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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 14, 1971
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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 August 14, 1971 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Luebber |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 19,246 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | First Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Steve Braun | Third Baseman |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Steve Luebber | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 14, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Luebber
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Luebber
Kaline hits a line drive into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Luebber
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar who is chasing the ball. Horton reaches third base with a triple. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Luebber
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. Luebber
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Coleman
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Coleman
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Coleman
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Luebber
Rodriguez 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: ---
Stanley vs. Luebber
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Luebber
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Coleman
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Coleman
There goes Reese. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Coleman
Cardenas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Coleman
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Coleman
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Luebber
Coleman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Luebber
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Luebber
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Luebber
Horton is hit by the pitch. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Luebber
Northrup hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Coleman
Mitterwald strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luebber vs. Coleman
Luebber hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Coleman
Tovar 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, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Luebber
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Luebber
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Luebber
Stanley hits a popup towards third. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Coleman
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Coleman
Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Coleman
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Coleman
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Luebber
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Luebber
Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Luebber
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Coleman
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Coleman
Braun hits a line drive into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Coleman
Mitterwald is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Luebber
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Luebber
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Braun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Luebber
Northrup 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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luebber vs. Coleman
Luebber hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Coleman
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Coleman
Carew hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Luebber
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Luebber
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Luebber
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to home to get Freehan. Rodriguez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Luebber
Brinkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Stanley moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Coleman vs. Luebber
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. Brinkman tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Luebber
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Haydel
Hal Haydel now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Coleman
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Coleman
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenas vs. Coleman
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holt vs. Coleman
Holt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Holt reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Cardenas moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching. Danny Thompson pinch hits for Steve Braun.
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. Holt scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Scherman
Mitterwald bunts towards first. Northrup scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mitterwald for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Timmermann
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Hal Haydel. Tom Timmermann now pitching.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Timmermann
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Carew hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Perranoski
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Williams
Harmon Killebrew now playing third base. Stan Williams now pitching.
Horton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Williams
The ball gets by Mitterwald for a passed ball. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northrup vs. Williams
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, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Williams
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Williams
Gates Brown pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Brown 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
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Perranoski
Tony Taylor now playing third base.
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Perranoski
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Perranoski
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski juggles the ball. That's an error on Perranoski. Cardenas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Perranoski
Williams bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenas moves to third. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mitterwald vs. Perranoski
Mitterwald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenas scores. Holt scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Perranoski
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Perranoski
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Williams
Jim Nettles now playing center field. Jim Holt now playing right field.
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Williams
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Williams
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Jones hits a line drive into right field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Williams
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Nettles 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 8/14/1971 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 1 Tovar C, lf 5 0 1 1
Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Carew R, 2b 3 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 2 0 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 1 1 0
Northrup J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, cf 0 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 1 0 Reese R, 1b 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 0 0 Cardenas L, ss 4 2 2 1
Brown G, ph 1 0 0 0 Holt J, cf-rf 4 2 1 1
Taylor T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Braun S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 4 1 0 0 Thompson D, ph 1 1 1 2
Brinkman E, ss 3 1 1 1 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman J, p 2 0 1 1 Mitterwald G, c 3 1 1 2
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Luebber S, p 2 0 0 0
Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Haydel H, p 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, ph-3b 1 1 1 2
Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 33 9 10 9
Detroit 100 000 300 -- 4
Minnesota 000 000 54x -- 9
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman J* 6.0 5 4 4 1 4
Scherman F (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Timmermann T+ 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Perranoski R 1.2 3 4 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Luebber S 6.2 7 4 1 1 2
Haydel H (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Williams S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Carew R, Perranoski R
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Minnesota 4
2B -- Holt J, Thompson D
3B -- Horton W
HR -- Killebrew H
SB -- Reese R
SH -- Mitterwald G, Williams S
SF -- Coleman J
HBP -- by Luebber S (Horton W), by Williams S (Horton W)
PB -- Mitterwald G
T -- 2:44
A -- 19246
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