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Mickey Lolich posted his 21st victory of the season as the Tigers defeated the Twins, 6-2. Al Kaline hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning before the Twins picked up their pair on a single by Rod Carew and circuit clout by Harmon Killebrew in the third. Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 25, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumTwins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 x - 6 10 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .306 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .242 Carew 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Killebrew 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .246 Kaline rf 3 3 2 2 1 0 .293 Oliva rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .351 Horton lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .292 Cardenas ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Northrup pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Mitterwald c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .244 Freehan c 4 0 2 2 0 0 .282 Thomas lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 I. Brown 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Nettles cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .235 Cash 1b 0 0 0 1 1 0 .281 Kaat p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Stanley cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 Thompson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Corbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Lolich p 4 0 1 1 0 2 .097 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gebhard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alyea ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 5 Totals 33 6 10 6 3 7 Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 19,011 Left on Base: Twins 8, Tigers 6 DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Cardenas Doubles: Freehan (21), Lolich (1) Home Runs: Killebrew (16), Kaline (13) Stolen Bases: Taylor (3) Caught Stealing: Carew (7), Rodriguez (6) GIDP: Cardenas (12), Brinkman (9) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kaat L(10-11) 6 7 4 4 1 4 1 24 3.59 Corbin 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 8 3.95 Strickland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.50 Gebhard 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2.08 Totals 8 10 6 5 3 7 1 36 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich W(21-9) 9 8 2 2 4 5 1 37 2.98 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 5 1 37 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; Carew singled to center [Tovar to second]; Killebrew singled to right [Tovar to third, Carew to second]; Oliva struck out; Cardenas forced Tovar (third to catcher) [Carew to third, Killebrew to second]; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Rodriguez singled to center; Taylor made an out to second; Kaline homered [Rodriguez scored]; Horton struck out; Freehan popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Nettles walked; Kaat popped to catcher in foul territory; Tovar popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown popped to second; Stanley singled to center; Brinkman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2. TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Oliva popped to third in foul territory; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Lolich was called out on strikes; Rodriguez struck out (catcher to first); Taylor singled to shortstop; Taylor stole second; Kaline lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 4TH: Thomas flied out to right; Nettles flied out to center; Kaat grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); I. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 5TH: Tovar singled to left; Carew forced Tovar (shortstop to second); Carew was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Killebrew walked; Oliva popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 6TH: Cardenas struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Thomas walked; Nettles flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Rodriguez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline walked; Horton singled to second [Kaline to second]; Freehan doubled to center [Kaline scored, Horton scored, Freehan to third (on throw)]; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TWINS 7TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR KAAT; Thompson flied out to right; Tovar flied out to center; Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: CORBIN REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Stanley reached on an error by Cardenas [Stanley to second]; Brinkman struck out; Lolich doubled to right [Stanley scored (unearned)]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Taylor grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 8TH: CASH REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING 1B); Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Oliva singled to center; Cardenas grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Kaline singled to shortstop; Horton walked [Kaline to second]; NORTHRUP RAN FOR HORTON; Freehan singled to third [Kaline to third, Northrup to second]; STRICKLAND REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Cash walked [Kaline scored, Northrup to third, Freehan to second]; GEBHARD REPLACED STRICKLAND (PITCHING); Stanley struck out; Brinkman forced Northrup (third to catcher) [Freehan to third, Cash to second]; Lolich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6. TWINS 9TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Mitterwald singled to left; Thomas walked [Mitterwald to second]; Nettles struck out; ALYEA BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Alyea popped to shortstop; Tovar popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6. |
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