Top 1

• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Bane
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lis. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Bane
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Bane Nelson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harrah vs. Bane
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Burroughs vs. Bane
  
  Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nelson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bane
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Clyde
  
  Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Clyde
  
  Clyde fires to first and has Brye trapped. There's the throw to Harrah who tags Brye for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Clyde
  
  Carew strikes out. Billings drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Carew out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Clyde
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Bane
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Soderholm. Madlock moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fregosi vs. Bane
  
  Fregosi hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Grieve vs. Bane
  
  There goes Madlock. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. Madlock steals third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grieve vs. Bane
  
  Grieve strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Billings vs. Bane
  
  Billings strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Clyde
  
  Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kusick vs. Clyde
  
  Kusick takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darwin vs. Clyde
  
  Darwin strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lis vs. Clyde
  
  Lis takes first base on ball four. Kusick moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thompson vs. Clyde
  
  Clyde fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Clyde. Kusick moves to third. Lis moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Thompson vs. Clyde
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Borgmann vs. Clyde
  
  Borgmann hits a line drive towards short. Harrah reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Bane
  
  Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Bane
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bane fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Bane
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Clyde
  
  Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Clyde
  
  Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brye moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Soderholm vs. Clyde
  
  Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Killebrew vs. Henninger
  
  Rick Henninger now pitching.
  
  There goes Carew. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Killebrew vs. Henninger
  
  Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kusick vs. Henninger
  
  Kusick strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Darwin vs. Henninger
  
  Darwin hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Bane
  
  Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bane
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Madlock vs. Bane
  
  There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Madlock vs. Bane
  
  Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Soderholm. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fregosi vs. Bane
  
  Fregosi strikes out. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grieve vs. Bane
  
  Grieve takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 1 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Billings vs. Bane
  
  Billings hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Madlock scores. Grieve moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Harris vs. Bane
  
  Harris strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lis vs. Henninger
  
  Lis hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Henninger
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Henninger
  
  Borgmann hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Bane
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Bane
  
  Bane fires to first and has Nelson trapped. There's the throw to Carew who tags Nelson for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Bane
  
  Harrah hits a fly ball into left field. Kusick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Bane
  
  Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bane
  
  Johnson hits a line drive towards the mound. Bane reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brye vs. Henninger
  
  Brye hits a fly ball into center field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Henninger
  
  Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Soderholm vs. Henninger
  
  There goes Carew. The throw from Billings and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Soderholm vs. Henninger
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fregosi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Soderholm for the out. Carew moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Killebrew vs. Henninger
  
  Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Bane
  
  Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Bane
  
  Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 3 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grieve vs. Bane
  
  Grieve hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Billings vs. Corbin
  
  Ray Corbin now pitching.
  
  Billings hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Corbin
  
  Harris hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kusick vs. Henninger
  
  Jim Spencer now playing first base.
  
  Kusick hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Darwin vs. Henninger
  
  Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lis vs. Henninger
  
  Lis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Corbin
  
  Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Corbin
  
  There goes Nelson. The throw from Borgmann and he is out, Carew applying the tag. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Corbin
  
  Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Corbin
  
  Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Corbin
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Henninger
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madlock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Borgmann vs. Henninger
  
  Borgmann takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brye vs. Henninger
  
  Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Borgmann moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Carew vs. Henninger
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Borgmann moves to third. Brye moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Soderholm vs. Henninger
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madlock vs. Corbin
  
  Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Corbin
  
  Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grieve vs. Corbin
  
  Grieve hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kusick. Grieve reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Billings vs. Corbin
  
  Billings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Killebrew vs. Henninger
  
  Pete Mackanin now playing third base. Elliott Maddox now playing left field.
  
  Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mackanin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holt vs. Henninger
  
  Jim Holt pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
  
  Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Darwin vs. Henninger
  
  Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lis vs. Henninger
  
  Lis strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harris vs. Albury
  
  Jim Holt now playing left field. Vic Albury now pitching.
  
  Harris hits a popup towards first. Lis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Albury
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrah vs. Albury
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Albury
  
  Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Harrah moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Albury
  
  There's a wild pitch. Harrah moves to third. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Johnson vs. Albury
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mackanin vs. Albury
  
  Mackanin hits a fly ball into right field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Henninger
  
  Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Henninger
  
  Rich Reese pinch hits for Glenn Borgmann.
  
  Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Reese reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Brye vs. Henninger
  
  Brye hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Henninger
  
  Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rangers, 5 - Twins, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Soderholm vs. Henninger
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/12/1973 -- Texas at Minnesota (N)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Nelson D, 2b          5  1  2  0   Brye S, cf            3  0  2  1   
Harrah T, ss          4  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           5  0  3  0   
Burroughs J, rf       1  0  0  1   Soderholm E, 3b       5  0  0  0   
Johnson A, dh         4  1  1  0   Killebrew H, dh       3  1  1  1   
Madlock B, 3b         4  1  0  0   Kusick C, lf          2  0  0  0   
Mackanin P, 3b        1  0  0  0   Holt J, ph-lf         1  0  1  0   
Fregosi J, 1b         2  1  0  0   Darwin B, rf          4  0  1  0   
Spencer J, 1b         1  0  0  0   Lis J, 1b             3  0  0  0   
Grieve T, lf          3  1  2  2   Thompson D, ss        4  0  0  0   
Maddox E, lf          0  0  0  0   Borgmann G, c         2  0  0  0   
Billings D, c         4  0  1  2   Reese R, ph           1  1  1  0   
Harris V, cf          4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  5  6  5                        33  2  9  2

Texas            100 202 000 --  5
Minnesota        010 000 001 --  2

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Clyde D               2.1  3  1  1  3  2
Henninger R (W)       6.2  6  1  1  2  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bane E (L)            5.1  4  5  2  3  4
Corbin R              2.2  2  0  0  1  0
Albury V              1.0  0  0  0  3  0

E -- Lis J, Soderholm E 2, Clyde D
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Texas 9, Minnesota 10
2B -- Grieve T
3B -- Reese R
HR -- Killebrew H, Grieve T
SB -- Madlock B, Carew R 2
CS -- Brye S, Nelson D 2
SF -- Burroughs J, Brye S
WP -- Bane E, Albury V
Balk -- Bane E
T -- 2:49
A -- 4597

    

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