Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
August 27, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Brown pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0
Northrup rf 5 1 3 0
Cash 1b 2 1 1 0
  Kaline ph,1b 2 1 1 0
Horton lf 5 1 1 2
Sims c 3 0 1 1
  Freehan ph,c 2 1 1 0
Stanley cf 5 0 2 1
Brinkman ss 5 0 0 0
Fryman p 3 0 0 0
  Seelbach p 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 6 1 3 1
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Soderholm 3b 6 1 2 0
Darwin rf 5 0 1 1
Thompson ss 6 0 1 1
Reese 1b 4 0 1 0
Brye cf 3 1 1 0
  Nettles ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 0 0 0
  Monzon pr 0 0 0 0
  Roof c 0 0 0 0
  Renick pr 0 0 0 0
  Mitterwald c 0 0 0 0
Goltz p 3 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph 1 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 11 3
Detroit 000 200 001 025104
Minnesota 100 100 100 003111
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman   6.0 11 3 3 2 3
  Seelbach   3.0 0 0 0 4 2
  Scherman  W (5-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
11
3
3
6
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz   7.2 6 2 2 2 7
  LaRoche   2.1 2 1 0 0 1
  Granger  L (3-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
11.0
10
5
4
2
8

  E–Freehan (8), Fryman (1), Seelbach 2 (2), Thompson (25).  DP–Detroit 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–Detroit Stanley (13,off LaRoche), Minnesota Darwin (13,off Fryman).  HR–Detroit Horton (10,11th inning off Granger 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Taylor (2,by LaRoche).  SH–Carew (7,off Fryman); LaRoche (1,off Seelbach); Roof (5,off Seelbach).  IBB–Brye (1,by Fryman); Reese (3,by Seelbach); Carew (9,by Seelbach).  SB–Tovar (14,2nd base off Fryman/Sims); Soderholm (2,2nd base off Fryman/Sims); Carew (8,2nd base off Seelbach/Sims).  CS–Tovar (10,Home by Fryman/Sims).  HBP–LaRoche (5,Taylor).  IBB–Fryman (2,Brye); Seelbach 2 (4,Reese,Carew).  U-HP–Bill Deegan, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–3:25.
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