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Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 12, 1961
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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 August 12, 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1961 |
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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 | August 12, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Lee |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 28,871 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Johnny Stevens 1B: John Rice 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Harry Schwarts |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Third Baseman |
Chico Fernandez | Shortstop |
Mike Roarke | Catcher |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
Billy Martin | Second Baseman |
Joe Altobelli | First Baseman |
Bob Allison | Right Fielder |
Julio Becquer | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bill Tuttle | Third Baseman |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Don Lee | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 12, 1961
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lee
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lee
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline 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: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Bunning
Altobelli 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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Becquer. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Lee
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Lee
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Becquer throws the ball in to Martin who tags Fernandez, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. Lee
Roarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. Lee
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Bunning
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. Becquer moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Versalles reaches second base with a double. Becquer scores. Tuttle goes all the way around to score. Versalles moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Bunning
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Lee
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lee
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Lee
Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altobelli vs. Bunning
Altobelli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Lee
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Lee
Cash takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Lee
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Lee
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roarke vs. Lee
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bunning vs. Lee
Bunning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Allison. Bunning reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe scores. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Lee
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Lee
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bunning scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDevitt
Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. McDevitt
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. McDevitt
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Altobelli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Bunning
Becquer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. McDevitt
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McDevitt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roarke vs. McDevitt
Roarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bunning vs. McDevitt
Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDevitt vs. Bunning
McDevitt strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Green reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Bunning
Altobelli hits a popup towards third. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McDevitt
Wood hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. McDevitt
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDevitt
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. McDevitt
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Bunning
Becquer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDevitt
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. McDevitt
McAuliffe bunts towards the mound. McDevitt fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. McDevitt
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Altobelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roarke vs. McDevitt
Roarke hits a fly ball into left field. Becquer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. McAuliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Bunning
Hal Naragon pinch hits for Danny McDevitt.
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Naragon for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bunning vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Bunning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Stobbs
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bunning moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Stobbs
There's a wild pitch. Bunning moves to third. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bruton vs. Stobbs
Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kaline vs. Stobbs
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Bunning scores. Wood moves to third. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colavito vs. Pleis
Bill Pleis now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. Bruton scores. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cash vs. Pleis
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Pleis
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 11 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Pleis
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 12 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roarke vs. Pleis
Roarke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuttle juggles the ball. That's an error on Tuttle. Cash scores. Fernandez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Pleis
Bunning hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bunning
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bunning
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altobelli vs. Bunning
Altobelli strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Bunning
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becquer vs. Bunning
Becquer 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
Top 9
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Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Pleis
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Pleis
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Altobelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Pleis
Kaline hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Becquer. Kaline reaches second base with a double. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Pleis
Bubba Morton pinch runs for Al Kaline.
Colavito is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 13 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cash vs. Pleis
Cash hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Green. Cash reaches second base with a double. Bruton scores. Morton scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Pleis
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 15 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Pleis
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 17 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roarke vs. Pleis
Roarke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Altobelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 17 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bunning vs. Pleis
Bunning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 17 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Bunning
Bubba Morton now playing right field.
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 17 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Bunning
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 17 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Bunning
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1961 -- Detroit at Minnesota (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Wood J, 2b 5 1 1 0 Green L, cf 3 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 3 2 1 Martin B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 1 Altobelli J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Morton B, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Allison B, rf 3 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 5 3 4 3 Becquer J, lf 4 1 0 0 Cash N, 1b 4 4 2 4 Battey E, c 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Tuttle B, 3b 3 1 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 6 1 4 5 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 2 Roarke M, c 4 0 0 0 Lee D, p 1 0 0 0 Bunning J, p 6 2 2 2 McDevitt D, p 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, ph 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0 Pleis B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 17 17 16 32 3 6 3 Detroit 020 600 054 -- 17 Minnesota 020 010 000 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Bunning J (W) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Lee D (L) 3.2 8 8 8 2 3 McDevitt D 3.1 2 0 0 3 0 Stobbs C* 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 Pleis B 2.0 5 5 4 3 2 * Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- Tuttle B DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 10, Minnesota 5 2B -- Colavito R, Versalles Z, Bunning J, Kaline A, Cash N 3B -- Green L HR -- Cash N SH -- McAuliffe D WP -- Stobbs C T -- 2:53 A -- 28871
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