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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 18, 1976
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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 18, 1976 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hughes |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 6,215 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Bill Deegan 3B: Terry Cooney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Pedro Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Dan Meyer | Left Fielder |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Alex Johnson | DH |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Tom Veryzer | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Craig Kusick | DH |
| Butch Wynegar | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Dave McKay | Third Baseman |
| Bob Randall | Second Baseman |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 18, 1976
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Hughes
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Hughes
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meyer vs. Hughes
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Hughes
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Hughes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew juggles the ball. That's an error on Carew. Meyer scores. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Hughes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Roberts
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Roberts
There goes Hisle. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hisle moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Hughes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hughes
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hughes
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Hughes
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Hughes
Garcia hits a popup, foul, towards third. McKay settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Roberts
Wynegar strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hughes
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hughes
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew juggles the ball. That's an error on Carew. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hughes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hughes
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Roberts
Brye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McKay scores. Randall moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer fields it and throws to second for the out. Randall moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards second. Garcia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hughes
Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veryzer vs. Hughes
Veryzer hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Hughes
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Roberts
Wynegar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Wynegar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hughes
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hughes
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hughes
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Roberts
Brye hits a line drive towards short. Veryzer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meyer. Hisle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Meyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hughes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hughes
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynegar vs. Roberts
Wynegar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hughes
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hughes
Veryzer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Hughes
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Hughes
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. McKay fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Roberts
Smalley hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay hits a popup towards short. Veryzer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randall vs. Roberts
Randall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hughes
Meyer hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Hughes
Staub hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Staub reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Hughes
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Hughes
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hughes
There goes Johnson. The throw from Wynegar and he is out, Randall applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Roberts
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Roberts
Hisle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Roberts
There goes Hisle. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Hisle steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Roberts
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Hisle trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ford vs. Roberts
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kusick vs. Roberts
Kusick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hughes
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hughes
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wynegar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veryzer vs. Hughes
Veryzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye throws the ball in to Randall who tags Veryzer trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LeFlore vs. Hughes
LeFlore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Randall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynegar vs. Roberts
Wynegar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Roberts
Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Butch Wynegar.
Smalley hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Freehan fields it and throws to first for the out. Terrell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKay vs. Roberts
McKay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Veryzer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Roberts
Phil Roof pinch hits for Bob Randall.
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1976 -- Detroit at Minnesota (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 1 3 0 Brye S, cf 4 0 1 1
Garcia P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hisle L, lf 4 0 3 0
Meyer D, lf 3 1 0 0 Carew R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Staub R, rf 4 1 2 1 Ford D, rf 4 0 1 1
Thompson J, 1b 4 0 0 1 Kusick C, dh 4 0 1 0
Johnson A, dh 4 0 1 1 Wynegar B, c 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Terrell J, pr 0 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 1 3 1 Smalley R, ss 3 0 0 0
Veryzer T, ss 4 0 1 0 McKay D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Randall B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Roof P, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 4 11 4 35 2 11 2
Detroit 200 100 010 -- 4
Minnesota 001 000 010 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Hughes J (L) 9.0 11 4 4 1 2
E -- Carew R 2
DP -- Detroit 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Detroit 6, Minnesota 7
2B -- LeFlore R, Wynegar B, Hisle L, Staub R
HR -- Freehan B
SB -- Hisle L 2
CS -- Johnson A
T -- 2:06
A -- 6215
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