Homers by Gates Brown and Dick McAuliffe accounted for all of the Tigers' runs in a 5-3 victory over the Twins. Brown's blast followed a single by Aurelio Rodriguez in the first inning. Tom Haller walked and Joe Niekro singled ahead of McAuliffe's clout in the second.

Harmon Killebrew hit the 521st homer of his career for the Twins to tie Ted Williams for sixth place on the all-time list. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 3, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Twins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0 Tigers 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 McAuliffe 2b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .194 Thompson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 Carew 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .271 G. Brown lf 2 1 1 2 2 0 .319 Killebrew 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .254 Comer pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .300 Cash 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Darwin cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .243 Northrup rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Stanley cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Mitterwald c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Haller c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Nettles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Perry p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Niekro p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Manuel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Seelbach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Norton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 2 Totals 28 5 6 5 3 4 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 14,699 Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 2 DP: Twins 0, Tigers 0 Doubles: Perry (1), Cash (2) Triples: Thompson (2) Home Runs: Killebrew (6), G. Brown (3), McAuliffe (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(4-4) 6 5 5 5 2 3 2 24 3.15 Norton 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.00 Totals 8 6 5 5 3 4 2 31 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-0) 8 8 3 3 1 1 1 32 1.88 Seelbach SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.77 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 2 1 35 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Thompson tripled to right; Carew singled to left [Thompson scored]; Killebrew singled to left [Carew to second]; Braun singled to center [Carew scored, Killebrew out at third (center to catcher to third)]; Darwin singled to center [Braun to third]; Soderholm flied out to left; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to third; Rodriguez singled to left; G. Brown homered [Rodriguez scored]; Cash doubled to right [Cash out at third (right to second to third)]; Northrup grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; Perry grounded out (third to first); Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (second to first); Haller walked; Brinkman flied to right in foul territory; Niekro singled to center [Haller to second]; McAuliffe homered [Haller scored, Niekro scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 3RD: G. Brown walked; Cash made an out to third; Northrup popped to catcher in foul territory; Stanley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Darwin struck out; Soderholm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 4TH: Haller flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Perry doubled to left; Tovar made an out to shortstop; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe popped to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez flied out to center; G. Brown grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Killebrew singled to pitcher; Braun flied out to center; Darwin walked [Killebrew to second]; Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: Cash made an out to second; Northrup was called out on strikes; Stanley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; MANUEL BATTED FOR PERRY; Manuel flied out to center; Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: NORTON REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Haller singled to left [Haller out at second (left to second)]; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5. TWINS 8TH: Thompson lined to right; Carew flied out to center; Killebrew homered; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); G. Brown walked; COMER RAN FOR G. BROWN; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 5. TWINS 9TH: COMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SEELBACH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); NETTLES BATTED FOR MITTERWALD; Nettles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 5.

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