September 19, 1972 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 7
@CAL 2 CLE 3
DET 2 CLE 6
DET 4 MIL 7
NYY 2 MIN 5
TEX 3 CHW 8
@OAK 7
(15) HOU 5
@ATL 3 MON 7
@CHC 2 CIN 5
SFG 4 PIT 5
@NYM 1 SDP 5
LAD 2 STL 2
PHI 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,240

Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Time of Game: 2:55

Rangers

52-90

Lost 6

6th, 32 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    3  7  0
Twins           3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    5 11  0

W: D LaRoche (5-5), L: P Lindblad (5-8)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

72-69

Won 1

3rd, 11½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson CF                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .230  .612    0    4   0   SB
T Harrah SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .656    0    2   2   
L Biittner 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .664    0    4   0   
T Ford RF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .232  .674    0    2   0   
D Billings LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .615    0    3   1   
J Mason 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .235  .522    0    1   1   
B Fahey C                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .169  .450    0    8   1   
V Harris 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .103  .276    0    2   2   
D Bosman P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .104  .247    0    0   1   GDP
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   3    3   7                    26   8

BATTING

TB: J Mason 2; B Fahey 2; T Ford 2; L Biittner.

GIDP: D Bosman (1).

RBI: T Ford (46); J Mason (9); B Fahey (7).

2-out RBI: B Fahey; J Mason.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. V Harris-T Harrah-L Biittner.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nelson (43, 2nd base off D Woodson/G Mitterwald).

PO: D Nelson (1st base by D LaRoche).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    5   2   4   2    0   0  .261  .662    0    2   0   HR,3B,2B
R Carew 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .321  .754    0    3   3   SB
S Braun 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .713    0    0   2   GDP
H Killebrew 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .233  .821    0    9   0   
B Darwin RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .265  .772    0    1   0   HR
J Nettles CF                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .212  .620    0    1   0   CS
  R Renick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .618    0    0   0   
  S Brye CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .552         0   0   
D Thompson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .662    0    3   2   
G Mitterwald C                4   1   1   0    0   2  .201  .499    0    8   0   
D Woodson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .065  .154    0    0   1   
  D LaRoche P                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .091  .377    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   5  11   5    3   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (18, off D Bosman).

3B: C Tovar (6, off D Bosman).

HR: C Tovar (2, off P Lindblad; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Darwin (22, off D Bosman; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Tovar 10; B Darwin 5; R Carew 2; G Mitterwald; S Braun; H Killebrew.

GIDP: S Braun (13).

RBI: C Tovar 2 (29); B Darwin 2 (74); S Braun (43).

2-out RBI: B Darwin 2; C Tovar 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thompson-H Killebrew.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (12, 2nd base off D Bosman/B Fahey).

CS: J Nettles (3, 2nd base by D Bosman/B Fahey).

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                       6.1   9   3   3    3   7   1   3.97   28     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 8     47    -     0.90  -0.24
P Lindblad, L (5-8)            2.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   2.58    9     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 2· 2          2-0    2.18  -0.05
Totals                         8.2  11   5   5    3   8   2          37     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 2·10          2-0

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                      5.2   7   3   3    2   3   0   2.63   25     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 7     44    -     1.26  -0.16
D LaRoche, W (5-5)             3.1   0   0   0    1   4   0   2.56   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.66   0.36
Totals                         9     7   3   3    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D LaRoche (3; D Nelson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 4,240.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Nelson             CF    1. C Tovar              LF 
2. T Harrah             SS    2. R Carew              2B 
3. L Biittner           1B    3. S Braun              3B 
4. T Ford               RF    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. D Billings           LF    5. B Darwin             RF 
6. J Mason              3B    6. J Nettles            CF 
7. B Fahey              C     7. D Thompson           SS 
8. V Harris             2B    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
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-3  1--      44% 100% C Tovar         P Lindblad      Home Run; Mitterwald Scores
   t 6   2  3-2  12-     -20%  49% B Fahey         D Woodson       Single to RF; Mason to 3B; Ford Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  1--      18%  82% B Darwin        D Bosman        Home Run; Killebrew Scores
   b 7   1  3-3  1--      15%  74% C Tovar         D Bosman        Double to CF; LaRoche to 3B
   b 7   1  3-3  -23     -14%  60% R Carew         P Lindblad      Lineout: 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Nelson        Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      53%  T Harrah        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  L Biittner      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  C Tovar         Triple to CF
   O      --3      60%  R Carew         Strikeout
   R      --3      66%  S Braun         Single to 3B; Tovar Scores
   O      1--      64%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Braun out at 3B/LF-3B
   RR     1--      82%  B Darwin        Home Run; Killebrew Scores
          ---      82%  J Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      81%  D Thompson      Nettles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Woodson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  T Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  D Billings      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Mason         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  D Thompson      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  D Woodson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Woodson facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  B Fahey         Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  V Harris        Flyball: SS
   OO     1--      87%  D Bosman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  C Tovar         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  R Carew         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      88%  S Braun         Carew Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      85%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dick Woodson facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  D Nelson        Walk
   O      1--      83%  T Harrah        Groundout: P-1B; Nelson to 2B
          -2-      78%  L Biittner      Single to RF; Nelson to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  T Ford          Single to CF; Biittner to 2B; Nelson Scores
   O      12-      76%  D Billings      Flyball: LF
   R      12-      64%  J Mason         Single to CF; Ford to 3B; Biittner Scores
   O      1-3      70%  B Fahey         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  B Darwin        Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  J Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      68%  D Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      66%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Woodson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Bosman        Strikeout
          ---      70%  D Nelson        Walk
          1--      68%  T Harrah        Nelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Bosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  D Woodson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  C Tovar         Single to CF
          1--      76%  R Carew         Single to LF; Tovar to 2B
   OO     12-      69%  S Braun         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Woodson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  T Ford          Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  D Billings      Strikeout
          1--      69%  J Mason         Single to CF; Ford to 2B
   R      12-      49%  B Fahey         Single to RF; Mason to 3B; Ford Scores
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Dick Woodson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      57%  V Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      52%  B Darwin        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Thompson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  D Bosman        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      49%  D Nelson        Walk
   O      1--      56%  T Harrah        Nelson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      58%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  D LaRoche       Walk
          1--      74%  C Tovar         Double to CF; LaRoche to 3B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      60%  R Carew         Lineout: 2B
   O      -23      50%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave LaRoche facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  L Biittner      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      57%  T Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Billings      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  B Darwin        Lineout: LF
                  Rick Renick pinch hits for Jim Nettles batting 6th
   O      ---      50%  R Renick        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Brye replaces Rick Renick playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      55%  J Mason         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  V Harris        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  G Mitterwald    Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  D LaRoche       Strikeout
   RR     1--     100%  C Tovar         Home Run; Mitterwald Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197209190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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