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Twins 3 @ Tigers 4
Tiger Stadium
August 5, 1969

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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 5, 1969 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Twins with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 5, 1969 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 3 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 15
Runs: 3
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJohn Hiller  
Losing PitcherDick Woodson  
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Game Winning RBIDon Wert 

Game Info

DateAugust 5, 1969 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDean Chance  
Home Starting PitcherDenny McLain  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance21,680 
Time of Game4 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Hank Soar
1B: Merle Anthony
2B: Emmett Ashford
3B: Art Frantz

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ted Uhlaender  Left Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Cesar Tovar  Center Fielder 
Leo Cardenas  Shortstop 
Dean Chance  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Tom Tresh  Shortstop 
Gates Brown  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Willie Horton  Right Fielder 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Tommy Matchick  Second Baseman 
Don Wert  Third Baseman 
Denny McLain  Pitcher 
Mayo Smith  Manager 

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Twins 3 @ Tigers 4
Tiger Stadium
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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/5/1969 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Uhlaender T, lf       6  1  2  1   Stanley M, cf         6  1  3  0   
Carew R, 2b           6  1  1  0   Tresh T, ss           6  0  1  0   
Oliva T, rf           7  0  3  0   Brown G, lf           3  1  1  1   
Killebrew H, 3b       3  0  1  0   Kaline A, ph-rf       2  1  1  0   
Reese R, 1b           5  0  2  1   Cash N, 1b            5  0  3  0   
Roseboro J, c         6  0  1  0   Horton W, rf-lf       3  1  0  0   
Tovar C, cf           6  1  1  0   Freehan B, c          6  0  1  0   
Cardenas L, ss        6  0  2  1   Matchick T, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Chance D, p           2  0  0  0   Price J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   Tracewski D, 2b       2  0  0  0   
Nettles G, ph         1  0  0  0   Wert D, 3b            6  0  2  1   
Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   McLain D, p           1  0  0  0   
Manuel C, ph          1  0  0  0   Northrup J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Woodson D, p          1  0  0  0   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown I, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Dobson P, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Campbell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  3 13  3                        47  4 13  2

Minnesota        100 110 000 000 0 --  3
Detroit          100 002 000 000 1 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chance D              6.2  7  3  1  1  3
Worthington A         0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Perranoski R          2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Woodson D (L)         3.2  4  1  1  2  3

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
McLain D              7.0 11  3  2  2  4
McMahon D             2.0  1  0  0  1  4
Dobson P              3.0  1  0  0  2  1
Hiller J (W)          1.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Tresh T, Roseboro J, Brown G, Tovar C, Cash N
DP -- Minnesota 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Minnesota 15, Detroit 11
HR -- Uhlaender T, Brown G
CS -- Cardenas L
SH -- Chance D, McLain D, Cash N
WP -- Chance D
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 4:17
A -- 21680

    

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