Tigers @ Twins
August 15, 1971

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 8 0
Twins 5 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 7 8 0
Twins 5 6 0

Harmon Killebrew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .253
OBP .500 .384
At Bats 3 367
Hits 1 93
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 1 18
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 1 82
RBI’s 3 85

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 16
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 15, 1971
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Out
Fred Scherman
Bill Freehan
Al Kaline
Tony Taylor
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Gates Brown
Jim Northrup
Willie Horton
Harmon Killebrew

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 7 8 0 7
Minnesota Twins 5 6 0 7
Winning Pitcher Mike Kilkenny
Losing Pitcher Jim Perry
Save Fred Scherman
Game Winning RBI Jim Northrup
Attendance 20,761
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Tovar hits a line drive into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Horton moves to second.
Top 9 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores.
Top 9 There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Rodriguez steals third.
Top 9 Taylor bunts towards the mound. Haydel fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 9 Hal Haydel now pitching. Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brant Alyea pinch hits for Jim Strickland. Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Scherman strikes out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Steve Braun now playing third base. George Thomas now playing left field. Cesar Tovar now playing center field. Jim Strickland now pitching. HarmNorthrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Strickland covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 George Mitterwald pinch hits for Rich Reese. Mitterwald strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cardenas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Fred Scherman now pitching. Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Killebrew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Thompson scores. Carew goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roof scores. Thomas moves to third. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bill Denehy now pitching. Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Thompson pinch hits for Bob Gebhard. Thompson takes first base on ball four. Roof moves to third. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 7 George Thomas pinch hits for Jim Holt. Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 7 Roof takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gebhard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Horton strikes out.
Top 7 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bob Gebhard now pitching. Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Kilkenny moves to third.
Top 7 Kilkenny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kaline settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Taylor scores. Horton moves to third.
Top 6 Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Horton is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Kaline strikes out.
Top 6 Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Taylor moves to second.
Top 6 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Killebrew is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 5 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roof scores.
Bottom 5 Perry bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Roof moves to second.
Bottom 5 Holt hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roof hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Kilkenny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brinkman is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. Northrup goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Northrup takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Cardenas. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Cardenas steals second.
Bottom 4 Cardenas is walked intentionally.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to third.
Bottom 4 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 There goes Carew. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Carew steals second.
Bottom 4 Carew takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Taylor hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Perry hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kilkenny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kilkenny strikes out.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roof hits a ball on the ground towards second. Taylor scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northrup for the out.
Top 2 Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Tony Taylor now playing second base. Gates Brown now playing left field. Willie Horton now playing right field. Al Kaline now playing first base. Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.