Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
August 17, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1965 at Tiger 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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Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 3 0
Nossek 3b 3 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Quilici 2b 1 0 1 1
Oliva cf 4 1 1 1
Allison lf 4 1 1 0
Kosco rf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 4 0 2 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 1
Kindall 2b 3 0 1 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Rollins ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wert 3b 3 2 2 1
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Kaline cf 2 2 2 2
  Cash 1b 1 0 0 0
Demeter 1b,cf 3 1 0 0
Horton rf 4 2 3 4
Freehan c 4 0 2 0
McAuliffe ss 3 0 0 0
Aguirre p 3 0 0 0
  Fox p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 7
Minnesota 000 000 0314110
Detroit 002 140 00x7101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (2-1) 4.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Boswell   1.0 3 4 4 2 0
  Nelson   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Klippstein   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
4
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre  W (12-8) 7.2 9 3 3 1 7
  Fox  SV (8) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
10

  E–Wert (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Battey (16,off Aguirre); Kosco (1,off Aguirre); Versalles 2 (32,off Aguirre,off Fox), Detroit Freehan (10,off Merritt).  HR–Detroit Wert (8,3rd inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out); Kaline (18,3rd inning off Merritt 0 on, 2 out); Horton 2 (25,4th inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Boswell 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Oliva (3,by Aguirre).  SH–Lumpe (7,off Boswell).  CS–Horton (4,2nd base by Klippstein/Battey).  WP–Fox (2).  HBP–Aguirre (7,Oliva).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:45.  A–33,677.
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