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Dave Roberts pitched his seventh complete game of the season for the Tigers and defeated the Twins, 4-2. The Tigers got off to a two-run start with a double by Ron LeFlore, walk to Dan Meyer, single by Rusty Staub and error by Rod Carew on a grounder by Jason Thompson. Bill Freehan homered in the fourth and the Tigers' final run counted in the eighth on a double by Staub and single by Alex Johnson. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2Game Played on Friday, June 18, 1976 (Night game) at Metropolitan StadiumTigers 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 0
Twins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 11 2
Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
LeFlore cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .347 Brye cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Hisle lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .247
Meyer lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Carew 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310
Staub rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .307 Ford rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .240
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .216 Kusick dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273
Johnson dh 4 0 1 1 0 1 .271 Wynegar c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .298
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Terrell pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Freehan c 4 1 3 1 0 0 .292 Smalley ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .219
Veryzer ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .193 McKay 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .207
Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228
Roof ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 2 Totals 35 2 11 2 1 4
Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 6,215
Left on Base: Tigers 6, Twins 7
DP: Tigers 2, Twins 2
Errors: Carew 2
Doubles: LeFlore (13), Staub (12), Wynegar (6), Hisle (9)
Home Runs: Freehan (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle 2 (10)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (4)
GIDP: Johnson (8), Garcia (3), Carew (2), Wynegar (5)
Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Roberts W(6-5) 9 11 2 2 1 4 0 36 3.34
Totals 9 11 2 2 1 4 0 36
Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Hughes L(2-8) 9 11 4 4 1 2 1 37 4.98
Totals 9 11 4 4 1 2 1 37
Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney
TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first) [LeFlore to third]; Meyer walked; Staub
singled to right [LeFlore scored, Meyer to third]; Thompson
reached on an error by Carew [Meyer scored, Staub to third];
Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Thompson out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins
0.
TWINS 1ST: Brye grounded out (third to first); Hisle singled to
left; Hisle stole second; Carew grounded out (second to first)
[Hisle to third]; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Twins 0.
TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Freehan
singled to left; Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore singled to
center [Freehan to second]; Garcia popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0.
TWINS 2ND: Kusick struck out; Wynegar struck out; Smalley struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0.
TIGERS 3RD: Meyer flied out to center; Staub reached on an error
by Carew; Thompson forced Staub (shortstop unassisted); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers
2, Twins 0.
TWINS 3RD: McKay singled to left; Randall singled to right
[McKay to second]; Brye singled to right [McKay scored, Randall
to second]; Hisle forced Brye (shortstop to second) [Randall to
third]; Carew grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Hisle out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 1.
TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Freehan
homered; Veryzer flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 4TH: Ford grounded out (third to first); Kusick grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wynegar doubled to left; Smalley
walked; McKay struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins
1.
TIGERS 5TH: Garcia flied out to center; Meyer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye lined
to shortstop; Hisle doubled to left; Carew flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Johnson was
called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 6TH: Ford flied out to center; Kusick singled to left;
Wynegar grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Kusick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TIGERS 7TH: Freehan singled to left; Veryzer was called out on
strikes; LeFlore singled to center [Freehan to second]; Garcia
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Freehan out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TWINS 7TH: Smalley lined to first; McKay popped to shortstop;
Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Twins 1.
TIGERS 8TH: Meyer flied out to left; Staub doubled to right;
Thompson grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to third];
Johnson singled to right [Staub scored]; Johnson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 1.
TWINS 8TH: Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); Hisle singled
to left; Hisle stole second; Carew singled to left [Hisle out at
third (left to third to first to catcher to shortstop), Carew to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Ford singled to center [Carew scored];
Kusick forced Ford (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Twins 2.
TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez singled to left; Freehan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Veryzer singled to center [Rodriguez to
third, Veryzer out at second (center to third to second)];
LeFlore popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins
2.
TWINS 9TH: Wynegar singled to center; TERRELL RAN FOR WYNEGAR;
Smalley grounded out (catcher to first) [Terrell to second];
McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); ROOF BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Roof grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 2.
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