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June 3, 1972

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Twins 2 7 0
Tigers 5 6 0
Top 8 R H E
Twins 2 7 0
Tigers 5 6 0

Rod Carew Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .333 .365
At Bats 3 139
Hits 1 38
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 20
RBI’s 1 24

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 1
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Tiger Stadium - June 3, 1972
Out
Joe Niekro
Tom Haller
Norm Cash
Dick McAuliffe
Aurelio Rodriguez
Ed Brinkman
Gates Brown
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Rod Carew
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tom Norton now pitching. Haller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Braun throws the ball in to Carew who tags Haller, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 7 Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Jim Perry. Manuel hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 6 Northrup is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Darwin takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 6 Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mitterwald fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tovar hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Perry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Perry reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Haller hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Darwin strikes out.
Top 4 Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Braun settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Northrup hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mitterwald settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cash hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McAuliffe hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haller moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brinkman hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Haller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Perry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Mitterwald hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tovar. Cash reaches second base with a double. Tovar throws the ball in to Soderholm who tags Cash trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Braun moves to third.
Top 1 Braun hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. There goes Killebrew trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to second.
Top 1 Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores.
Top 1 Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Northrup who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.