Al Kaline 3,000th Hit Box Score (Enhanced Box Score)

Al Kaline, also known as Mr. Tiger, hit a double in the fourth inning to become the twelfth player in major league history with three-thousand hits. The Orioles rallied to spoil the Tigers win and move into first place in the East Division.

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"It was the closeness of the fans that I'll always remember - the way you could hear people talking in the stands, talking as I stood in the on-deck circle." - Al Kaline on Tiger Stadium

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Al Kaline | 3,000 Hits Club | Standard Box Score

Name Pos AB R H RBI
Ron LeFlore cf 5 1 2 1
Gary Sutherland 2b 4 0 2 0
Al Kaline dh 4 0 2 1
Bill Freehan c 3 0 0 0
Reggie Sanders 1b 3 0 1 0
Leon Roberts rf 4 0 0 0
Dan Meyer lf 4 0 0 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3b 3 1 1 0
000Ben Oglivie ph 1 0 0 0
Ed Brinkman ss 2 2 1 2
000Gates Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Rich Coggins rf 3 1 2 0
000Enos Cabell ph-rf-1b 2 0 1 0
Paul Blair cf 5 0 2 0
Bobby Grich 2b 3 0 0 0
Tommy Davis dh 4 1 2 0
Boog Powell 1b 2 0 1 0
000Bob Oliver ph-1b 1 0 0 0
000Jim Northrup rf 0 0 0 0
Don Baylor lf 4 1 2 1
Brooks Robinson 3b 3 1 1 1
Ellie Hendricks c 2 0 0 0
000Andy Etchebarren ph-c 2 0 1 1
Mark Belanger ss 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 13 3

Double Plays: Detroit 1, Baltimore 1.
Doubles
: LeFlore 2, Kaline, Blair, Baylor, Robinson.
Error: LeFlore.
Home Run: Brinkman.
Left on Base: Detroit 6, Baltimore 9.
Sacrifice Hit: Freehan, Powell.
Stolen Base: Baylor.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 9 1
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 x 5 13 0
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Vern Ruhle 5.1 9 3 1 0 0
000John Hiller 2.2 4 2 2 2 1
Name IP H R ER BB SO
Dave McNally 6.2 8 4 4 2 4
000Bob Reynolds 2.1 1 0 0 0 3

Losing Pitcher: Hiller.
Winning Pitcher
: Reynolds.

Attendance: 11,492.
Length Of Game
: 2:33.
Umpires: Chylask, McCoy, Brinkman, Bremigan.
Al Kaline 3,000 Hits Box Score
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