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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 5, 1976
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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 5, 1976 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 8,317 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Greg Kosc |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Alex Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 5, 1976
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Roberts
Bostock hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Roberts
There goes Carew. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Blyleven
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Blyleven
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Roof and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blyleven
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Blyleven
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blyleven
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Roberts
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kusick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kusick scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blyleven
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Blyleven
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Blyleven
Sutherland hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Blyleven
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Veryzer moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Roberts
Bostock bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Roberts
There goes Bostock. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Bostock steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bostock moves to third. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bostock scores. Hisle scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Roberts
Roof hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blyleven
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Blyleven
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Blyleven
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Roberts
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blyleven
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veryzer vs. Blyleven
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Blyleven
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Kusick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Roberts
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Blyleven
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Blyleven
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Blyleven
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Blyleven
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Roberts
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Roberts, and towards Sutherland, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Blyleven
Freehan hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veryzer vs. Blyleven
Veryzer hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sutherland vs. Blyleven
Sutherland hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Roberts
Bostock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Grilli
Steve Grilli now pitching.
Kusick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Blyleven
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thompson. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Blyleven
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Blyleven
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Grilli
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Grilli
Roof hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKay vs. Grilli
McKay takes first base on ball four. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Randall vs. Grilli
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Roof moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bostock vs. Grilli
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blyleven
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Blyleven
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oglivie vs. Blyleven
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Tom Veryzer.
Oglivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Fidrych
Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop. Mark Fidrych now pitching.
Hisle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Fidrych
The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Hisle moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Fidrych
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Fidrych
Ford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynegar vs. Fidrych
Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Craig Kusick.
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hisle moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Fidrych
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Blyleven
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Gary Sutherland.
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Blyleven
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Blyleven
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Blyleven
Horton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Blyleven
Staub takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Blyleven
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Blyleven
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1976 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Bostock L, cf 5 2 2 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 2 3 0
Hisle L, lf 4 1 1 0 Johnson A, lf 5 0 1 2
Carew R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Horton W, dh 3 0 1 0
Ford D, rf 5 2 2 4 Staub R, rf 4 0 2 0
Kusick C, dh 4 2 3 3 Thompson J, 1b 5 0 1 0
Wynegar B, ph 1 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0
Thompson D, ss 5 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 3 0
Roof P, c 4 0 1 0 Veryzer T, ss 3 0 1 0
McKay D, 3b 3 0 1 1 Oglivie B, ph 1 0 0 0
Randall B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Scrivener C, ss 0 0 0 0
Sutherland G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Meyer D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 12 8 37 2 12 2
Minnesota 015 000 200 -- 8
Detroit 100 000 001 -- 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 9.0 12 2 2 5 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L) 6.2 9 8 8 2 3
Grilli S 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Fidrych M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Roof P, Thompson D
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Detroit 13
2B -- Kusick C, Rodriguez A
3B -- LeFlore R
HR -- Kusick C, Ford D
SB -- Carew R, LeFlore R, Bostock L
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:20
A -- 8317
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