Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
August 21, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 2 2 0
Rollins 3b 4 1 2 3
  Goryl ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Hall rf 3 2 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 2 3 4
Killebrew lf 4 1 2 1
Battey c 4 1 1 1
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Versalles ss 5 1 1 1
Allen 2b 5 1 2 0
Pascual p 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 12 15 11
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 4 1 1 0
McAuliffe ss 4 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 0 1 0
Colavito rf 3 0 1 1
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Wert 3b 3 0 2 0
Triandos c 4 0 1 0
Smith 2b 2 0 0 0
Bunning p 1 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
  Faul p 0 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Freehan ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Minnesota 000 840 00012150
Detroit 100 000 000161
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual  W (16-6) 9.0 6 1 1 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (9-13) 3.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Koch   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Faul   1.2 5 5 5 2 0
  Anderson   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Gladding   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
12
12
6
3

  E–Wert (7).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Allen 2 (13,off Bunning,off Faul); Hall (17,off Bunning); Mincher (5,off Bunning); Green (9,off Anderson), Detroit Colavito (18,off Pascual).  HR–Minnesota Mincher (14,5th inning off Faul 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Pascual (4,off Faul); G Smith (2,off Pascual).  HBP–Green (2,by Faul).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Green (4,2nd base by Bunning/Triandos).  WP–Faul (6), Gladding (1).  HBP–Faul (3,Green).  U–Sam Carrigan, Bill McKinley, Nestor Chylak.  T–2:31.  A–7,958.
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