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Tigers 5 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
August 27, 1972

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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 27, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Tigers with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1972 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 4 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 3
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherFred Scherman  
Losing PitcherWayne Granger  
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Game Winning RBIWillie Horton 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1972 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherWoodie Fryman  
Home Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Deegan
1B: Larry McCoy
2B: Jim Honochick
3B: Lou DiMuro

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Willie Horton  Left Fielder 
Duke Sims  Catcher 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Woodie Fryman  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Eric Soderholm  Third Baseman 
Bobby Darwin  Right Fielder 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Steve Brye  Center Fielder 
Glenn Borgmann  Catcher 
Dave Goltz  Pitcher 
Frank Quilici  Manager 

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Tigers 5 @ Twins 3
Metropolitan Stadium
August 27, 1972

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         Game of 8/27/1972, game 1 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b       3  0  0  0   Tovar C, lf           6  1  3  1   
Taylor T, ph          0  0  0  0   Carew R, 2b           4  0  2  0   
Brown I, pr-2b        0  0  0  0   Soderholm E, 3b       6  1  2  0   
Rodriguez A, 3b       5  0  0  0   Darwin B, rf          5  0  1  1   
Northrup J, rf        5  1  3  0   Thompson D, ss        6  0  1  1   
Cash N, 1b            2  1  1  0   Reese R, 1b           4  0  1  0   
Kaline A, ph-1b       2  1  1  0   Brye S, cf            3  1  1  0   
Horton W, lf          5  1  1  2   Nettles J, ph-cf      0  0  0  0   
Sims D, c             3  0  1  1   Borgmann G, c         3  0  0  0   
Freehan B, ph-c       2  1  1  0   Monzon D, pr          0  0  0  0   
Stanley M, cf         5  0  2  1   Roof P, c             0  0  0  0   
Brinkman E, ss        5  0  0  0   Renick R, pr          0  0  0  0   
Fryman W, p           3  0  0  0   Mitterwald G, c       0  0  0  0   
Seelbach C, p         1  0  0  0   Goltz D, p            3  0  0  0   
Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   LaRoche D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Braun S, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41  5 10  4                        41  3 11  3

Detroit          000 200 001 02 --  5
Minnesota        100 100 100 00 --  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fryman W*             6.0 11  3  3  2  3
Seelbach C+           3.0  0  0  0  4  2
Scherman F (W)        2.0  0  0  0  0  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D               7.2  6  2  2  2  7
LaRoche D             2.1  2  1  0  0  1
Granger W (L)         1.0  2  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 10th

E -- Fryman W, Seelbach C 2, Thompson D, Freehan B
DP -- Detroit 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Minnesota 14
2B -- Darwin B, Stanley M
HR -- Horton W
SB -- Tovar C, Soderholm E, Carew R
CS -- Tovar C
SH -- Carew R, LaRoche D, Roof P
HBP -- by LaRoche D (Taylor T)
T -- 3:25
A -- 0

    

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