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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6 (2)

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Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6 (2)

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 17, 1972 (N) at Tiger Stadium

MIN A    1  3  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   7 15  2
DET A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  4    0  -   6  8  1
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nettles cf                    6   1   2   2       0   1       7   0
Carew 2b                      6   3   3   1       0   1       4   4
Braun 3b                      6   1   3   1       0   1       1   2
Reese 1b                      4   0   1   1       1   0       8   1
Thompson ss                   4   0   2   1       2   0       3   4
Manuel rf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
  Tovar rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brye lf                       5   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Mitterwald c                  4   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Goltz p                       4   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
  Granger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Strickland p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       43   7  15   7       4   7      30  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Carew-Thompson-Reese, Carew-Reese.
E: Thompson (24), Goltz (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Nettles (2,4th inning off Foor 0 on 0 out).
SH: Goltz (2,off Hiller).
SF: Reese (1,off Seelbach).
HBP: Manuel (1,by Scherman).
IBB: Mitterwald (1,by Scherman); Thompson (1,by Foor).
Team LOB: 13.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McAuliffe 2b,ss               3   0   1   1       2   1       1   6
Freehan c                     5   1   2   2       0   0       9   0
G. Brown lf                   5   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Cash 1b                       4   0   0   0       1   0      10   1
Northrup rf                   5   1   2   2       0   0       3   1
Stanley cf                    4   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Rodriguez 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brinkman ss                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Sims ph                     0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Seelbach p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Slayback p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Scherman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Knox ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Foor p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Timmermann p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Haller ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hiller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Horton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  LaGrow p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kaline ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Taylor pr,2b                0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       37   6   8   6       4   2      30  13
FIELDING - 
E: G. Brown (3).
BATTING - 
2B: McAuliffe (9,off Goltz).
HR: Northrup (7,9th inning off Goltz 0 on 0 out).
SF: Stanley (5,off Goltz).
GDP: McAuliffe (1,off Goltz); G. Brown (6,off Strickland).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Goltz                         8     6   4   3   2   2   1  33
Granger                       0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3
Strickland W(3-0)             1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Totals                       10     8   6   5   4   2   1  42
Goltz faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Granger 1-0; Strickland 3-3.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Slayback                      1.2   5   4   3   1   2   0  11
Scherman                      1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   7
Foor                          0.2   3   2   2   1   0   1   6
Timmermann                    1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Hiller                        2     4   0   0   0   2   0  10
LaGrow                        2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7
Seelbach L(8-7)               1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                       10    15   7   6   4   7   1  50
HBP: Scherman (4,Manuel).
IBB: Scherman (5,Mitterwald); Foor (1,Thompson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Scherman 1-1; Timmermann 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Russ Goetz
Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance: 20533
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers           
1. Nettles             cf        McAuliffe           2b
2. Carew               2b        Freehan             c
3. Braun               3b        G. Brown            lf
4. Reese               1b        Cash                1b
5. Thompson            ss        Northrup            rf
6. Manuel              rf        Stanley             cf
7. Brye                lf        Rodriguez           3b
8. Mitterwald          c         Brinkman            ss
9. Goltz               p         Slayback            p

TWINS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); Carew was
called out on strikes; Braun singled to left; Reese walked
[Braun to second]; Thompson singled to left [Reese to third,
Braun scored]; Manuel grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe struck out; Freehan popped to third in
foul territory; G. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Brye singled to left; Mitterwald singled to center
[Brye to third]; Goltz was called out on strikes; Nettles
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Mitterwald to second, Brye
scored]; Carew singled to left [Mitterwald scored, Carew to
second (error by G. Brown)]; SCHERMAN REPLACED SLAYBACK
(PITCHING); Braun singled to right [Carew scored (unearned)];
Reese lined to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash walked; Northrup forced Cash (second to
shortstop); Stanley flied out to left; Rodriguez forced Northrup
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Manuel was
hit by a pitch; Brye grounded out (pitcher to first) [Manuel to
second]; Mitterwald was walked intentionally; Goltz grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman reached on an error by Goltz; KNOX BATTED
FOR SCHERMAN; Knox forced Brinkman (shortstop to second);
McAuliffe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Knox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4,
Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: FOOR REPLACED KNOX (PITCHING); Nettles homered to
right; Carew singled to center; Braun flied out to left; Reese
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; Thompson was
walked intentionally; Manuel singled to right [Thompson to
third, Carew scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED FOOR (PITCHING); Brye
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to center; G. Brown singled to right
[Freehan to second]; Cash reached on an error by Thompson [G.
Brown to second, Freehan to third]; Northrup grounded out
(second to first) [Cash to second, G. Brown to third, Freehan
scored]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to center [G. Brown scored
(unearned)]; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (second to first); Goltz
struck out; Nettles popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; HALLER BATTED FOR
TIMMERMANN; Haller flied out to center; McAuliffe doubled to
left; Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TWINS 6TH: HILLER REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun flied out to right; Reese singled to
center; Thompson singled to left [Reese to second]; Manuel flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: G. Brown flied out to center; Cash made an out to
shortstop; Northrup singled to center; Stanley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TWINS 7TH: Brye struck out; Mitterwald singled to left; Goltz
reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Mitterwald to
second]; Nettles struck out; Carew singled to right [Goltz to
second, Mitterwald out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman flied out to
center; HORTON BATTED FOR HILLER; Horton grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TWINS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); Braun struck out;
Reese grounded out (second to first); Thompson walked; Manuel
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: TOVAR REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING RF); McAuliffe
walked; Freehan flied out to left; G. Brown flied out to center;
Cash lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TWINS 9TH: Brye grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald made
an out to second; Goltz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Northrup homered to right; Stanley singled to
center; GRANGER REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out
to left; SIMS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Sims walked [Stanley to
second]; KALINE BATTED FOR LAGROW; Kaline singled to right [Sims
to second, Stanley to third]; TAYLOR RAN FOR KALINE; STRICKLAND
REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING); McAuliffe walked [Stanley scored,
Sims to third, Taylor to second]; Freehan singled to left
[McAuliffe to second, Taylor scored, Sims scored]; G. Brown
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Freehan out at
second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Tigers 6.

TWINS 10TH: SEELBACH REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); TAYLOR STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Nettles singled to center; Carew forced Nettles (shortstop to
second); Braun singled to left [Carew to third]; Reese hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Carew scored]; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 10TH: Cash flied out to center; Northrup grounded out
(first to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            7  15   2   13
 Tigers           6   8   1    6
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