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MAY 28, 1972
The makings of a new rivalry? The two former Washington teams (the Rangers and the Twins) find themselves not only tied in the standings but, after six head-to-head meetings, tied 3-3 in their seasonal series. They end their four game series in Minnesota today.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 14-27 at Baltimore 24-20
Milwaukee 21-20 at Boston 22-20
Detroit 19-21 at New York 27-17
Kansas City 23-21 at California 21-23
Chicago 28-14 at Oakland 19-23
NATIONALLEAGUE
San Francisco 28-20 at Atlanta 24-20 (2)
Philadelphia 23-21 at Pittsburgh 26-17
San Diego 19-29 at Cincinnati 26-18
New York 18-26 at St Louis 17-26
Montreal 20-24 at Chicago 20-24
Los Angeles 24-22 at Houston 25-23
TEXAS RANGERS 19-25 AT MINNESOTA TWINS 18-24
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Dick Woodson Advantage Twins
C Hal King vs George Mitterwald Advantage Twins
1B Frank Howard vs Rich Reese Advantage Texas
2B Vic Harris vs Rod Carew Advantage Twins
3B Dave Nelson vs Steve Braun Advantage Twins
SS Toby Harrah vs Bucky Guth Advantage Texas
LF Larry Biittner vs Steve Brye Advantage Push
CF Elliott Maddox vs Jim Nettles Advantage Push
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Bobby Darwin Advantage Texas
Almost as even as the season series with a very slight edge to Texas.
Rod Carew struck in the first inning with a 2 run triple.
Meanwhile Dick Woodson, who came in with an ERA over 7, was perfect through three.
RichHand got his 20th strikeout out of the season as he punched out Steve Braun to lead off the bottom of the third.
After three: Minnesota 2 Texas 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Bucky Guth hit a 2 run shot, his first homer and first RBIs of the season.
Burroughs led off the fifth with a single to give the Rangers their first base runner of the game.
After six: Minnesota 4 Texas 0.
The top of the seventh saw a 66 minute rain delay and saw the Twins bring in Tom Norton with a runner on first and two out. That runner, Dave Nelson, would steal second to record his 20th stolen base of the year.
Casey Cox came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh for Texas.
In the top of the eighth, the first two Rangers reached base so the Twins pulled Norton and brought in Wayne Granger.
Mike Paul then pitched the bottom of the eighth for Texas.
Dave LaRoche came in to close out the ninth for the Twins and did so.
Final score: Minnesota 4 Texas 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Woodson 6.2 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 3 Cleveland 2
Milwaukee 4 Boston 1
Detroit 1 New York 0
California 4 Kansas City 1
Chicago 9 Oakland 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco 7 Atlanta 6 Game one
San Francisco 11 Atlanta 3 Game two
Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 9 San Diego 2
St Louis 3 New York 1
Montreal 3 Chicago 0
Los Angeles 6 Houston 2
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Bill Stoneman Montreal Expos 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, W
2. Hal McRae Cincinnati Reds 3 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
3. Bobby Bonds San Francisco Giants 5 for 10, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB
Also of note: Detroit SP Mickey Lolich tossed a complete game shutout.
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