Wednesday September 12, 1973
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Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Rangers 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 6 1 Twins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 3 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .288 Brye cf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .253 Harrah ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Carew 2b 5 0 3 0 0 1 .347 Burroughs rf 1 0 0 1 3 0 .271 Soderholm 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Johnson dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 .293 Killebrew dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Madlock 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .190 Kusick lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .133 Mackanin 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .097 Holt ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Fregosi 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .247 Darwin rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Lis 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 Grieve lf 3 1 2 2 1 1 .323 Thompson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Maddox lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Borgmann c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 Billings c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .169 Reese ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .153 Harris cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Bane p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henninger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Albury p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 6 5 7 4 Totals 33 2 9 2 5 5 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 4,597 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Twins 10 DP: Rangers 1, Twins 0 Errors: Clyde, Soderholm 2, Lis Doubles: Grieve (6) Triples: Reese (1) Home Runs: Grieve (5), Killebrew (4) Stolen Bases: Madlock (1), Carew 2 (38) Caught Stealing: Nelson 2 (15), Brye (3) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (10), Brye (2) GIDP: Lis (11) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde 2.1 3 1 1 3 2 1 12 5.35 Henninger W(1-0) 6.2 6 1 1 2 3 0 27 2.76 Totals 9 9 2 2 5 5 1 39 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bane L(0-5) 5.1 4 5 2 3 4 1 25 4.75 Corbin 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 2.98 Albury 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0.55 Totals 9 6 5 2 7 4 1 41 Wild Pitches: Bane (3), Albury (3) Balks: Bane (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Joe Brinkman RANGERS 1ST: Nelson reached on an error by Lis; Bane balked [Nelson to second]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nelson to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to right [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Brye walked; Brye was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Carew was called out on strikes (catcher to first); Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. RANGERS 2ND: Madlock reached on an error by Soderholm [Madlock to second]; Fregosi flied out to right; Madlock stole third; Grieve struck out; Billings struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew homered; Kusick walked; Darwin struck out; Lis walked [Kusick to second]; Lis was picked off first but was safe on an error by Clyde [Kusick to third, Lis to second]; Thompson flied out to left; Borgmann lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harris flied out to center; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. TWINS 3RD: Brye singled to right; Carew singled to right [Brye to third]; Soderholm flied out to center; HENNINGER REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Carew stole second; Killebrew walked; Kusick struck out; Darwin flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1. RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to center; Bane threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; Madlock reached on an error by Soderholm [Madlock to first]; Fregosi struck out; Grieve walked [Johnson to third, Madlock to second]; Billings singled to center [Johnson scored (unearned), Madlock scored (unearned), Grieve to third]; Harris struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. TWINS 4TH: Lis flied out to right; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to left; Nelson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Harrah flied out to left; Burroughs walked; Johnson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. TWINS 5TH: Brye flied out to center; Carew singled to right; Carew stole second; Soderholm grounded out (first unassisted) [Carew to third]; Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1. RANGERS 6TH: Madlock flied out to center; Fregosi walked; Grieve homered [Fregosi scored]; CORBIN REPLACED BANE (PITCHING); Billings flied out to right; Harris popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: SPENCER REPLACED FREGOSI (PLAYING 1B); Kusick flied out to left; Darwin singled to left; Lis grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Darwin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. RANGERS 7TH: Nelson singled to third; Nelson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Johnson forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. TWINS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Borgmann walked; Brye singled to second [Borgmann to second]; Carew grounded out (second to first) [Borgmann to third, Brye to second]; Soderholm lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. RANGERS 8TH: Madlock flied out to center; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Grieve doubled to left; Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. TWINS 8TH: MACKANIN REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); MADDOX REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING LF); Killebrew grounded out (third to first); HOLT BATTED FOR KUSICK; Holt singled to center; Darwin was called out on strikes; Lis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. RANGERS 9TH: HOLT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALBURY REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Harris popped to first; Nelson flied out to right; Harrah walked; Burroughs walked [Harrah to second]; Albury threw a wild pitch [Harrah to third]; Johnson walked [Burroughs to second]; Mackanin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Thompson flied out to right; REESE BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Reese tripled to right; Brye hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reese scored]; Carew singled to right; Soderholm forced Carew (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Twins 2.

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