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Twins 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
August 15, 1972

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 15, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1972 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 13 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherDave LaRoche  
Losing PitcherLerrin LaGrow  
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Game Winning RBIJim Nettles 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1972 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherRay Corbin  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Coleman  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance21,423 
Time of Game4 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Marty Springstead
1B: Russ Goetz
2B: John Rice
3B: Hank Morgenweck

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Nettles  Center Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Rich Reese  Left Fielder 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Bobby Darwin  Right Fielder 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Ray Corbin  Pitcher 
Frank Quilici  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Joe Coleman  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Twins 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
August 15, 1972

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         Game of 8/15/1972 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Nettles J, cf         6  0  1  1   McAuliffe D, 2b       5  0  2  0   
Carew R, 2b           7  1  2  1   Taylor T, ph-2b       2  0  1  0   
Braun S, 3b           4  1  2  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       7  0  2  0   
Brye S, pr-lf         2  1  0  0   Horton W, lf          3  1  0  0   
Killebrew H, 1b       5  0  1  0   Cash N, 1b            6  1  1  0   
Monzon D, pr-3b       0  0  0  0   Freehan B, c          5  1  1  0   
Manuel C, ph          1  0  0  0   Northrup J, rf        5  1  2  0   
Soderholm E, 3b       1  0  0  0   Stanley M, cf         6  1  2  4   
Reese R, lf-1b        6  1  3  2   Brinkman E, ss        6  0  1  0   
Thompson D, ss        6  1  1  1   Coleman J, p          1  0  0  0   
Darwin B, rf          5  0  0  0   Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   
Borgmann G, c         4  1  1  1   Sims D, ph            1  0  0  0   
Corbin R, p           3  0  2  1   Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   
Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   Knox J, ph            1  0  0  0   
Strickland J, p       0  0  0  0   Foor J, p             0  0  0  0   
Renick R, ph          1  0  0  0   Kaline A, ph          1  0  0  0   
LaRoche D, p          1  1  0  0   Seelbach C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown I, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   LaGrow L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown G, ph           1  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     52  7 13  7                        51  6 13  5

Minnesota        000 400 001 000 2 --  7
Detroit          000 003 200 000 1 --  6

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Corbin R              6.1  9  5  5  4  6
Granger W*            0.0  1  0  0  1  0
Strickland J          0.2  0  0  0  0  1
LaRoche D (W)         6.0  3  1  1  0  5

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Coleman J             3.2  5  4  4  0  3
Scherman F            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Hiller J              2.0  1  0  0  2  2
Foor J                1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Seelbach C            3.0  3  1  1  0  2
LaGrow L (L)+         2.0  2  2  2  2  0
Timmermann T          1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 13th

E -- Cash N, Reese R
DP -- Minnesota 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 12, Detroit 11
HR -- Stanley M, Brown G
SF -- Borgmann G
HBP -- by Coleman J (Darwin B)
T -- 4:18
A -- 21423

    

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