Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1965 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 7, Minnesota Twins 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 3b 3 0 1 0
  Smith 3b 2 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 5 1 4 1
Northrup rf 4 1 0 0
Cash 1b 5 2 1 3
Horton lf 5 1 1 0
Wert ss 5 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 1 4 3
Thomas cf 3 1 1 0
Lolich p 2 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Oyler ph 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown pr 0 0 0 0
  Nischwitz p 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 13 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 2 3 0
Nossek cf 4 2 0 0
Rollins 3b 5 1 2 0
Battey c 5 0 1 1
  Quilici pr 0 0 0 0
Allison lf 4 1 2 3
Mincher 1b 4 0 2 2
Kosco rf 2 0 1 0
  Oliva ph 0 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 1 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 4 0 0 0
Grant p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Detroit 010 031 0027130
Minnesota 200 030 1006113
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   4.0 7 5 5 2 4
  Pena   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Fox   2.0 1 1 1 1 4
  Nischwitz  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gladding  SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   4.1 8 4 4 1 3
  Boswell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Stigman   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Klippstein   2.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Pleis   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Nelson  L (0-4) 1.1 1 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
5
5
4

  E–Battey (8), Mincher 2 (7).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Minnesota Versalles 3 (37,off Lolich 2,off Nischwitz); Kosco (2,off Lolich).  3B–Minnesota Mincher (3,off Pena).  HR–Detroit Cash (20,5th inning off Grant 2 on, 1 out); Freehan (9,9th inning off Nelson 1 on, 2 out), Minnesota Allison (21,7th inning off Fox 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Allison (5,off Pena).  IBB–Oliva (8,by Pena).  SB–Freehan (2,2nd base off Klippstein/Battey).  IBB–Pena (3,Oliva).  U-HP–Eddie Hurley, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:30.  A–22,542.
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