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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 7, 1966
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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 July 7, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 7, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 7, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Wickersham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,604 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Valentine 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Hank Soar |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dave Wickersham | Pitcher |
| Bob Swift | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 7, 1966
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Grant
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grant
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Wickersham
Versalles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Wickersham
Uhlaender hits a popup towards first. Cash catches it and steps on first to double up Versalles. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wickersham
Oliva strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Oliva out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Grant
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. Grant
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Horton reaches second base with a double. Northrup scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Grant
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wert vs. Grant
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wickersham vs. Grant
Wickersham strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Grant
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wickersham
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Wickersham
Hall hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Wickersham
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Wickersham
Allen hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Grant
Lumpe 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, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Grant
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Grant
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Grant
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Grant
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wickersham
Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Wickersham
Perry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Wickersham
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Wickersham
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Perry
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Perry
Wickersham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McAuliffe for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wickersham
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Wickersham
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Oliva goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Wickersham
Hall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollins vs. Wickersham
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Wickersham
Allen strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Allen out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Perry
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Perry
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. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Perry
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wickersham
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Wickersham
Don Mincher pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Wickersham
Versalles hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Wickersham
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhlaender for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Cimino
Pete Cimino now pitching. Cesar Tovar now playing shortstop.
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Cimino
Wert hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickersham vs. Cimino
Wickersham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Cimino
McAuliffe bunts towards the mound. Cimino fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan scores. Wickersham moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Cimino
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wickersham
Oliva hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Wickersham
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Wickersham
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Wickersham
Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Wickersham
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Cimino
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Cimino
Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Cimino
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Cimino
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wickersham
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Wickersham
Bob Allison pinch hits for Pete Cimino.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Wickersham
Tovar hits a line drive towards short. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Siebler
Dwight Siebler now pitching.
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Siebler
There goes Freehan. The throw from Nixon and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Siebler
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Siebler
Wickersham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Wickersham
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Wickersham
Oliva hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Wickersham
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Wickersham
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Siebler
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Siebler
Lumpe bunts towards the mound. Siebler fields it and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Siebler
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Siebler
Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Siebler
Northrup takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Siebler
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Wickersham
Rollins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Podres
Earl Battey pinch hits for Russ Nixon.
Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Podres
Dave Boswell pinch runs for Earl Battey. Andy Kosco pinch hits for Dwight Siebler.
Kosco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boswell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Gladding
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/7/1966 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 1 1 Versalles Z, ss 2 0 0 0
Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, ss 2 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 3 0 Uhlaender T, cf 5 0 1 0
Kaline A, cf 4 1 1 2 Oliva T, rf 4 1 1 0
Northrup J, rf 4 1 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 2 2
Horton W, lf 5 0 2 1 Hall J, lf 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 1 3 0 Rollins R, 3b 3 1 2 1
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Wickersham D, p 4 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 3 0 2 0
Podres J, p 0 0 0 0 Battey E, ph 1 0 1 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Boswell D, pr 0 0 0 0
Grant M, p 0 0 0 0
Perry J, p 1 0 0 0
Mincher D, ph 1 0 0 0
Cimino P, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0
Siebler D, p 0 0 0 0
Kosco A, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 36 3 10 3
Detroit 012 001 000 -- 4
Minnesota 000 101 001 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham D (W)* 8.0 8 3 3 1 8
Podres J 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Gladding F (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Grant M (L) 2.2 7 3 3 0 2
Perry J 2.1 0 0 0 1 2
Cimino P 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Siebler D 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Killebrew H
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 11, Minnesota 8
2B -- Northrup J, Horton W 2, Killebrew H
HR -- Kaline A, Killebrew H, Rollins R
CS -- Freehan B
SH -- McAuliffe D, Lumpe J
HBP -- by Wickersham D (Versalles Z)
T -- 2:51
A -- 24604
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