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Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers

Aug 24, 1971
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
MIN0002001003915
DET1000000001412
loss:Detroit Tigers logoJ. Niekrowin:Minnesota Twins logoJ. Perry

Scoring Summary

MINDET
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    1
    Al Kaline hits a home run (12). [1 run]
    01
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    Jim Nettles out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jim Northrup. Rich Reese scores. Leo Cardenas to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
    11
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    4
    George Mitterwald out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jim Northrup. Leo Cardenas scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    21
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    7
    Cesar Tovar doubles (24) on a to left fielder Gates Brown. George Mitterwald scores. [1 run]
    31

Player Stats

Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Phil RoofC00000000.206
TOTAL9313312013-
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Jim PerryRHP9.0411411414.21
TOTAL9.041141141-
Detroit Tigers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
Fred SchermanP00000000.250
Tom TimmermannP00000000.091
TOTAL429114115-
Detroit Tigers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Joe NiekroRHP6.2832010314.31
Fred SchermanLHP1.100001072.75
Tom TimmermannRHP1.010010054.14
TOTAL9.093212043-

Play-by-Play

1st inningMINDET
  • TOP 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Cesar Tovar out, second baseman Dick McAuliffe to first baseman Norm Cash. [1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Rod Carew singles on a to left fielder Gates Brown.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    FORCEOUT — Tony Oliva grounds into a force out, shortstop Ed Brinkman to second baseman Dick McAuliffe. Rod Carew out at 2nd. Tony Oliva to 1st. [2 outs]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Harmon Killebrew walks. Tony Oliva to 2nd.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    BATTER OUT — Rich Reese out to right fielder Al Kaline. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Dick McAuliffe strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    00
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    HOME RUN — Al Kaline hits a home run (12). [1 run]
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    SINGLE — Gates Brown singles on a to first baseman Rich Reese.
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    WALK — Norm Cash walks. Gates Brown to 2nd.
    01
  • Detroit Tigers logo
    GROUNDED INTO DP — Jim Northrup grounds into a double play, second baseman Rod Carew to shortstop Leo Cardenas to first baseman Rich Reese. Norm Cash out at 2nd. Jim Northrup out at 1st. [3 outs]
    01
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Team Stats

3Runs1
9Hits4
1Errors1
.290Batting Avg.138
31At Bats29
2Extra-base Hits1
0Home Runs1
3Runs-Batted-In1
2Walks1
0Stolen Bases0
1Strikeouts4
5Left on Base2
11Total Bases7

Game Details

Tuesday, August 24, 1971 · 7:05 PM
Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
attendance: 17,058 (41.5%)
weather: 70 degrees, unknown