Twins @ Tigers
August 23, 1971

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 5 0
Tigers 4 5 0
Top 9 R H E
Twins 2 5 0
Tigers 4 5 0

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .500 .357
At Bats 3 510
Hits 1 156
• Singles 1 129
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 0 31

Les Cain Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 8 0
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Tiger Stadium - August 23, 1971
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Out
Les Cain
Bill Freehan
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Jim Northrup
Mickey Stanley
Al Kaline
Cesar Tovar

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 2 5 0 8
Detroit Tigers 4 5 0 5
Winning Pitcher Les Cain
Losing Pitcher Steve Luebber
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dick McAuliffe
Attendance 27,576
Time of Game 2 hours 39 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Phil Roof pinch hits for Jim Strickland. Roof is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Danny Thompson pinch hits for Rich Reese. Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jim Nettles now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Cash strikes out.
Top 8 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 8 Alyea strikes out.
Top 8 Cardenas takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second.
Top 8 Oliva takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 7 Stanley hits a line drive towards first. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kaline is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brinkman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cain bunts in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jim Strickland now pitching. Brinkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. George Thomas pinch hits for Steve Luebber. Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Freehan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Northrup strikes out.
Top 6 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Mitterwald. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Mitterwald steals second.
Top 6 Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenas scores.
Top 6 Alyea strikes out.
Top 6 The umpire calls a balk on Cain Cardenas moves to second.
Top 6 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Oliva hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores.
Bottom 5 Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cain hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second.
Top 5 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Luebber strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Northrup strikes out.
Top 4 Reese strikes out.
Top 4 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alyea hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kaline takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Cain hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brinkman is hit by the pitch. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Cardenas hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 2 There goes Tovar. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Top 2 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Luebber strikes out. Freehan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Luebber out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kaline hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mitterwald strikes out.
Top 1 Alyea is hit by the pitch. Carew scores. Killebrew moves to third. Cardenas moves to second.
Top 1 Cardenas takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to third. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 1 Oliva strikes out.
Top 1 Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Carew moves to second.
Top 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Tovar hits a line drive towards short. Brinkman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.