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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 17, 1965
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 17, 1965 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1965 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Aguirre |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 33,677 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Haller |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Joe Nossek | Third Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Center Fielder |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Jerry Kindall | Second Baseman |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Don Demeter | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
| Hank Aguirre | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 17, 1965
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Aguirre
Versalles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Aguirre
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Aguirre
Oliva is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Aguirre
Allison strikes out. Freehan throws to third to catch Versalles, and Wert fumbles the ball. That's an error on Wert. There goes Versalles. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Oliva. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kosco vs. Aguirre
Kosco hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Merritt
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. Wert moves to third. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Demeter vs. Merritt
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Aguirre
Battey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Battey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Aguirre
Mincher strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kindall vs. Aguirre
Kindall hits a line drive towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merritt vs. Aguirre
Merritt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive towards third. Nossek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aguirre vs. Merritt
Aguirre strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Aguirre
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Aguirre
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Aguirre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Merritt
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Merritt
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Nossek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Aguirre
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Aguirre
Kosco strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Aguirre
Battey hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Aguirre
Mincher hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Merritt
Aguirre strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Aguirre
Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Aguirre
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Rollins strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Aguirre
Versalles hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Aguirre
Nossek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Boswell
Rich Rollins now playing third base. Dave Boswell now pitching.
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Boswell
Lumpe bunts towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Boswell
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Boswell
Demeter takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Boswell
Horton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Boswell
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Boswell
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Aguirre
Norm Cash now playing first base. Don Demeter now playing center field.
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Aguirre
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Aguirre
Kosco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Kosco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Aguirre
Battey hits a line drive into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Nelson
Mel Nelson now pitching.
Aguirre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Nelson
Wert hits a line drive into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Nelson
Lumpe strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Aguirre
Mincher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kindall vs. Aguirre
Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Aguirre
Rollins hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Nelson
Cash hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Nelson
Demeter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Aguirre
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valdespino vs. Aguirre
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Mel Nelson.
Valdespino hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Aguirre
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Aguirre
Allison takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kosco vs. Aguirre
Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Aguirre
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Aguirre
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allison scores. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Fox
Terry Fox now pitching. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Jerry Kindall.
Hall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Frank Quilici now playing second base.
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Klippstein
There goes Horton. The throw from Battey and he is out, Versalles applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Klippstein
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Klippstein
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Klippstein
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Fox
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Fox
Versalles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Horton. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Fox
Quilici hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Fox
There's a wild pitch. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Fox
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Fox
Allison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1965 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Versalles Z, ss 5 2 3 0 Wert D, 3b 3 2 2 1
Nossek J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Boswell D, p 0 0 0 0 Brown G, lf 4 0 0 0
Nelson M, p 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 2 2 2 2
Valdespino S, ph 1 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 1 0 0 0
Quilici F, 2b 1 0 1 1 Demeter D, 1b-cf 3 1 0 0
Oliva T, cf 4 1 1 1 Horton W, rf 4 2 3 4
Allison B, lf 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 2 0
Kosco A, rf 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, ss 3 0 0 0
Battey E, c 4 0 2 1 Aguirre H, p 3 0 0 0
Mincher D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Fox T, p 1 0 0 0
Kindall J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0
Rollins R, ph-3b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 11 4 31 7 10 7
Minnesota 000 000 031 -- 4
Detroit 002 140 00x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 4.0 6 3 3 1 4
Boswell D 1.0 3 4 4 2 0
Nelson M 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Klippstein J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre H (W) 7.2 9 3 3 1 7
Fox T (S) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3
E -- Wert D
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Detroit 5
2B -- Battey E, Freehan B, Kosco A, Versalles Z 2
HR -- Wert D, Kaline A, Horton W 2
CS -- Horton W
SH -- Lumpe J
HBP -- by Aguirre H (Oliva T)
WP -- Fox T
T -- 2:45
A -- 33677
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