Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 12, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1964 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 5 0 1 2
Kaline rf 5 0 1 1
Brown lf 5 1 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Freehan c 3 1 2 3
McAuliffe ss 4 0 1 0
Wert 3b 3 1 1 0
Lolich p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 2 0
Oliva rf 2 1 0 0
Killebrew lf 4 1 1 2
Allison 1b 3 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 1 0
Allen 2b 1 0 0 0
Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Goryl ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 4 2
Detroit 000 300 003690
Minnesota 000 002 000241
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (12-7) 9.0 4 2 2 4 10
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (9-9) 5.0 4 3 0 2 3
  Roland   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Klippstein   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worthington   0.2 3 3 3 2 1
  Pleis   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
3
5
6

  E–Allen (7).  DP–Detroit 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Detroit Cash (9,off Grant); Kaline (23,off Worthington), Minnesota Battey (14,off Lolich).  3B–Detroit McAuliffe (7,off Grant).  HR–Detroit Freehan (13,4th inning off Grant 2 on, 2 out), Minnesota Killebrew (40,6th inning off Lolich 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Wert (5,by Grant).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Allen (2,off Lolich).  Team–5.  SB–Bruton (9,2nd base off Grant/Battey).  IBB–Grant (3,Wert).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Cal Drummond, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:42.  A–15,003.
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