Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
June 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1972 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 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 1 0
  Taylor ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 1 1
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
  Kaline ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Freehan c 3 0 1 0
Cash 1b 3 1 2 1
Northrup rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Haller ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Braun ss 5 0 1 0
Tovar rf 4 0 2 0
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Oliva lf 3 0 0 0
  Darwin lf 1 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 1 2 0
Nettles cf 2 0 2 1
  Monzon ph 1 0 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Roof c 2 0 0 0
  Renick ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 2 0 1 0
  Dempsey ph 1 0 1 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 0 0 0 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 11 1
Detroit 010 100 000261
Minnesota 010 000 0001110
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-1) 6.0 9 1 1 1 6
  Scherman  SV (7) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
3
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (7-6) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4
  LaRoche   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5

  E–G Brown (1).  DP–Detroit 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Reese (1,off Niekro); Dempsey (1,off Scherman).  HR–Detroit Cash (11,2nd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out); Stanley (5,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cash (3,off LaRoche).  IBB–Rodriguez (1,by LaRoche).  IBB–LaRoche (3,Rodriguez).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Hank Morgenweck, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:32.  A–17,839.
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