Rain that stopped play after six innings left the Twins in possession of a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Jim Perry held the Tigers to four hits in the abbreviated contest. Rod Carew batted in two runs for the Twins with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      13, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  1
Twins        0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          1   0   0   0     2   0   .184      Braun ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .309
Kaline rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Tovar rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .271
Freehan c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Carew 2b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .298
Cash 1b               3   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Oliva lf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Horton lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .238        Kaat pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Northrup cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .206        Darwin lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Rodriguez 3b          2   0   2   1     0   0   .249      Reese 1b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Killebrew ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Timmermann p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .045      Nettles cf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .202
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Mitterwald c          3   0   0   0     0   2   .130
                                                          Perry p               2   1   0   0     1   0   .292

Totals               21   1   4   1     3   5             Totals               25   3   8   3     3   3

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 11,811
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 1
Errors: McAuliffe
Doubles: Braun (6)
GIDP: Freehan (2), Soderholm (5), Tovar (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann L(4-5)       4.1   7   3   2   2   2   0  21   2.26
Perranoski              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.15
Seelbach                1.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.97
Totals                  6     8   3   2   3   3   0  28

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(5-5)            6     4   1   1   3   5   0  24   3.47
Totals                  6     4   1   1   3   5   0  24

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Kaline forced McAuliffe (third to
second); Freehan walked [Kaline to second]; Cash lined to first;
Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Braun doubled to left; Tovar flied out to right;
Carew flied out to center; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup struck out; Rodriguez singled; Brinkman
grounded out (catcher to first) [Rodriguez to second];
Timmermann struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Reese singled; Nettles singled [Reese to second];
Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second) [Reese
out at third, Nettles out at second]; Mitterwald grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to center; Kaline grounded out
(second to first); Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Perry reached on an error by McAuliffe; Braun singled
[Perry to second]; Tovar grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Perry to third, Braun out at second]; Carew
singled to center [Perry scored (unearned)]; Oliva grounded out
(second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins
1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash singled; Horton singled [Cash to third];
Northrup made an out to second; Rodriguez singled [Cash scored,
Horton to second]; Brinkman flied out to right; Timmermann
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Reese grounded out (second to first); 40 minute
rain delay; Nettles struck out; Soderholm walked; Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 1.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe walked; Kaline struck out; Freehan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[McAuliffe out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Perry lined to second; Braun walked; Tovar singled
[Braun to third]; Carew singled [Braun scored, Tovar to second];
PERRANOSKI REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Oliva singled [Tovar
scored, Carew to second]; KAAT RAN FOR OLIVA; KILLEBREW BATTED
FOR REESE; SEELBACH REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING); Killebrew
made an out to first; Nettles forced Kaat (second to shortstop);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: DARWIN REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING LF); KILLEBREW STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Cash grounded out (second to first);
Horton flied out to right; Northrup flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Soderholm flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out;
Perry walked; Braun flied out to center; Game called for rain
after a 37 minute delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 3.