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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 15, 1962 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kralick |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 20,601 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Schwarts 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Al Smith |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Right Fielder |
| Jack Kralick | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
| Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Frank Lary | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 15, 1962
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Lary
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Lary
Battey hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lary, and towards Wood, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lary
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kralick
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Lary
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Lary
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a popup towards third. Boros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Rollins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lary
Allen bunts towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Lary
Rollins bunts towards third. Boros fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Lary
Battey hits a line drive into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Kralick
Lary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kralick
Wood hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Kralick
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lary
Allen hits a line drive to right field. Kaline throws towards Fernandez. Fernandez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Fernandez. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Lary
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kralick vs. Lary
Kralick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Green vs. Lary
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allen tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Lary
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kralick
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Kralick
Boros hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Boros reaches second base with a double. Colavito goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Kralick
Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Lary
Steve Boros now playing second base. Dick McAuliffe now playing third base.
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lary
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Lary
Battey hits a popup in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lary
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Lary
Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kralick
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wertz vs. Moore
Bob Allison now playing right field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Bubba Morton pinch hits for Frank L
Wertz hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Moore
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Moore
Bruton hits a line drive into center field. Tuttle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. Brown goes all the way around to score. Bruton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Moore
Kaline hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Nischwitz
Ron Nischwitz now pitching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boros scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Banks vs. Nischwitz
George Banks pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Nischwitz
Green hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stange
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Stange
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1962 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Green L, cf-lf 4 1 1 1 Wood J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 2 McAuliffe D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Rollins R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew H, lf 4 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0
Allison B, rf 0 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 1 0
Battey E, c 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 0 Boros S, 3b-2b 4 0 1 1
Allen B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Fernandez C, ss 3 0 0 0
Tuttle B, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Brown D, c 3 1 1 0
Kralick J, p 3 0 1 0 Lary F, p 1 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0 Morton B, ph 0 0 0 0
Banks G, ph 1 0 0 0 Wertz V, ph 1 0 0 0
Stange L, p 0 0 0 0 Nischwitz R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 31 2 6 1
Minnesota 200 000 110 -- 4
Detroit 000 000 110 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick J (W)* 7.0 5 2 1 2 4
Moore R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Stange L (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lary F (L) 8.0 9 4 3 1 3
Nischwitz R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Fernandez C, Tuttle B
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Detroit 4
2B -- Boros S
HR -- Power V, Killebrew H
SH -- Tuttle B
SF -- Green L
T -- 2:29
A -- 20601
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