While the Twins wasted most of their 11 hits, the Tigers used homers by Norm Cash and Mickey Stanley to gain a 2-1 victory. The Twins' lone run counted in the second inning when Rich Reese doubled and Jim Nettles singled. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .186      Braun ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Taylor ph,2b        1   0   0   0     0   1   .317      Tovar rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Stanley cf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
G. Brown lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Oliva lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Kaline ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Darwin lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .303      Reese 1b              4   1   2   0     0   2   .200
Cash 1b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Nettles cf            2   0   2   1     1   0   .232
Northrup rf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .211        Monzon ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Roof c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .167        Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .190        Mitterwald c        0   0   0   0     1   0   .137
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Blyleven p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .206
                                                            Dempsey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Killebrew ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
                                                            Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               34   1  11   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 17,839
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 9
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 1
Errors: G. Brown
Doubles: Reese (1), Dempsey (1)
Home Runs: Cash (11), Stanley (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Cash (3)
GIDP: Stanley (8), Tovar (4), Darwin (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-1)           6     9   1   1   1   6   0  26   2.92
Scherman SV(7)          3     2   0   0   2   2   0  11   2.52
Totals                  9    11   1   1   3   8   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(7-6)         7     5   2   2   2   4   2  27   2.81
LaRoche                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.25
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   2  35

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to center; Stanley grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McAuliffe out at
second]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun grounded out (second to first); Tovar singled
to center [Tovar out at second (center to second)]; Carew
singled to left [Carew out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan struck out; Cash homered; Northrup struck
out; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva struck out; Reese doubled to center; Nettles
singled to center [Reese scored]; Soderholm grounded out (third
to first) [Nettles to second]; Roof struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman lined to center; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); McAuliffe popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Blyleven singled to left; Braun flied out to center;
Tovar singled to left [Blyleven to second]; Carew flied out to
left; Oliva popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley homered; G. Brown was called out on strikes;
Freehan walked; Cash lined to right; Northrup grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Reese singled to right; Nettles walked [Reese to
second]; Soderholm popped to second; Roof struck out; Blyleven
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Brinkman lined to
left; Niekro walked; McAuliffe grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Braun singled to right; Tovar popped to catcher in
foul territory; Carew lined to center; Oliva popped to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TIGERS 6TH: DARWIN REPLACED OLIVA (PLAYING LF); Stanley grounded
out (second to first); G. Brown grounded out (second to first);
Freehan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Reese struck out; Nettles singled to left [Nettles to
second (error by G. Brown)]; Soderholm flied out to left; RENICK
BATTED FOR ROOF; Renick was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TIGERS 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED RENICK (PLAYING C ); Cash
singled to right; Northrup singled to center [Cash to second];
Rodriguez flied out to center; Brinkman flied out to center;
HALLER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Haller was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); DEMPSEY BATTED
FOR BLYLEVEN; Dempsey doubled to center; Braun reached on a
fielder's choice [Dempsey out at third (pitcher to third to
shortstop to third)]; Tovar grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED DEMPSEY (PITCHING); TAYLOR BATTED
FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor was called out on strikes; Stanley popped
to second; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KALINE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Carew singled to left; Darwin grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Reese was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan singled to center; Cash out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Freehan to second]; Northrup popped to
second; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Brinkman forced
Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: MONZON BATTED FOR NETTLES; Monzon flied out to left;
Soderholm struck out; Mitterwald walked; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
LAROCHE; Killebrew walked [Mitterwald to second]; KAAT RAN FOR
KILLEBREW; Braun flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 1.