The Twins triumphed in a slugfest marked by six homers when Larry Hisle hit for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth inning to beat the Tigers, 9-7. The Twins took a 5-0 lead in the first inning, three runs scoring on a round-tripper by Bobby Darwin and another on a solo swat by Steve Brye.

The Tigers came back with a five-run explosion in the fifth on a homer by Norm Cash and a grand slam by Al Kaline. The Twins broke the tie and were ahead, 7-6, going into the eighth when Ed Brinkman homered for the Tigers to forge a new deadlock, but a single by Darwin and Hisle's homer gave the decision to the Twins. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  5  0    1  1  0  -   7 10  0
Twins        5  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   9  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Northrup lf           4   2   2   0     1   2   .303      Terrell ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .283
Stanley cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .356
G. Brown dh           5   1   0   0     0   0   .269      Oliva dh              3   1   1   1     0   0   .294
Kaline rf             4   1   3   4     1   0   .255      Darwin rf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .250
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .279      Hisle lf              3   3   2   2     1   1   .263
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Braun 3b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .285
N. Cash 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .250      Brye cf               3   1   1   3     1   0   .252
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .237      Holt 1b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
Brinkman ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .247      Roof c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  10   7     3   6             Totals               29   9   8   8     5   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,214
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 2
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 1
Errors: Decker
Doubles: Terrell (13), Hisle (20)
Home Runs: N. Cash (16), Kaline (9), Brinkman (6), Darwin (15), Brye (3), Hisle (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanley (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliva (2)
GIDP: Carew (13)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  5.2   6   7   7   4   5   2  26   3.72
Miller L(4-2)           2.1   2   2   2   1   0   1   9   3.86
Totals                  8     8   9   9   5   5   3  35

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker                  6     8   6   2   2   5   2  28   4.18
Campbell W(1-1)         3     2   1   1   1   1   1  12   2.92
Totals                  9    10   7   3   3   6   3  40

Wild Pitches: Lolich (7)

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


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

TWINS 1ST: Terrell doubled to right; Carew grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Terrell to third]; Oliva hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Terrell scored]; Darwin homered; Hisle walked; Braun walked
[Hisle to second]; Brye homered [Hisle scored, Braun scored];
Holt grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline singled; McAuliffe singled [Kaline to
second]; Freehan struck out; N. Cash grounded out (second to
first) [Kaline to third, McAuliffe to second]; Rodriguez struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 2ND: Roof lined to shortstop; Terrell walked; Carew
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Terrell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins
5.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman struck out; Northrup walked; Stanley lined
into a double play (second to first) [Northrup out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva flied out to left; Darwin struck out; Hisle was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown popped to first in foul territory; Kaline
singled to center; McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kaline to second]; Freehan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (shortstop to first); Brye
grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Twins 5.

TIGERS 5TH: N. Cash homered; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Brinkman lined to shortstop; Northrup singled to
center; Stanley singled [Northrup to second]; G. Brown reached
on an error by Decker [Northrup to third, Stanley to second];
Kaline homered (unearned) [Northrup scored (unearned), Stanley
scored (unearned), G. Brown scored (unearned)]; McAuliffe flied
out to left; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Roof grounded out (third to first); Terrell grounded
out (second to first); Carew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to center; N. Cash walked;
Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman forced N. Cash (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva singled to center; Darwin flied out to center;
Hisle doubled to right [Oliva to third]; Lolich threw a wild
pitch [Oliva scored, Hisle to third]; Braun struck out; Brye was
walked intentionally; Holt singled to left [Hisle scored, Brye
to third]; MILLER REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Roof grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Twins 7.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup singled to center; CAMPBELL REPLACED DECKER
(PITCHING); Stanley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Northrup to second]; G. Brown grounded out (second to first)
[Northrup to third]; Kaline walked; McAuliffe singled to right
[Northrup scored, Kaline to second]; Freehan forced McAuliffe
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Carew
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 7.

TIGERS 8TH: N. Cash popped to shortstop; Rodriguez grounded out
(second to first); Brinkman homered; Northrup struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin singled to left; Hisle homered [Darwin
scored]; Braun walked; Brye hit into a double play (pitcher to
second) [Braun out at second]; Holt flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley lined to third; G. Brown flied out to
center; Kaline grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Twins 9.