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Rangers 16 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
May 27, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on May 27, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 16 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 27, 1972 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 16 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 16
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 2 H: 12 E: 5 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 12
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Dick Bosman  
Losing Pitcher—Dick Woodson  
Save—Paul Lindblad  
Game Winning RBI—Toby Harrah 

Game Info

DateMay 27, 1972 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Bosman  
Home Starting PitcherDick Woodson  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance9,477 
Time of Game2 hours 51 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Nestor Chylak
2B: Larry Barnett
3B: Dave Phillips

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Elliott Maddox  Center Fielder 
Joe Lovitto  Right Fielder 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Dick Billings  Third Baseman 
Hal King  Catcher 
Ted Ford  Left Fielder 
Lenny Randle  Second Baseman 
Toby Harrah  Shortstop 
Dick Bosman  Pitcher 
Ted Williams  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Right Fielder 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Bobby Darwin  Center Fielder 
Rick Renick  Left Fielder 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Dick Woodson  Pitcher 
Bill Rigney  Manager 

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Rangers 16 @ Twins 2
Metropolitan Stadium
May 27, 1972

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         Game of 5/27/1972 -- TEX at Minnesota (D)

  TEX                AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Elliott Maddox, cf    4  2  3  0   Tovar C, rf           2  1  1  0   
Joe Lovitto, rf       4  2  1  1   Nettles J, rf         3  0  0  0   
Larry Biittner, rf    0  0  0  0   Thompson D, ss        2  0  1  0   
Don Mincher, 1b       3  2  1  3   Monzon D, ss          3  0  1  1   
Jeff Burrough, pr-1b  2  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Dick Billings, 3b     5  2  1  3   Reese R, 1b           2  0  1  0   
Hal King, c           4  2  1  1   LaRoche D, p          0  0  0  0   
Paul Lindblad, p      1  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 1b       2  0  1  0   
Ted Ford, lf          5  3  3  1   Soderholm E, 3b       2  0  1  0   
Len Randle, 2b        6  1  1  0   Braun S, 3b-2b        4  0  1  0   
Toby Harrah, ss       3  2  3  5   Darwin B, cf          4  0  0  0   
Ted Kubiak, ss        0  0  0  0   Renick R, lf-1b       4  1  2  0   
Dick Bosman, p        3  0  1  1   Mitterwald G, c       2  0  1  0   
Ken Suarez, ph-c      1  0  0  0   Dempsey R, c          2  0  1  0   
                                   Woodson D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Gebhard B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Manuel C, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Norton T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Corbin R, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Brye S, ph-lf         2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 16 15 15                        37  2 12  1

TEX              096 000 100 -- 16
Minnesota        100 000 100 --  2

  TEX                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dick Bosman (W)       6.0  6  1  1  1  3
Paul Lindblad (S)     3.0  6  1  1  0  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Woodson D (L)         1.1  5  8  4  2  1
Gebhard B             0.2  2  1  1  1  2
Norton T              0.2  5  6  3  1  0
Corbin R              4.1  2  1  1  3  2
LaRoche D             2.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Mitterwald G, Killebrew H, Carew R, Braun S, Darwin B
DP -- TEX 2, Minnesota 3
LOB -- TEX 9, Minnesota 9
2B -- Toby Harrah, Renick R
HR -- Hal King, Dick Billings, Don Mincher, Ted Ford
SB -- Elliott Maddox 2, Toby Harrah
SH -- Dick Bosman
HBP -- by Corbin R (Ted Kubiak), by Corbin R (Joe Lovitto), by LaRoche D (Larry Biittner)
T -- 2:51
A -- 9477

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