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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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