Reaching the 1,000-hit total for his career, Rod Carew smashed four singles and a double, driving in three runs, to lead the Twins in a 12-1 rout of the Tigers. Jim Holt also drove in three runs with two doubles and two singles among the Twins' 19 hits. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    14, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 12  1
Twins        3  0  0    0  0  4    0  5  x  -  12 19  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Terrell ss            5   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .251      Carew 2b              6   1   5   3     0   0   .360
  Sharon cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Monzon 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
G. Brown dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Oliva dh              3   0   1   0     2   0   .294
Horton lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .330        Adams pr,dh         0   1   0   0     1   0   .200
  I. Brown lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Darwin rf             5   2   2   2     0   1   .248
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Braun 3b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .287
  Taylor 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Brye cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .250
Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Holt 1b               5   2   4   3     0   0   .294
  Veryzer ss          1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000      Roof c                4   1   1   1     1   2   .202
N. Cash 1b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .249      Hisle lf              5   2   2   2     0   2   .260
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .239      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Sims ph,c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   1  12   1     0   8             Totals               42  12  19  12     6   7

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 15,214
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Twins 13
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Freehan (9), Carew (21), Holt 2 (20), Hisle (19)
Stolen Bases: Terrell (10), Carew (32)
Sacrifice Flies: Darwin (4)
GIDP: G. Brown (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(18-10)        5    11   7   6   1   3   0  27   3.79
Miller                  1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6   3.70
Farmer                  2     7   5   5   3   3   0  16   4.50
Totals                  8    19  12  11   6   7   0  49

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(4-1)            9    12   1   1   0   8   0  38   4.99
Totals                  9    12   1   1   0   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: Coleman (5)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TIGERS 1ST: Northrup grounded out (second to first); Stanley
struck out; G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell singled to center; Terrell stole second;
Coleman threw a wild pitch [Terrell to third]; Carew singled to
center [Terrell scored]; Carew stole second; Oliva flied out to
center [Carew to third]; Darwin reached on an error by Rodriguez
[Carew scored (RBI)]; Braun singled to right [Darwin to second];
Brye flied out to center; Holt singled to center [Darwin scored
(unearned), Braun to second]; Roof struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to right; McAuliffe flied out to
left; Freehan forced Horton (third to second); N. Cash was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle flied out to center; Terrell flied out to
center; Carew singled to left; Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
flied out to center; Northrup grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Darwin flied out to center; Braun grounded out (first
unassisted); Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to center; G. Brown grounded out
(third to first); Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Holt flied out to left; Roof flied out to left; Hisle
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe singled; Freehan doubled to left
[McAuliffe to third]; N. Cash was called out on strikes;
Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew
singled to center [Carew out at second (center to second)];
Oliva walked; Darwin singled to left [Oliva to second]; Braun
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, Twins 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup singled to right; Stanley struck out; G.
Brown singled to right [Northrup to second]; Horton flied to
left in foul territory; McAuliffe was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Brye singled to right; Holt singled to center [Brye
to third]; Roof singled to center [Brye scored, Holt to third];
Hisle singled to right [Holt scored, Roof to second]; MILLER
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Terrell popped to second in foul
territory; Carew doubled to right [Roof scored, Hisle to third];
Oliva was walked intentionally; Darwin hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Hisle scored]; Braun walked [Carew to third, Oliva to
second]; Brye was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan grounded out (third to first); N. Cash
singled to right; Rodriguez singled to right [N. Cash to
second]; SIMS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Sims struck out; Northrup
forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: VERYZER REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING SS); SIMS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); FARMER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Holt
doubled to left; Debut game for Tom Veryzer; Roof walked;
Hisle struck out; Terrell forced Roof (shortstop to second)
[Holt to third]; Carew forced Terrell (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Stanley singled to center; G. Brown grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at
second]; Horton singled to right; McAuliffe singled to right
[Horton to second]; Veryzer singled to center [Horton scored,
McAuliffe to second]; N. Cash grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: SHARON REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING CF); I. BROWN
REPLACED HORTON (PLAYING LF); TAYLOR REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PLAYING
2B); Oliva singled to center; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; Darwin
singled to left [Adams to second]; Braun singled to center
[Adams scored, Darwin to second]; Brye flied out to right
[Darwin to third]; Holt doubled to left [Darwin scored, Braun
scored]; Roof was called out on strikes; Hisle doubled to left
[Holt scored]; Terrell walked; Carew singled to left [Hisle
scored, Terrell to second]; Adams walked [Terrell to third,
Carew to second]; Darwin was called out on strikes; 5 R, 6 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 12.

TIGERS 9TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MONZON REPLACED
CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez struck out; Sims popped to third
in foul territory; Northrup singled to left; Sharon grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 12.