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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 5, 1962
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 5, 1962 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Stange |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,023 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Bob Stewart 2B: Al Salerno 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Bobo Osborne | Third Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
| Dick Brown | Catcher |
| Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
| Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Bill Tuttle | Right Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Lee Stange | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 5, 1962
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stange
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Stange
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Bunning
Rollins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mincher moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Tuttle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tuttle. Osborne goes all the way around to score. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colavito vs. Stange
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Stange
Brown takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Stange
Bunning hits a popup in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Stange
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton 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
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Bunning
Allen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Bunning
Stange hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Bunning
Rollins strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stange
Cash 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bunning
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne juggles the ball. That's an error on Osborne. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Bunning
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Osborne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Bunning
Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Bunning
Stange strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stange
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stange
Brown hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Casale
Jerry Casale now pitching.
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Casale
Rollins hits a line drive towards third. Osborne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casale vs. Stange
Casale hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stange
Wood strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wood out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Casale
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Casale
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Casale
Battey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Battey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Versalles vs. Casale
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stange
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Casale
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Casale
Stange 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Casale
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle 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
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Stange
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stange
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Casale
Rollins bunts towards the mound. Casale fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Casale
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Casale
Jim Snyder pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Mincher bunts towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mincher for the out. Rollins moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Battey vs. Casale
Battey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Versalles vs. Casale
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Rollins scores. Snyder moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Casale
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stange vs. Casale
Stange hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Stange
Bob Allison now playing right field. Lenny Green now playing left field. Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jerr
Maxwell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Stange
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Gladding
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Gladding
There goes Tuttle. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Tuttle steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollins vs. Gladding
Rollins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Gladding
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mincher vs. Gladding
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Stange
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Stange
Osborne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Stange
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1962 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Green L, cf-lf 5 1 2 0
Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 0 Tuttle B, rf-cf 5 1 3 1
Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Rollins R, 3b 5 2 3 2
Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, lf 3 1 0 0
Osborne B, 3b 4 1 2 0 Snyder J, pr 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 1 0 Allison B, rf 1 0 0 0
Colavito R, lf 4 0 1 1 Mincher D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Brown D, c 2 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 3 1
Bunning J, p 1 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 1 0 1
Casale J, p 1 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 1 1 2
Maxwell C, ph 1 0 0 0 Stange L, p 4 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 7 1 37 7 12 7
Detroit 020 000 000 -- 2
Minnesota 213 000 10x -- 7
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning J (L) 3.0 7 6 3 1 2
Casale J 4.0 3 1 1 2 2
Gladding F 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Stange L (W) 9.0 7 2 1 1 7
E -- Tuttle B, Osborne B 2, McAuliffe D
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Minnesota 10
2B -- Green L 2, Bruton B
3B -- Battey E
HR -- Rollins R, Allen B
SB -- Tuttle B
SH -- Mincher D
T -- 2:40
A -- 18023
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