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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1967
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 15, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 15, 1967 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 15, 1967 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 11,342 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Al Salerno |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
April 15, 1967
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Kaat
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Sparma
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Sparma
There goes Tovar. The throw from Freehan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rollins vs. Sparma
There's a wild pitch. Tovar scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Sparma
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sparma
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Sparma
Carew strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Kaat
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Sparma
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Sparma
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Sparma
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Sparma
Kaat strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Kaat
Oyler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sparma vs. Kaat
Sparma bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wert vs. Kaat
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Oyler trying to get to home. Allison throws the ball in to Battey who tags Oyler, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Sparma
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Sparma
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Sparma
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Northrup reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Kaat
Cash hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Sparma
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Sparma
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Wood who tags Allison, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Sparma
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Sparma
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Kaat
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sparma vs. Kaat
Sparma bunts towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oyler moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Kaat
Wert strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wert out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Sparma
Kaat hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Kaat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Sparma
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaat moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rollins vs. Sparma
Rollins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Rollins reaches second base with a double. Kaat scores. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Sparma
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Sparma
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kaat
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kaat
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Kaat
There's a wild pitch. Northrup moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Kaat
Cash hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Kaat
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oyler vs. Kaat
Oyler hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wickersham vs. Kaat
Wickersham hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Wickersham
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Wickersham
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Wickersham
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Wickersham
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kaat for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kaat
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Kaat
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles throws to second for one, and Carew throws to first, and Killebrew drops the ball. Wert scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Worthington
Northrup hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Wickersham
Mickey Stanley now playing center field. Jim Northrup now playing left field. Dick McAuliffe now playing second base.
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Wickersham
Rollins takes first base on ball four. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Killebrew strikes out. There goes Tovar. The throw from Freehan and Tovar is out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Worthington
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Worthington
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Worthington
Oyler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Gladding
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Gladding
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Gladding
Battey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladding vs. Worthington
Gladding hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Worthington
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Worthington
Wert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Worthington
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Worthington
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Gladding
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Gladding
Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Uhlaender bunts towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Gladding
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rollins vs. Gladding
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/15/1967 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Wood J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, cf 5 2 3 0 McAuliffe D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 4 0 2 2 Wert D, 3b 5 1 3 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 0 0 Brown G, lf 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, cf 0 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 5 1 2 2 Allison B, lf 4 0 2 0 Northrup J, cf-lf 4 0 2 0 Battey E, c 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 2 0 Freehan B, c 3 1 1 1 Kaat J, p 3 1 1 0 Oyler R, ss 3 0 1 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Sparma J, p 0 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, ph 0 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 3 35 3 12 2 Detroit 000 012 100 -- 4 Minnesota 100 020 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sparma J 4.1 9 3 3 1 4 Wickersham D (W)* 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 Aguirre H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding F (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 6.1 10 4 3 2 2 Worthington A 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Freehan B, Killebrew H DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 9, Minnesota 8 2B -- Kaat J, Rollins R, Allison B 3B -- Northrup J HR -- Freehan B, Kaline A SB -- Tovar C CS -- Tovar C SH -- Sparma J 2, Uhlaender T WP -- Sparma J, Kaat J T -- 2:36 A -- 11342
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