Twins @ Tigers
May 5, 1976

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 8 12 2
Tigers 2 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 8 12 2
Tigers 2 12 0

Bill Freehan Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .250 .394
At Bats 3 27
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 2

Bert Blyleven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 0
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Tiger Stadium - May 5, 1976
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Bert Blyleven
Phil Roof
Rod Carew
Bob Randall
Dave McKay
Danny Thompson
Larry Hisle
Lyman Bostock
Dan Ford
Bill Freehan
Rusty Staub
Willie Horton
Alex Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 8 12 2 7
Detroit Tigers 2 12 0 13
Winning Pitcher Bert Blyleven
Losing Pitcher Dave Roberts
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dan Ford
Attendance 8,317
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thompson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Staub takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 9 Horton takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 9 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Ford strikes out.
Top 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Hisle moves to second.
Top 9 Chuck Scrivener now playing shortstop. Mark Fidrych now pitching. Hisle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 8 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Roof moves to third.
Top 8 McKay takes first base on ball four. Roof moves to second.
Top 8 Roof hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grilli fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out.
Bottom 7 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore moves to third.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Steve Grilli now pitching. Kusick strikes out.
Top 7 Ford hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Hisle strikes out.
Top 7 Bostock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Sutherland hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Veryzer hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hisle. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Freehan hits a popup towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Randall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McKay strikes out.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Blyleven covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kusick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Staub. Kusick reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Veryzer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hisle hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 3 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Horton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roof hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kusick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Ford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bostock scores. Hisle scores. Carew moves to third.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bostock moves to third. Hisle moves to second.
Top 3 Hisle takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There goes Bostock. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Bostock steals second.
Top 3 Bostock bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 LeFlore takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to third. Veryzer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sutherland hits a line drive into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Freehan strikes out.
Top 2 Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 McKay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kusick scores.
Top 2 Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kusick moves to third.
Top 2 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Kusick moves to second.
Top 2 Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Horton strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 There goes LeFlore. The throw from Roof and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 1 LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Ford strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Carew. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Top 1 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bostock hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.