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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 18, 1969
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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 18, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Boswell |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 20,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Jim Odom |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Matchick | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Rick Renick | Third Baseman |
| Dave Boswell | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 18, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Boswell
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Boswell
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Boswell
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Boswell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it and throws to second for the out. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center 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: -2-
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Boswell
Northrup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Boswell
Matchick hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Boswell
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Boswell
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Renick picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Renick. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Boswell
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Lolich
Uhlaender is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renick vs. Lolich
Renick takes first base on ball four. Cardenas moves to third. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boswell vs. Lolich
Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Boswell
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. McAuliffe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. Boswell
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Boswell
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Boswell
Northrup hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Lolich
The umpire calls a balk on Lolich Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Lolich
There goes Tovar. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Tovar steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Lolich
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Lolich
There goes Carew. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Carew steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Lolich
There goes Carew, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Carew steals home. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a popup towards third. Matchick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Boswell
Matchick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Boswell
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Boswell
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Boswell
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Boswell
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lolich
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renick vs. Lolich
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boswell vs. Lolich
Boswell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Stanley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Boswell
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Boswell
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Boswell
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matchick vs. Boswell
Matchick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Boswell
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matchick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Boswell
Lolich hits a popup towards third. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Boswell
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Matchick scores. Freehan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Boswell
Charlie Manuel now playing right field.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Boswell
Kaline takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Cash takes first base on ball four. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Grzenda
The umpire calls a balk on Grzenda McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop. Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field.
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lolich
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lolich covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Lolich
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Matchick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Perranoski
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Northrup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matchick vs. Perranoski
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Perranoski
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lolich vs. Perranoski
Lolich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Perranoski
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lolich
Bob Allison pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Manuel. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Perry
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Perry
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tracewski vs. Perry
Tracewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Perry
Northrup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matchick vs. Perry
Matchick hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manuel vs. Lolich
Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Lolich
Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Lolich
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Perry
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Perry
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Perry
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lolich
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Lolich
Renick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Lolich
Frank Quilici pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards second. McAuliffe scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1969 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Stanley M, ss-cf 6 1 3 2 Tovar C, lf 3 1 2 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 4 3 1 Carew R, 2b 3 1 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 2 1 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 3 0 0 1 Oliva T, rf 3 0 0 0
Brown G, lf 4 0 0 0 Manuel C, rf 1 0 0 0
Tracewski D, ss 1 0 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf-lf 5 1 2 1 Mitterwald G, c 4 0 1 0
Matchick T, 3b 5 1 2 0 Uhlaender T, cf 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 5 1 2 0 Renick R, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lolich M, p 5 0 2 1 Boswell D, p 2 0 0 0
Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0
Perry J, p 0 0 0 0
Quilici F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 8 16 7 29 2 4 0
Detroit 101 004 110 -- 8
Minnesota 002 000 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich M (W) 9.0 4 2 2 6 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell D (L) 5.2 12 6 6 1 6
Grzenda J* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Perranoski R 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
Perry J 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Renick R
DP -- Detroit 2
LOB -- Detroit 11, Minnesota 7
2B -- Tovar C, Kaline A, Stanley M, Northrup J, McAuliffe D
3B -- McAuliffe D
SB -- Tovar C 2, Carew R 3
HBP -- by Lolich M (Tovar C)
Balk -- Lolich M, Grzenda J
T -- 2:47
A -- 20778
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