September 7, 1972 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 0 BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 6
OAK 0 MIL 7
@CLE 1 KCR 6
CAL 0 MIN 4
@TEX 0 ATL 4
@LAD 2 MON 4
@NYM 0 PHI 2
STL 1 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SDP 2
CIN 0 SDP 5
CIN 1 HOU 5
@SFG 1
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 3,160

Thursday, September 7, 1972
Time of Game: 2:36

Twins

66-63

Won 2

3rd, 10 GB

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

W: J Perry (12-14), L: D Bosman (7-9), S: W Granger (16)

Rangers

50-82

Lost 4

6th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .251  .633    0    1   0   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .754    0    2   6   
S Braun 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .698    0    0   2   CS
B Darwin RF                   3   0   3   1    1   0  .270  .786    0    0   0   2B
R Reese 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .652    0   10   0   
J Nettles CF                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .221  .625    0    4   0   HBP,GDP
D Monzon SS                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .267  .653    0    7   3   2B
P Roof C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .213  .620    0    3   0   CS
J Perry P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .394    0    0   1   
  D LaRoche P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   8   2    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Monzon (1, off J Roland); B Darwin (16, off D Bosman).

HBP: J Nettles (1, by J Roland).

TB: B Darwin 4; D Monzon 2; C Tovar; R Carew; P Roof; S Braun.

GIDP: J Nettles (4).

RBI: P Roof (12); B Darwin (71).

2-out RBI: B Darwin.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Monzon-R Carew-R Reese; D Monzon.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Roof (1, 2nd base by J Panther/B Fahey); S Braun (3, 2nd base by D Bosman/B Fahey).

PO: B Darwin (1st base by B Fahey).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .604    0    1   2   SH
J Lovitto CF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .217  .564    0    3   1   
L Biittner 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .699    0   11   1   GDP
T Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .236  .680    0    3   0   
T Grieve LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .623    0    1   0   
B Fahey C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .137  .395    0    4   3   2B
J Mason SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .524    0    2   3   
  M Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .441    0    0   0   
V Harris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .104  .298    0    2   3   
D Bosman P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .114  .269    0    0   0   
  J Roland P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Panther P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   1   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .489    0    0   0   
  S Lawson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  D Billings PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .642    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       28   0   4   0    7   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Fahey (1, off J Perry).

SH: D Nelson (8, off J Perry).

TB: B Fahey 2; D Nelson; V Harris; J Mason.

GIDP: L Biittner (7); D Billings (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mason-L Biittner.

E: J Lovitto (5).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Perry, W (12-14)             7     3   0   0    5   1   0   3.48   29     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 3     67    -     0.94   0.23
D LaRoche, H (2)               1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.67    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.24   0.01
W Granger, S (16)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.03   0.08
Totals                         9     4   0   0    7   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 4          5-0

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, L (7-9)              5.2   6   3   1    2   1   0   3.94   22     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     48    -     0.93  -0.16
J Roland                       0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   5.10    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.56  -0.03
J Panther                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.36    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.39   0.01
S Lawson                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.98    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   2    4   4   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8          3-1

J Perry faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Roland faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Roland (2; J Nettles).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 3,160.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. C Tovar              LF    1. D Nelson             3B 
2. R Carew              2B    2. J Lovitto            CF 
3. S Braun              3B    3. L Biittner           1B 
4. B Darwin             RF    4. T Ford               RF 
5. R Reese              1B    5. T Grieve             LF 
6. J Nettles            CF    6. B Fahey              C  
7. D Monzon             SS    7. J Mason              SS 
8. P Roof               C     8. V Harris             2B 
9. J Perry              P     9. D Bosman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  12-      24%  74% R Carew         D Bosman        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Tovar Scores/unER/No RBI; Monzon Scores/unER/No RBI
   t 6   2  0-2  1--       9%  90% B Darwin        D Bosman        Double to LF; Tovar Scores
   b 9   1  4-0  123       8% 100% D Billings      W Granger       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   0  4-0  12-       8%  98% L Biittner      D LaRoche       Ground Ball Double Play: SS unassisted
   b 5   0  2-0  ---      -5%  71% J Mason         J Perry         Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  S Braun         Single to CF; Carew out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      46%  B Darwin        Braun Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Nelson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Lovitto       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Biittner      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Darwin        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      45%  J Nettles       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Grieve        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  B Fahey         Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  J Mason         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  D Monzon        Walk
   O      1--      51%  P Roof          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      47%  J Perry         Flyball: RF
          1--      50%  C Tovar         Single to LF; Monzon to 2B
   RR     12-      74%  R Carew         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Tovar Scores/unER/No RBI; Monzon Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      73%  S Braun         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  V Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      72%  D Bosman        Walk
   O      1--      74%  D Nelson        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bosman to 2B
          -2-      73%  J Lovitto       Walk
   O      12-      77%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      80%  B Darwin        Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  R Reese         Darwin Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      74%  J Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  T Ford          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  T Grieve        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      80%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  D Monzon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  P Roof          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  J Perry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  J Mason         Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  V Harris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  D Bosman        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      82%  D Nelson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
   R      1--      90%  B Darwin        Double to LF; Tovar Scores
                  Jim Roland replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      89%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  J Lovitto       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Biittner      Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  T Ford          Walk
   O      1--      93%  T Grieve        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Roland facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  J Nettles       Hit By Pitch
          1--      97%  D Monzon        Double to RF; Nettles to 3B
                  Jim Panther replaces Jim Roland pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23      98%  P Roof          Single to SS; Monzon to 3B; Nettles Scores
   O      1-3      97%  J Perry         Roof Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-2B)
   O      --3      96%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      96%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  B Fahey         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Mason         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  V Harris        Walk
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Jim Panther batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  D Jones         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Lawson facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Lawson replaces Dalton Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Carew         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      97%  S Braun         Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Darwin        Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  D Nelson        Single to CF
          1--      91%  J Lovitto       Walk; Nelson to 2B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      98%  L Biittner      Ground Ball Double Play: SS unassisted
   O      1--      99%  T Ford          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Lawson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Monzon        Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Roof          Groundout: SS-1B; Monzon to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D LaRoche       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  T Grieve        Walk
          1--      93%  B Fahey         Walk; Grieve to 2B
                  Marty Martinez pinch hits for Jim Mason batting 7th
   O      12-      97%  M Martinez      Strikeout
          12-      92%  V Harris        Single to RF; Fahey to 2B; Grieve to 3B
                  Wayne Granger replaces Dave LaRoche pitching and batting 9th; Dick Billings pinch hits for Steve Lawson batting 9th
   OO     123     100%  D Billings      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Rangers 0.

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