Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 14, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1971 at Metropolitan 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 1 2 1
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Horton lf 2 0 1 1
Northrup 1b 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 1 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor 3b 0 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 1 1 1
Coleman p 2 0 1 1
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
  Timmermann p 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 5 0 1 1
Carew 2b 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
  Nettles cf 0 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 1 2 0
Cardenas ss 4 2 2 1
Holt cf,rf 4 2 1 1
Braun 3b 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph 1 1 1 2
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Mitterwald c 3 1 1 2
Luebber p 2 0 0 0
  Haydel p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph,3b 1 1 1 2
Totals 33 9 10 9
Detroit 100 000 300471
Minnesota 000 000 54x9101
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman   6.0 5 4 4 1 4
  Scherman  L (8-6) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Timmermann   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Perranoski   1.2 3 4 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
9
5
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Luebber   6.2 7 4 1 1 2
  Haydel  W (2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
2
2

  E–Perranoski (3), Carew (15).  DP–Minnesota 2.  PB–Mitterwald (5).  2B–Minnesota Holt (11,off Coleman); Thompson (2,off Scherman).  3B–Detroit Horton (1,off Luebber).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (15,8th inning off Perranoski 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Coleman (1,off Luebber).  HBP–Horton 2 (5,by Luebber,by Williams).  SH–Mitterwald (2,off Scherman); Williams (1,off Perranoski).  SB–Reese (6,2nd base off Coleman/Freehan).  HBP–Luebber (2,Horton); Williams (8,Horton).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:44.  A–19,246.
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