Bert Blyleven doled out five hits and pitched the Twins to a 7-0 victory over the Rangers. Rod Carew drove in three runs with two singles and a grounder. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, May       26, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Twins        0  0  4    0  1  2    0  0  x  -   7  8  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .233      Tovar rf              3   2   2   1     1   0   .298
Nelson 3b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .285        Nettles rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Thompson ss           5   0   0   1     0   0   .260
  Biittner ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Carew 2b              3   1   2   3     1   0   .305
  Janeski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .313
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
  Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Dempsey c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .149      Darwin cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Billings c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   3   .197
Lovitto rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Renick lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .174        Brye lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Randle 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .200      Roof c                3   1   1   0     0   1   .191
Harrah ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Monzon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Shellenback p         1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Reese 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Driscoll 3b         3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Blyleven p            3   2   1   0     0   1   .222

Totals               32   0   5   0     3   7             Totals               34   7   8   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  7,383
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 7
DP: Rangers 0, Twins 0
Errors: Billings, Randle, Blyleven
Doubles: Roof (5), Darwin (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Blyleven (4)
Hit by Pitch: Nelson (4,by Blyleven)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shellenback L(1-1)      2.2   5   4   3   1   1   0  14   2.10
Panther                 1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   5.48
Janeski                 2     3   3   2   2   2   0  14   3.38
Hand                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.98
Totals                  8     8   7   5   3   6   0  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(6-3)         9     5   0   0   3   7   0  36   2.43
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   7   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2)
Wild Pitches: Janeski (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry Barnett


RANGERS 1ST: Maddox was called out on strikes; Nelson was called
out on strikes; Mincher walked; Billings lined to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied to right in foul territory; Thompson
flied out to right; Carew walked; Killebrew forced Carew
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
made an out to second; Randle singled to right; Harrah flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
struck out; Renick popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Shellenback struck out; Maddox singled to right;
Nelson was hit by a pitch [Maddox to second]; Mincher struck
out; Nelson was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Blyleven [Maddox to third, Nelson to second]; Billings was
walked intentionally; Lovitto was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roof doubled to center; On a bunt Blyleven singled to
catcher [Roof to third]; Tovar singled to left [Roof scored,
Blyleven scored (error by Randle) (unearned), Tovar to third];
Thompson lined to left; Carew singled to center [Tovar scored];
Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory; Darwin doubled to
center [Carew scored]; PANTHER REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING);
DRISCOLL REPLACED SHELLENBACK (PLAYING 3B); Soderholm struck
out; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to center; Randle grounded out
(third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Harrah flied out to
right; Driscoll struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 4.

TWINS 4TH: Renick made an out to second; Roof flied out to
center; Blyleven was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

RANGERS 5TH: Maddox walked; BIITTNER BATTED FOR PANTHER;
Biittner grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second];
Mincher flied out to right; Billings lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 4.

TWINS 5TH: JANESKI REPLACED BIITTNER (PITCHING); Tovar walked;
Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Tovar to second]; Carew
singled to center [Tovar scored]; Killebrew singled to left
[Carew to second]; Darwin struck out; Soderholm walked [Carew to
third, Killebrew to second]; Renick forced Soderholm (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Lovitto grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Randle singled to left; Harrah grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Roof struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; MONZON RAN FOR ROOF; Blyleven reached on an error by
Billings on a sacrifice bunt [Monzon to second]; On a bunt Tovar
singled to pitcher [Monzon to third, Blyleven to second];
Thompson forced Tovar (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Monzon
scored, Blyleven to third]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice
[Blyleven scored (unearned), Thompson to second]; Killebrew made
an out to shortstop; Darwin grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 7.

RANGERS 7TH: REESE REPLACED MONZON (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES
REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING RF); DEMPSEY REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING
C ); Driscoll flied out to right; Maddox singled to center; KING
BATTED FOR JANESKI; King grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox
to second]; Mincher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: HAND REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Soderholm struck out;
Renick grounded out (third to first); Reese grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 7.

RANGERS 8TH: BRYE REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING LF); Billings made an
out to second; Lovitto flied out to left; Burroughs was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Blyleven flied to right in foul territory; Nettles
grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 7.

RANGERS 9TH: BRAUN REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Randle made an
out to shortstop; Harrah flied to right in foul territory;
Driscoll made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Twins 7.