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Sunday August 27, 1972
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Detroit Tigers 1, Minnesota Twins 0 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   1  8  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   0  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Tovar lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Rodriguez 3b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .229      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .316
Northrup rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Braun 3b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .294
Freehan c             4   0   2   0     1   0   .266      Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Cash 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Reese 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .241
Horton lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Thompson ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Stanley cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .255      Nettles cf            2   0   0   0     2   0   .222
Brinkman ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .204      Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Coleman p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .094      Corbin p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .103
                                                            Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .236
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               38   1   8   1     3   3             Totals               34   0   4   0     5   7

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 24,962
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Twins 6
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 2
Doubles: Thompson (16)
Home Runs: Rodriguez (10)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Brinkman (7)
GIDP: Brinkman (10), Coleman (3), Darwin 2 (19)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(14-11)       11     4   0   0   5   7   0  39   2.50
Totals                 11     4   0   0   5   7   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                 10     5   0   0   3   2   0  36   2.24
LaRoche L(2-5)          1     3   1   1   0   1   1   6   2.70
Totals                 11     8   1   1   3   3   1  42

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez flied
out to center; Northrup grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar lined to second; Carew flied out to left; Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to center; Cash grounded out
(first unassisted); Horton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin grounded out (third to first); Reese flied out
to right; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to left; Brinkman out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Stanley to second]; Coleman grounded out
(first unassisted) [Stanley to third]; McAuliffe flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Nettles walked; Borgmann flied out to left; Corbin
forced Nettles (first to shortstop); Tovar grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Northrup flied out to
left; Freehan walked; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Braun walked;
Darwin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Braun out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton was called out on strikes; Stanley singled to
left; Brinkman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese walked; Thompson forced Reese (shortstop to
second); Nettles flied out to left; Borgmann made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Coleman grounded out (first to pitcher); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Corbin was called out on strikes; Tovar singled to
center; Tovar stole second; Carew was called out on strikes;
Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup flied out to right; Freehan grounded out
(first unassisted); Cash grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Darwin struck out; Reese made an out to first;
Thompson singled to left; Nettles made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
singled to left; Brinkman walked [Stanley to second]; Coleman
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Brinkman out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann grounded out (pitcher to first); Corbin
struck out; Tovar lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Northrup walked; Freehan singled
to right [Northrup to third]; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 9TH: Carew walked; Braun struck out; Darwin grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Carew out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TIGERS 10TH: Horton flied out to right; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brinkman singled to left; Coleman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 10TH: Reese struck out; Thompson doubled to left; Nettles
walked; Borgmann flied out to center; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR
CORBIN; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Twins 0.

TIGERS 11TH: LAROCHE REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); McAuliffe
was called out on strikes; Rodriguez homered; Northrup popped to
third in foul territory; Freehan singled to left; Cash singled
to left [Freehan to second]; Horton made an out to second; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 11TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun singled to right [Braun out at
second (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 0.



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