May 27, 1972 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 2 BOS 9
MIL 3 CAL 4
KCR 2 TEX 16
@MIN 2 DET 2
@NYY 1 OAK 6
CHW 3 SFG 11
@ATL 9 CHC 5
MON 3 CIN 9
SDP 4 LAD 7
@HOU 3 PHI 2
@PIT 1
(12) NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 9,477

Saturday, May 27, 1972
Time of Game: 2:51

Rangers

16-20

Won 1

4th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  9  6   0  0  0   1  0  0   16 15  0
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2 12  5

W: D Bosman (3-4), L: D Woodson (3-3), S: P Lindblad (3)

Twins

20-12

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Maddox CF                   4   2   3   0    2   0  .250  .661    0    2   0   2·SB
J Lovitto RF                  4   2   1   1    0   1  .172  .518    0    1   0   HBP
  L Biittner RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .512    0    0   0   HBP
D Mincher 1B                  3   2   1   3    1   0  .156  .626    0    4   1   HR
  J Burroughs PR-1B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .450    0    6   0   2·GDP
D Billings 3B                 5   2   1   3    1   1  .273  .665    0    0   2   HR,GDP
H King C                      4   2   1   1    1   1  .158  .667    0    3   0   HR
  P Lindblad P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
T Ford LF                     5   3   3   1    1   0  .231  .849    0    2   0   HR
L Randle 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .198  .519    0    6   3   
T Harrah SS                   3   2   3   5    0   0  .223  .571    0    0   2   2B,SB
  T Kubiak SS                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .034  .256    0    0   4   HBP
D Bosman P                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .077  .154    0    1   0   SH
  K Suarez PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    2   0   
Totals                       41  16  15  15    7   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (3, off D Woodson).

HR: D Billings (2, off D Woodson; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); H King (2, off D Woodson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); T Ford (4, off R Corbin; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Mincher (3, off T Norton; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: D Bosman (8, off D Woodson).

HBP: J Lovitto (1, by R Corbin); L Biittner (1, by D LaRoche); T Kubiak (1, by R Corbin).

TB: T Ford 6; H King 4; D Mincher 4; T Harrah 4; D Billings 4; E Maddox 3; L Randle; D Bosman; J Lovitto.

GIDP: J Burroughs 2 (2); D Billings (1).

RBI: T Harrah 5 (16); D Mincher 3 (17); D Billings 3 (14); D Bosman (1); H King (5); T Ford (8); J Lovitto (6).

2-out RBI: T Harrah 3; D Bosman.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Lindblad-L Randle-J Burroughs; L Randle-D Mincher.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Maddox 2 (9, 2nd base off D Woodson/G Mitterwald 2); T Harrah (2, Home off D Woodson/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .752    0    0   0   
  J Nettles RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .477    0    0   0   
D Thompson SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .673    0    1   1   
  D Monzon SS                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .583    0    1   5   
R Carew 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .757    0    1   0   GDP
  R Reese 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .630    0    4   0   
  D LaRoche P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .796    0    3   0   
  E Soderholm 3B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .607    0    0   2   
S Braun 3B-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .749    0    4   3   
B Darwin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .779    0    2   0   GDP
R Renick LF-1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .529    0    4   0   2B
G Mitterwald C                2   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .386    0    4   0   
  R Dempsey C                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .495    0    2   0   
D Woodson P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236         0   1   
  B Gebhard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Manuel PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .150  .382    0    0   0   
  T Norton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Corbin P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Brye PH-LF                2   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .529    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   2  12   1    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Renick (1, off P Lindblad).

TB: R Renick 3; D Monzon; C Tovar; R Dempsey; D Thompson; G Mitterwald; R Reese; S Braun; E Soderholm; S Brye; H Killebrew.

GIDP: R Carew (2); B Darwin (4).

RBI: D Monzon (1).

2-out RBI: D Monzon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Monzon-S Braun-R Reese; D Monzon-S Braun-R Renick; D Monzon-R Reese.

E: B Darwin (2); R Carew (6); G Mitterwald (3); H Killebrew (3); S Braun (2).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Bosman, W (3-4)              6     6   1   1    1   3   0   4.08   24     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 5     58    -     0.28  -0.07
P Lindblad, S (3)              3     6   1   1    0   1   0   1.37   14     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    12   2   2    1   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1·10           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Woodson, L (3-3)             1.1   5   8   4    2   1   2   3.30   13     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 4     19    -     1.08  -0.54
B Gebhard                      0.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   1.93    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.22  -0.01
T Norton                       0.2   5   6   3    1   0   1   4.09    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.06  -0.01
R Corbin                       4.1   2   1   1    3   2   1   1.86   18     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 2          1-0    0.01   0.00
D LaRoche                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.67    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  16   9    7   6   4          52     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1·13          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D LaRoche (2; L Biittner); R Corbin 2 (2; T Kubiak, J Lovitto).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 9,477.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. E Maddox             CF    1. C Tovar              RF 
2. J Lovitto            RF    2. D Thompson           SS 
3. D Mincher            1B    3. R Carew              2B 
4. D Billings           3B    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. H King               C     5. S Braun              3B 
6. T Ford               LF    6. B Darwin             CF 
7. L Randle             2B    7. R Renick             LF 
8. T Harrah             SS    8. G Mitterwald         C  
9. D Bosman             P     9. D Woodson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  1-1  12-      17%  77% T Harrah        D Woodson       Double to CF; Ford Scores; Randle Scores
   t 2   0  1-0  ---      12%  50% H King          D Woodson       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1--     -10%  32% D Thompson      D Bosman        Single to CF; Tovar to 3B
   t 2   1  1-5  1-3       7%  97% D Billings      D Woodson       Home Run; Lovitto Scores/unER; Mincher Scores/unER; Billings Scores/unER
   t 2   0  1-1  1--       6%  60% L Randle        D Woodson       Single to 2B/Bunt; Ford to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Woodson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Maddox        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Lovitto       Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  D Billings      Maddox Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Tovar         Single to P/Bunt
          1--      32%  D Thompson      Single to CF; Tovar to 3B
   ROO    1-3      37%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Tovar Scores
          ---      36%  H Killebrew     Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Woodson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      50%  H King          Home Run
          ---      54%  T Ford          Walk
          1--      60%  L Randle        Single to 2B/Bunt; Ford to 2B
   RR     12-      77%  T Harrah        Double to CF; Ford Scores; Randle Scores
   O      -2-      77%  D Bosman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harrah to 3B
          --3      78%  E Maddox        Walk
   R      1-3      84%  J Lovitto       Harrah Steals Hm; Maddox Steals 2B; Maddox to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      88%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Maddox Scores/unER; Lovitto to 2B
          -2-      90%  D Mincher       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lovitto to 3B
   RRR    1-3      97%  D Billings      Home Run; Lovitto Scores/unER; Mincher Scores/unER; Billings Scores/unER
                  Bob Gebhard replaces Dick Woodson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  H King          Walk
          1--      97%  T Ford          Single to LF; King to 2B
   O      12-      97%  L Randle        Strikeout
   R      12-      98%  T Harrah        Single to CF; King Scores/Team unER; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      98%  D Bosman        Strikeout
                  9 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Dick Bosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  R Renick        Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Bob Gebhard batting 9th
          1--      98%  C Manuel        Walk; Renick to 2B
   O      12-      99%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Tom Norton facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Norton replaces Charlie Manuel pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  E Maddox        Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  J Lovitto       Single to RF; Maddox to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  D Mincher       Home Run; Maddox Scores; Lovitto Scores
          ---     100%  D Billings      Walk
   O      1--     100%  H King          Groundout: 3B-1B; Billings to 2B
          -2-     100%  T Ford          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Billings to 3B; Ford to 2B
   O      -23     100%  L Randle        Foul Flyball: SS
   RR     -23     100%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Billings Scores/unER; Ford Scores/unER; Harrah to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-     100%  D Bosman        Single to CF; Harrah Scores/unER
                  Ray Corbin replaces Tom Norton pitching and batting 9th
          1--     100%  E Maddox        Walk; Bosman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Lovitto       Lineout: 1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-15, Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
                  Ted Kubiak replaces Toby Harrah playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 15-1, Ray Corbin facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Reese replaces Rod Carew playing 1B batting 3rd; Steve Braun moves to 2B; Eric Soderholm replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th; Dan Monzon replaces Danny Thompson playing SS batting 2nd
          ---     100%  D Mincher       Walk
                  Jeff Burroughs pinch runs for Don Mincher batting 3rd
   OO     1--     100%  D Billings      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  H King          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-15, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Burroughs moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  S Braun         Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Renick        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 15-1, Ray Corbin facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Nettles replaces Cesar Tovar playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  T Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Randle        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  T Kubiak        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  D Bosman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-15, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  G Mitterwald    Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  R Corbin        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--     100%  D Monzon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 15-1, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Dempsey replaces George Mitterwald playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  E Maddox        Single to CF; Maddox to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-     100%  J Lovitto       Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-     100%  J Burroughs     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Maddox to 3B
   O      --3     100%  D Billings      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-15, Dick Bosman facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Biittner replaces Joe Lovitto playing RF batting 2nd
          ---     100%  R Reese         Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  B Darwin        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 15, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 15-1, Ray Corbin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  H King          Flyball: 2B
   R      ---     100%  T Ford          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Kubiak        Walk
                  Ken Suarez pinch hits for Dick Bosman batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  K Suarez        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-16, Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Hal King pitching and batting 5th; Ken Suarez moves to C
          ---     100%  R Renick        Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Steve Brye pinch hits for Ray Corbin batting 9th
          -2-     100%  S Brye          Single to LF; Renick to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Nettles       Strikeout
   R      1-3     100%  D Monzon        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renick Scores; Brye to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 16-2, Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Rich Reese pitching and batting 3rd; Rick Renick moves to 1B; Steve Brye moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  E Maddox        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  L Biittner      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--     100%  J Burroughs     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-16, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  E Soderholm     Single to LF
          1--     100%  S Braun         Single to RF; Soderholm to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Darwin        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Soderholm to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Renick        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 16-2, Dave LaRoche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  D Billings      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Lindblad      Strikeout
          ---     100%  T Ford          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-16, Paul Lindblad facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  R Dempsey       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  J Nettles       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Monzon        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 16, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation