Tigers @ Twins
September 23, 1966

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Tigers 1 3 1
Twins 8 9 0
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Tigers 1 3 1
Twins 10 10 0

Russ Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .275
OBP 1.000 .337
At Bats 2 80
Hits 2 22
• Singles 1 19
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 4

Bill Monbouquette Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Metropolitan Stadium - September 23, 1966
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Single
Bill Monbouquette
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Jake Wood
Don Wert
Dick McAuliffe
Gates Brown
Al Kaline
Willie Horton
Russ Nixon
Tony Oliva
Sandy Valdespino
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino scores. Oliva scores. Two runs are unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 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. Valdespino moves to third. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 4 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe.
Top 4 Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Horton hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Bill Monbouquette now pitching. Grant hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Grant reaches second base with a double. Versalles scores. Uhlaender goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Versalles moves to third.
Bottom 3 Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McLain strikes out.
Bottom 2 McLain fires to first and picks off Valdespino.
Bottom 2 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gates Brown now playing left field. Willie Horton now playing right field. Grant is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gates Brown pinch runs for Jim Northrup. Wert takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second.
Top 2 Northrup is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Mincher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Valdespino moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Tovar moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Tovar reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Cash strikes out.
Top 1 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.