Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
September 11, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 3, Minnesota Twins 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 0 1 0
Harrah ss 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson dh 3 1 1 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 2 1
Biittner lf 4 0 0 0
Madlock 3b 4 1 1 0
Harris cf 2 0 1 2
Suarez c 2 0 0 0
  Castle ph 1 0 0 0
Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0
Thompson ss 3 1 1 0
Oliva dh 3 0 2 2
Kusick 1b 4 1 1 1
Holt lf 4 1 2 0
Darwin rf 4 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 2
Brye cf 2 1 1 0
Borgmann c 3 0 1 1
Decker p 0 0 0 0
  Hands p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 6
Texas 020 100 000380
Minnesota 002 040 00x6100
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  L (6-12) 4.0 6 5 5 3 3
  Brown   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Foucault   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Decker  W (10-7) 5.2 7 3 3 3 4
  Hands  SV (2) 3.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Burroughs 2 (14,off Decker 2); Harrah (16,off Decker), Minnesota Borgmann (1,off Siebert); Carew (27,off Siebert).  3B–Texas Madlock (1,off Decker).  SF–Harris (4,off Decker); Oliva (4,off Siebert).  SB–Johnson (10,2nd base off Decker/Borgmann).  CS–Brye (2,2nd base by Foucault/Suarez).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:32.  A–3,912.
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