Run-scoring singles by Jim Nettles and Rod Carew in the 13th inning enabled the Twins to brush off a homer by Gates Brown and defeat the Tigers, 7-6. Mickey Stanley hit a three-run homer in the sixth and drove in another run with a single in the seventh to pace the Tigers to a 5-4 lead, but the Twins tied the score in the ninth with singles by Steve Braun, Harmon Killebrew and Rich Reese.

Glenn Borgmann singled in the 13th, Dave LaRoche walked and Nettles singled to score Borgmann. Carew followed with a single to plate LaRoche and that run proved decisive when Brown hit his homer in the Tigers' half. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1972 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  -   7 13  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 13  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            6   0   1   1     1   0   .219      McAuliffe 2b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .235
Carew 2b              7   1   2   1     0   1   .305        Taylor ph,2b        2   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Braun 3b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .304      Rodriguez 3b          7   0   2   0     0   3   .229
  Brye pr,lf          2   1   0   0     0   0   .215      Horton lf             3   1   0   0     3   0   .225
Killebrew 1b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .241      Cash 1b               6   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Monzon pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Freehan c             5   1   1   0     1   2   .257
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Northrup rf           5   1   2   0     1   2   .258
  Soderholm 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Stanley cf            6   1   2   4     0   1   .240
Reese lf,1b           6   1   3   2     0   1   .264      Brinkman ss           6   0   1   0     0   1   .203
Thompson ss           6   1   1   1     0   0   .288      Coleman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Darwin rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .256        Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .105
Borgmann c            4   1   1   1     1   0   .213        Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Corbin p              3   0   2   1     0   0   .125        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Knox ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Foor p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Kaline ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  LaRoche p           1   1   0   0     1   1   .143        Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
                                                            G. Brown ph         1   1   1   1     0   0   .236

Totals               52   7  13   7     4   8             Totals               51   6  13   5     5  12

Time of Game: 4:18   Attendance: 21,423
Left on Base: Twins 12, Tigers 11
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Reese, Cash
Home Runs: Stanley (13), G. Brown (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Borgmann (2)
GIDP: Rodriguez (11)
Hit by Pitch: Darwin (6,by Coleman)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  6.1   9   5   5   4   6   1  31   2.56
Granger                 0     1   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.92
Strickland              0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.19
LaRoche W(2-4)          6     3   1   1   0   5   1  20   2.79
Totals                 13    13   6   6   5  12   2  56

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman                 3.2   5   4   4   0   3   0  18   2.57
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.87
Hiller                  2     1   0   0   2   2   0  10   2.66
Foor                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   9.00
Seelbach                3     3   1   1   0   2   0  12   3.50
LaGrow L(0-1)           2     2   2   2   2   0   0  10   2.84
Timmermann              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.99
Totals                 13    13   7   7   4   8   0  58

Hit by Pitch: Coleman (9)

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


TWINS 1ST: Nettles flied out to center; Carew flied out to left;
Braun made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe singled to right; Rodriguez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McAuliffe out at
second]; Horton walked; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese struck
out; Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan struck out; Northrup grounded out (second to
first); Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Darwin struck out; Borgmann lined to third; Corbin
singled to center; Nettles grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Coleman grounded out (second to
first); McAuliffe singled to right; Rodriguez singled to left
[McAuliffe to second]; Horton walked [McAuliffe to third,
Rodriguez to second]; Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew singled to center; Braun singled to right
[Carew to third]; Killebrew struck out; Reese reached on a
fielder's choice [Braun to second, Carew scored]; Thompson
singled to center [Reese to second, Braun scored]; Darwin was
hit by a pitch [Reese to third, Thompson to second]; Borgmann
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reese scored]; Corbin singled to
center [Darwin to second, Thompson scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED
COLEMAN (PITCHING); Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan struck out; Northrup singled to right;
Stanley struck out; Brinkman singled to center [Northrup to
third]; SIMS BATTED FOR SCHERMAN; Sims flied out to left; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TWINS 5TH: HILLER REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Braun walked; Killebrew was called out on
strikes; Reese singled to right [Braun to third]; Thompson flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe struck out; Rodriguez singled to left;
Horton flied out to center; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
walked; Corbin reached on an error by Cash [Borgmann to second];
Nettles forced Corbin (second to shortstop) [Borgmann to third];
Carew struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan walked; Northrup singled to center [Freehan
to third]; Stanley homered [Freehan scored, Northrup scored];
Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); KNOX BATTED FOR
HILLER; Knox flied out to left; McAuliffe grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 3.

TWINS 7TH: FOOR REPLACED KNOX (PITCHING); Braun struck out;
Killebrew grounded out (third to first); Reese singled to left;
Thompson forced Reese (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez struck out; Horton walked; Cash singled to
right [Horton to second]; GRANGER REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING);
Freehan reached on an error by Reese [Cash to second, Horton
scored (no RBI)]; Northrup walked [Cash to third, Freehan to
second]; Stanley singled to left [Northrup to second, Freehan to
third, Cash scored]; STRICKLAND REPLACED GRANGER (PITCHING);
Brinkman flied out to right; KALINE BATTED FOR FOOR; Kaline
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TWINS 8TH: SEELBACH REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); Darwin grounded
out (second to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to
first); RENICK BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Renick struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher
to first); Horton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 5.

TWINS 9TH: Nettles lined to center; Carew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Braun singled to right; BRYE RAN FOR
BRAUN; Killebrew singled to left [Brye to second]; MONZON RAN
FOR KILLEBREW; Reese singled to right [Monzon to second, Brye
scored]; Thompson forced Reese (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: BRYE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); REESE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MONZON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Cash
flied out to right; Freehan singled to left; Freehan was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Northrup struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 10TH: Darwin lined to shortstop; Borgmann made an out to
second; LaRoche struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 10TH: Stanley popped to third in foul territory; Brinkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); I. BROWN BATTED FOR SEELBACH;
I. Brown flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5,
Tigers 5.

TWINS 11TH: LAGROW REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Nettles walked;
Carew grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Nettles to second];
Brye flied out to left; MANUEL BATTED FOR MONZON; Manuel lined
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 11TH: SODERHOLM REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING 3B); TAYLOR
BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor singled to left; Rodriguez struck
out; Horton flied out to center; Cash made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 12TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Reese made an
out to third; Thompson flied out to center; Darwin grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 12TH: Freehan popped to pitcher in foul territory;
Northrup struck out; Stanley lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Tigers 5.

TWINS 13TH: Borgmann singled to left; LaRoche walked [Borgmann
to second]; Nettles singled to right [Nettles to second (on
throw), LaRoche to third, Borgmann scored]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED
LAGROW (PITCHING); Carew singled to right [Nettles to third,
LaRoche scored]; Brye popped to third in foul territory;
Soderholm hit into a double play (pitcher to first to catcher)
[Nettles out at home, Carew out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 7, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 13TH: Brinkman popped to third in foul territory; G.
BROWN BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; G. Brown homered; Taylor struck
out; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 7,
Tigers 6.