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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 12, 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 June 12, 1967 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 12, 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 | June 12, 1967 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 15,069 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Bill Valentine |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
Mayo Smith | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 12, 1967
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Merritt
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Merritt
Lolich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lolich
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Lolich
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Merritt
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lolich
Versalles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Lolich
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe misplays the ball. That's an error on McAuliffe. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merritt vs. Lolich
Merritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Versalles moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Lolich
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles scores. Battey scores. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Lolich
Carew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merritt moves to third. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Lolich
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Tovar scores. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Lolich
Oliva hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rollins vs. Marshall
Rollins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Marshall
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Marshall
Battey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Merritt
Dick Tracewski pinch hits for Mike Marshall.
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert 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, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Dobson
Pat Dobson now pitching.
Merritt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Dobson
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Dobson
Carew hits a fly ball towards center. Stanley catches it and throws to first to double up Tovar. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dobson
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler misplays the ball. That's an error on Oyler. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Dobson
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Dobson
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dobson fields it and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rollins vs. Dobson
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Versalles vs. Dobson
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Merritt
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Merritt
Earl Wilson pinch hits for Pat Dobson.
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Sherry
Larry Sherry now pitching.
Battey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Battey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merritt vs. Sherry
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merritt for the out. Battey moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Sherry
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Battey scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Sherry
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Sherry
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Sherry
Oliva 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
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe 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, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Sherry
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sherry
Rollins strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Sherry
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Frank Quilici now playing third base.
Freehan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Freehan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Merritt
Cash hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freehan scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Price vs. Merritt
Jim Price pinch hits for Larry Sherry.
There's a wild pitch. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Price vs. Merritt
Price hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Aguirre, and towards Wert, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Aguirre
Merritt strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Aguirre
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aguirre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Horton reaches second base with a double. Kaline goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/12/1967 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Wert D, 3b 5 1 1 0 Tovar C, cf 5 2 2 3 McAuliffe D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Kaline A, rf 3 1 3 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 2 2 4 Horton W, lf 5 0 2 2 Oliva T, rf 4 1 1 0 Freehan B, c 5 2 2 1 Allison B, lf 4 0 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 1 Rollins R, 3b 3 1 1 4 Stanley M, cf 4 0 0 0 Quilici F, 3b 0 0 0 0 Oyler R, ss 4 0 2 1 Versalles Z, ss 3 1 0 0 Lolich M, p 1 0 0 0 Battey E, c 4 2 1 0 Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 4 1 2 0 Tracewski D, ph 0 0 0 0 Dobson P, p 0 0 0 0 Wilson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 Price J, ph 1 0 0 0 Aguirre H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 11 5 35 11 10 11 Detroit 011 001 011 -- 5 Minnesota 008 003 00x -- 11 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (L)* 2.0 5 7 6 1 2 Marshall M 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Dobson P 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Sherry L 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 Aguirre H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (W) 9.0 11 5 5 3 8 * Pitched to 7 batters in 3rd E -- McAuliffe D, Oyler R DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Minnesota 2 2B -- Battey E, Tovar C, Freehan B, Horton W HR -- Freehan B, Rollins R, Cash N, Killebrew H WP -- Merritt J T -- 2:33 A -- 15069
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