 0 0 0
Terrell ss 4 1 2 1
Mitterwald c 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 0 0 0 0
Holt lf 4 0 3 2
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Texas 300 001 000481
Minnesota 030 000 002590
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg   7.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Foucault  L (0-1) 1.1 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.1
9
5
5
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   7.0 8 4 4 1 7
  Sanders  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
9

  E–Suarez (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Holt 2 (2,off Broberg 2).  HR–Texas Carty (1,1st inning off Kaat 2 on, 2 out); Johnson (1,6th inning off Kaat 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Darwin (2,2nd inning off Broberg 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Harrah (1,by Kaat); Oliva (1,by Broberg).  IBB–Thompson (1,by Foucault).  SB–Carty (1,2nd base off Kaat/Mitterwald); Terrell (1,2nd base off Broberg/Suarez).  CS–Harrah (1,2nd base by Kaat/Mitterwald); Carew (2,2nd base by Broberg/Suarez).  HBP–Broberg (2,Oliva); Kaat (1,Harrah).  IBB–Foucault (1,Thompson).  U-HP–Art Frantz, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:21.  A–9,397.
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