Harmon Killebrew hit the 522nd homer of his career, moving into sixth place ahead of Ted Williams on the all-time list, but the Twins lost to the Tigers, 3-2. Killebrew's clout, scoring Rod Carew ahead of him, put the Twins in front, 2-1, in the fourth inning.

Mickey Lolich, who gained his 10th victory, singled in the fifth, moved up on a walk to Aurelio Rodriguez and scored the tying run on a single by Gates Brown, who also batted in the Tigers' first tally with a sacrifice fly. Ed Brinkman singled in the seventh. After a sacrifice by Lolich and single by Dick McAuliffe, Brinkman scored the winning run on a safe bunt by Rodriguez. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1972 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3  7  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .193      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     1   0   .254      Carew 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .298
G. Brown lf           2   0   1   2     1   0   .280      Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .221
  Kaline rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   3   .235
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .290      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .203
Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .286      Braun ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Northrup rf,lf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .201      Renick lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .161
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Mitterwald c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .140
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .234        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lolich p              2   1   1   0     1   0   .083        Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                          Woodson p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .077
                                                            Dempsey c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229

Totals               31   3   7   3     5   5             Totals               31   2   5   2     2   9

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,889
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 4
DP: Tigers 1, Twins 1
Triples: Rodriguez (3)
Home Runs: Killebrew (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (3)
Sacrifice Flies: G. Brown (1)
GIDP: Rodriguez (3), Killebrew (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(10-4)          9     5   2   2   2   9   1  33   2.55
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   9   1  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson L(4-5)          7     7   3   3   4   3   0  31   3.36
LaRoche                 1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.19
Granger                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.53
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   5   0  38

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


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe flied out to center; Rodriguez tripled; G.
Brown hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rodriguez scored]; Freehan
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash popped to third in foul territory; Northrup
grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; Lolich
walked; McAuliffe singled [Lolich to second]; Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Lolich out at third]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Renick struck out; Mitterwald singled; Woodson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mitterwald to second]; Tovar
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown walked; Freehan walked [G. Brown to
second]; Cash grounded out (first to pitcher) [G. Brown to
third, Freehan to second]; Northrup struck out; Stanley grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins
0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled; Killebrew homered [Carew scored];
Darwin struck out; Soderholm struck out; Braun flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich singled;
McAuliffe made an out to third; Rodriguez walked [Lolich to
second]; G. Brown singled [Lolich scored, Rodriguez to third];
Freehan popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Renick struck out; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop
to first); Woodson walked; Tovar made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Cash struck out; Northrup flied out to left; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew walked; Killebrew grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Carew out at second]; Darwin
singled; Soderholm flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman singled; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second]; McAuliffe singled
[Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez singled [McAuliffe to second,
Brinkman scored]; G. Brown flied out to center; Freehan popped
to second in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Renick
grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED MITTERWALD (PITCHING); DEMPSEY
REPLACED WOODSON (PLAYING C ); Cash struck out; Northrup walked;
Stanley struck out; Brinkman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar
popped to first in foul territory; Carew was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TIGERS 9TH: GRANGER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Lolich grounded
out (second to first); McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to
first); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: KALINE REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING RF); NORTHRUP
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Killebrew grounded out (third to
first); Darwin struck out; Soderholm singled; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Twins 2.