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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 20, 1968
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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 May 20, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 20, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 10,007 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Al Salerno |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | First Baseman |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Cesar Tovar | Shortstop |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 20, 1968
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar 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: ---
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan 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--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a popup towards short. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. McLain
Rollins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McLain
Roseboro 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. McLain
Merritt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Merritt
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar misplays the ball. That's an error on Tovar. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanley scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins juggles the ball. That's an error on Rollins. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Horton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. McLain
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Merritt
McLain strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McLain
Roseboro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. McLain
Merritt bunts in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollins vs. McLain
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Cesar Tovar now playing third base.
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Merritt
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. McLain
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. McLain
Roseboro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. McLain
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Merritt
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. McLain
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McLain
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. McLain
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Ron Clark now playing third base. Cesar Tovar now playing left field.
Horton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Merritt
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Merritt
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Merritt
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Merritt
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. McLain
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. McLain
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McLain
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Merritt
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Merritt
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Merritt covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Merritt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Hernandez. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark. Kaline scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Worthington
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. McLain
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. McLain
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. McLain
Bob Allison pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline 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 5/20/1968 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Stanley M, 1b 5 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0
Northrup J, cf 5 0 1 0 Tovar C, ss-3b-lf 4 0 0 0
Kaline A, rf 4 2 0 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 5 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Horton W, lf 5 1 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 1 2 0
Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rollins R, 3b 3 1 1 0
McAuliffe D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hernandez J, ss 1 0 0 0
Oyler R, ss 3 0 0 0 Reese R, lf 3 1 2 3
McLain D, p 4 0 0 0 Clark R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0
Merritt J, p 2 0 1 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 6 3 35 3 7 3
Detroit 000 200 001 1 -- 4
Minnesota 030 000 000 0 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 10.0 7 3 3 0 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 9.2 6 4 1 2 6
Worthington A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Tovar C, Rollins R, Hernandez J, Clark R
DP -- Detroit 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Minnesota 3
2B -- Oliva T
HR -- Reese R, Horton W
SH -- Merritt J
T -- 2:21
A -- 10007
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