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MAY 14, 1973
The Rangers host the Twins for three games in two days. Today is the officially scheduled first double header of the season for the Rangers. Minnesota has lost three straight and five of their last six. Only one team has a higher bullpen ERA in the American League than the Twins. Minnesota swept the three game series between the two teams at home back in April.
AL Player of the Week: 1B George C Scott Milwaukee Brewers
NL Player of the Week: RF Rusty Staub New York Mets
POWER RANKINGS
1. New York Mets
2. Kansas City Royals
3. San Francisco Giants
4. Milwaukee Brewers
5. Boston Red Sox
6. Philadelphia Phillies
7. Baltimore Orioles
8. Atlanta Braves
9. New York Yankees
10. Oakland Athletics
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Minnesota Twins
14. Montreal Expos
15. Chicago White Sox
16. St Louis Cardinals
17. Pittsburgh Pirates
18. San Diego Padres
19. California Angels
20. Detroit Tigers
21. Cleveland Indians
22. Chicago Cubs
23. Houston Astros
24. Texas Rangers
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 13-18 at New York 17-15
Baltimore 19-13 at Boston 18-13
California 13-17 at Kansas City 25-8
Cleveland 13-20 at Milwaukee 18-13
Chicago 13-17 at Oakland 18-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 24-6 at Chicago 13-23
Montreal 13-16 at Pittsburgh 14-18
Philadelphia 18-12 at St Louis 14-17
Atlanta 17-15 at Houston 12-23
San Francisco 23-13 at San Diego 15-20
MINNESOTA TWINS 15-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 7-24 GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Ray Corbin vs Dick Bosman Advantage Minnesota
C George Mitterwald vs Ken Suarez Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
2B Rod Carew vs Dave Nelson Advantage Minnesota
3B Eric Soderholm vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Ray Busse vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Steve Brye vs Larry Biittner Advantage Minnesota
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Bobby Darwin vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Oliva vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas
The Twins loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the first. Darwin brought in the game's first run with a sacrifice fly. Oliva added a run-scoring single for his 10th RBI of the season. Stanley followed up with his own RBI single. Brye then smacked a 2-run double as Minnesota batted around the order in the innning.
Stanley came through again as he got an RBI double in the top of the third.
After three: Minnesota 6 Texas 0.
Carew added to the Rangers misery in the top of the fourth with an RBI triple. Darwin followed up with his 10th homer of the season, a 2-run blast that traveled 355 feet.
Carew injured his leg making a catch in the bottom of the fourth and was replaced by Dan Monzon.
Corbin got the bottom of the sixth started by striking out Harrah for his 30th K of the season.
After six: Minnesota 9 Texas 0.
In the top of the seventh, Stanley tripled to give the Twins 10 hits for the game and leaving himself a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.
In the bottom of the seventh, the Rangers had a runner on first and one out. Jim Perry replaced Corbin on the mound for the Twins.
The Rangers finally pulled Bosman in the top of the ninth with a runner on third and two out. Paul Lindblad came in and threw a wild pitch that scored Killebrew.
Final score: Minnesota 10 Texas 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ray Corbin 6.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
MINNESOTA TWINS 16-15 AT TEXAS RANGERS 7-25 GAME TWO
MATCHUPS
SP Glenn Abbott vs Kevin Kobel Advantage Minnesota
C Glenn Borgmann vs Dick Billings Advantage Minnesota
1B Harmon Killebrew vs Frank Howard Advantage Push
2B Dan Monzon vs Dave Nelson Advantage Texas
3B Eric Soderholm vs Jim Mason Advantage Minnesota
SS Ray Busse vs Bucky Dent Advantage Texas
LF Steve Brye vs Larry Biittner Advantage Minnesota
CF Mickey Stanley vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Texas
RF Bobby Darwin vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Oliva vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Texas
Kobel struck out Darwin to lead off the top of the second for his 10th K of the season.
Kobel was perfect through three.
Biittner got his 10th RBI of the season with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. The inning ended, however, with Nelson being thrown out at home trying to score on a Burroughs flyout to center.
After three: Texas 1 Minnesota 0.
The Twins got their first baserunner of the game when Darwin led off the top of the fifth with a double. Stanley, who was a home run short of hitting for the cycle in Game 1, smacked a 3-run homer to give the Twins the lead.
After six: Minnesota 3 Texas 1.
In the top of the eighth, the Twins had a runner on first and two out when Mike Garman replaced Kobel on the mound.
In the bottom of the eighth, Abbott struck out Biittner for his 10th K of the season. With a runner on first and two out, Dave LaRoche replaced Abbott.
Final score: Minnesota 3 Texas 1.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Glenn Abbott 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 7 Baltimore 6 13 innings
Detroit 2 New York 0
Cleveland 8 Milwaukee 5
Oakland 9 Chicago 8
California at Kansas City ppd
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 5 Chicago 1
Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 1
Philadelphia 5 St Louis 3
Houston 4 Atlanta 3
San Francisco 4 San Diego 3 11 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Dick Allen Chicago White Sox 3 for 3, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
2. Mickey Stanley Minnesota Twins 4 for 8, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
3. Jon Matlack New York Mets 9.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, W
Detroit's Joe H Coleman pitched a complete game shutout.
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