Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
June 1, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1966 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 9, Minnesota Twins 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 4 3 2 0
Lumpe 2b 5 1 1 2
Cash 1b 4 2 1 1
Kaline cf 4 1 2 4
Northrup rf 5 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 0 1 2
Brown lf 5 0 0 0
Wert 3b 4 1 1 0
Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
  Podres p 1 1 0 0
  Wood ph 1 0 0 0
  Sherry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 9 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 2 0
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Oliva rf 5 1 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 2 2
Mincher 1b 5 0 1 0
Allison lf 3 0 1 0
Battey c 3 0 0 0
Allen 2b 2 1 0 0
Boswell p 2 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 1 1
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Detroit 000 201 303991
Minnesota 201 000 010493
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham   3.2 6 3 2 2 1
  Podres  W (2-1) 3.1 1 0 0 3 0
  Sherry  SV (7) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
7
2
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (0-4) 6.1 4 6 4 3 3
  Merritt   0.1 3 0 0 0 0
  Worthington   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein   1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
7
4
3

  E–Cash (5), Mincher (3), Allen 2 (3).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Wert (4,off Boswell), Minnesota Hall (2,off Wickersham); Mincher (5,off Wickersham); Valdespino (1,off Sherry).  3B–Detroit McAuliffe 2 (4,off Boswell,off Klippstein).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (7,1st inning off Wickersham 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Boswell (1,off Podres).  SB–Oliva (6,2nd base off Wickersham/Freehan).  WP–Boswell (2).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Emmett Ashford.  T–2:55.  A–17,045.
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