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Twins 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
August 17, 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 August 17, 1972 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 7 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 17, 1972 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 7 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 6 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJim Strickland  
Losing PitcherChuck Seelbach  
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Game Winning RBIRich Reese 

Game Info

DateAugust 17, 1972 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Goltz  
Home Starting PitcherBill Slayback  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance20,533 
Time of Game3 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John Rice
1B: Hank Morgenweck
2B: Marty Springstead
3B: Russ Goetz

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jim Nettles  Center Fielder 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Steve Braun  Third Baseman 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Danny Thompson  Shortstop 
Charlie Manuel  Right Fielder 
Steve Brye  Left Fielder 
George Mitterwald  Catcher 
Dave Goltz  Pitcher 
Frank Quilici  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick McAuliffe  Second Baseman 
Bill Freehan  Catcher 
Gates Brown  Left Fielder 
Norm Cash  First Baseman 
Jim Northrup  Right Fielder 
Mickey Stanley  Center Fielder 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Ed Brinkman  Shortstop 
Bill Slayback  Pitcher 
Billy Martin  Manager 

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Twins 7 @ Tigers 6
Tiger Stadium
August 17, 1972

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         Game of 8/17/1972, game 2 -- Minnesota at Detroit (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Nettles J, cf         6  1  2  2   McAuliffe D, 2b-ss    3  0  1  1   
Carew R, 2b           6  3  3  1   Freehan B, c          5  1  2  2   
Braun S, 3b           6  1  3  1   Brown G, lf           5  1  1  0   
Reese R, 1b           4  0  1  1   Cash N, 1b            4  0  0  0   
Thompson D, ss        4  0  2  1   Northrup J, rf        5  1  2  2   
Manuel C, rf          4  0  1  1   Stanley M, cf         4  1  1  1   
Tovar C, rf           0  0  0  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  0  0  0   
Brye S, lf            5  1  1  0   Brinkman E, ss        3  0  0  0   
Mitterwald G, c       4  1  2  0   Sims D, ph            0  1  0  0   
Goltz D, p            4  0  0  0   Seelbach C, p         0  0  0  0   
Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   Slayback B, p         0  0  0  0   
Strickland J, p       0  0  0  0   Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Knox J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   Foor J, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Timmermann T, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Haller T, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Hiller J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Horton W, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   LaGrow L, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Kaline A, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Taylor T, pr-2b       0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  7 15  7                        37  6  8  6

Minnesota        130 200 000 1 --  7
Detroit          000 200 004 0 --  6

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Goltz D*              8.0  6  4  3  2  2
Granger W             0.1  1  2  2  1  0
Strickland J (W)      1.2  1  0  0  1  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Slayback B            1.2  5  4  3  1  2
Scherman F            1.1  1  0  0  1  0
Foor J                0.2  3  2  2  1  0
Timmermann T          1.1  0  0  0  0  1
Hiller J              2.0  4  0  0  0  2
LaGrow L              2.0  0  0  0  1  2
Seelbach C (L)        1.0  2  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Brown G, Goltz D, Thompson D
DP -- Minnesota 2
LOB -- Minnesota 13, Detroit 6
2B -- McAuliffe D
HR -- Nettles J, Northrup J
SH -- Goltz D
SF -- Stanley M, Reese R
HBP -- by Scherman F (Manuel C)
T -- 3:16
A -- 20533

    

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