Detroit Tigers (7) Minnesota Twins (5)
| 1971
Date of Game: Sunday, August 15, 1971
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium
| Detroit Tigers (AL) | Minnesota Twins (AL) |
| Record: 65-55 | Record: 53-65 |
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Attendance: 20,761
Time of Game: 2:58
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Jim Northrup 1B in 6th inning (24.96)
Cesar Tovar 1B in 5th inning (22.67)
Harmon Killebrew 2B in 7th inning (20.75)
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
Game Notes:
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Best at-bats
Increased the win probability by their team by x%.
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers Batting Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 3b | 23.231 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 | 112 | 535 | 12 | 31 | 4 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 2b | 31.260 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .201 | 101 | 1401 | 14 | 46 | 3 |
| Tony Taylor | 2b | 35.240 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | 72 | 1831 | 3 | 19 | 4 |
| Al Kaline | rf-1b | 36.239 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .296 | 98 | 2454 | 10 | 37 | 1 |
| Willie Horton | lf-rf | 28.301 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | 110 | 941 | 22 | 70 | 1 |
| Bill Freehan | c | 29.259 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | 111 | 1195 | 17 | 53 | 2 |
| Jim Northrup | 1b-cf | 31.265 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .281 | 101 | 894 | 11 | 55 | 5 |
| Gates Brown | lf | 32.105 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .410 | 54 | 675 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Ed Brinkman | ss | 29.252 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | 118 | 1260 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Mike Kilkenny | p | 26.126 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .062 | 24 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Denehy | p | 25.137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | p | 27.021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 58 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals: | 34 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | .235 | 985 | 11434 | |||||
Minnesota Twins Batting Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Cesar Tovar | lf-cf | 31.043 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 | 115 | 907 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
| Rod Carew | 2b | 25.318 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 | 110 | 547 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Harmon Killebrew | 3b-1b | 35.047 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .253 | 108 | 1960 | 15 | 85 | 2 |
| Tony Oliva | rf | 33.026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | 97 | 1166 | 20 | 67 | 4 |
| Leo Cardenas | ss | 32.241 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 | 117 | 1594 | 15 | 62 | 3 |
| Rich Reese | 1b | 29.320 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | 96 | 629 | 7 | 29 | 6 |
| George Mitterwald | ph | 26.008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 102 | 302 | 11 | 32 | 1 |
| Steve Braun | 3b | 23.099 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | 96 | 96 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| Phil Roof | c | 30.163 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .203 | 53 | 596 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Holt | cf | 27.080 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | 106 | 330 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| George Thomas | ph-lf | 33.259 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 | 26 | 679 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Perry | p | 35.290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .191 | 29 | 480 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Gebhard | p | 28.224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Thompson | ph | 24.195 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | 37 | 133 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Strickland | p | 23.064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Alyea | ph | 30.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | 69 | 328 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Hal Haydel | p | 27.037 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | .200 | 1197 | 9787 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Harmon Killebrew (18), Aurelio Rodriguez (22)
3B: Gates Brown (3)
HR: Gates Brown (6)
RBIs: Gates Brown 4 (17), Rod Carew (36), Al Kaline (37), Harmon Killebrew 3 (85), Jim Northrup 2 (55), Cesar Tovar (27)
SB: Leo Cardenas (3), Rod Carew (5), Aurelio Rodriguez (4)
SH: Jim Perry (3), Tony Taylor (2)
GDP: Brant Alyea (7), Phil Roof (8)
3B: Gates Brown (3)
HR: Gates Brown (6)
RBIs: Gates Brown 4 (17), Rod Carew (36), Al Kaline (37), Harmon Killebrew 3 (85), Jim Northrup 2 (55), Cesar Tovar (27)
SB: Leo Cardenas (3), Rod Carew (5), Aurelio Rodriguez (4)
SH: Jim Perry (3), Tony Taylor (2)
GDP: Brant Alyea (7), Phil Roof (8)
Detroit Tigers Pitching Stats |
| Detroit Tigers | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Mike Kilkenny (W 2-4) | 26.126 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5.37 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 101 |
| Bill Denehy | 25.137 | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 44 |
| Fred Scherman (Sv 17) | 27.021 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.82 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 110 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 255 | |||
Minnesota Twins Pitching Stats |
| Minnesota Twins | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Jim Perry (L 12-14) | 35.290 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 492 |
| Bob Gebhard | 28.224 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Jim Strickland | 23.064 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Hal Haydel | 27.037 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 532 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Mike Kilkenny 0-0-0; Bill Denehy 0-0-0; Fred Scherman 0-0-0; Jim Perry 0-0-0; Bob Gebhard 0-0-0; Jim Strickland 0-0-0; Hal Haydel 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Mike Kilkenny 27; Bill Denehy 3; Fred Scherman 9; Jim Perry 28; Bob Gebhard 4; Jim Strickland 4; Hal Haydel 5;
Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 20,761
Umpires: Home: Red Flaherty 1B John Rice 2B Bill Kunkel 3B Ron Luciano
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