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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 4, 1972
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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 June 4, 1972 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Timmermann |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,827 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Steve Braun | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Tom Haller | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Tom Timmermann | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
June 4, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Timmermann
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Timmermann
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Timmermann
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Blyleven
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew misplays the ball. That's an error on Carew. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Blyleven
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Timmermann
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Timmermann
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Braun for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Timmermann
Darwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Blyleven
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blyleven
Haller hits a line drive into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Timmermann
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Timmermann
Roof strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Timmermann
Blyleven hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Timmermann covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blyleven
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Blyleven
Timmermann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Blyleven
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Timmermann moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Blyleven
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Timmermann
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Timmermann
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Timmermann
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Timmermann
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Blyleven
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Timmermann
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Timmermann
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Timmermann
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Timmermann
Roof hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blyleven
Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blyleven
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Blyleven
Timmermann is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Timmermann
Blyleven hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Timmermann
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Timmermann
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Timmermann
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Blyleven
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Blyleven
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blyleven
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Timmermann
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Timmermann
Braun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Timmermann
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Timmermann
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Blyleven
Cash hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Blyleven
Northrup is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Blyleven
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haller vs. Blyleven
Haller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Blyleven
Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Timmermann
Jim Nettles pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Timmermann
Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
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. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Timmermann
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Timmermann vs. Granger
Rick Dempsey now catching. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Timmermann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Granger
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Granger
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. LaRoche
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Gates Brown. Dave LaRoche now pitching.
LaRoche fires to first and has Rodriguez trapped. There's the throw to Carew who tags Rodriguez for the out. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Freehan vs. LaRoche
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson. McAuliffe scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. LaRoche
Wayne Comer pinch runs for Bill Freehan.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Timmermann
Wayne Comer now playing left field.
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Timmermann
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Timmermann
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Timmermann
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1972 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Tovar C, rf 4 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Thompson D, ss 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 2 0
Carew R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Brown G, lf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Freehan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Braun S, lf 4 0 1 0 Comer W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Darwin B, cf 3 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Northrup J, rf 2 1 0 0
Roof P, c 2 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 2
Nettles J, ph 1 0 0 0 Haller T, c 3 0 0 0
Dempsey R, c 0 0 0 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0
Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 2 0 0 0
Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
LaRoche D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 28 3 4 2
Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0
Detroit 000 000 21x -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 7.0 2 2 2 1 6
Granger W 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
LaRoche D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Timmermann T (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 6
E -- Carew R, Thompson D
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Detroit 4
HR -- Stanley M
SH -- Rodriguez A
HBP -- by Blyleven B (Northrup J)
T -- 1:54
A -- 19827
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