September 23, 1966 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CAL 2
BAL 0 KCA 2
CLE 0 MIN 12
DET 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 WSA 5
CHW 4 PIT 3
@ATL 0 LAD 4
@CHC 0 LAD 4
@CHC 2 CIN 7
NYM 0 PHI 5
STL 4
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 6,670

Friday, September 23, 1966
Time of Game: 2:52

Tigers

85-69

Lost 1

2nd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  3  0    4 10  3
Twins           4  0  4   2  0  2   0  0  X   12 13  0

W: M Grant (12-13), L: D McLain (19-13)

Twins

84-70

Won 1

3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .266  .709    0    3   4   
D McAuliffe SS                5   1   1   2    0   0  .277  .885    0    2   4   HR
N Cash 1B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .823    0    9   0   
A Kaline CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .931    0    3   1   HR
  M Stanley PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .761         1   0   
W Horton LF-RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .812    0    0   0   GDP
J Northrup RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .787    0    1   0   HBP
  G Brown PR-LF               3   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .775    0    0   0   
D Wert 3B                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .719    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .644    0    4   1   
  A Brunsberg C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D McLain P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .425    0    0   2   
  B Monbouquette P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .339         0   0   
  D Pepper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Gladding P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Lumpe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .572    0    0   0   
  G Korince P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O McFarlane PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .712    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   5                    24  12

BATTING

HR: D McAuliffe (21, off M Grant; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); A Kaline (27, off M Grant; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: J Northrup (4, by M Grant).

TB: A Kaline 6; D McAuliffe 4; G Brown 2; D Wert; O McFarlane; J Wood; N Cash.

GIDP: W Horton (10).

RBI: D McAuliffe 2 (49); D Wert (68); A Kaline (82).

2-out RBI: D Wert.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Kaline-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

E: D Wert (11); D McAuliffe (15); F Gladding (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .276  .697    0    3   5   2B
S Valdespino LF               5   3   1   0    0   0  .176  .458    0    2   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   3   2   1    0   0  .310  .867    0    1   0   HR,HBP
  A Kosco RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .542         0   0   
H Killebrew 3B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .284  .927    0    3   1   
  R Clark 3B                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 1.500    0    0   0   
D Mincher 1B                  5   1   1   4    0   1  .247  .745    0   11   1   HR
R Nixon C                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .280  .670    0    4   0   3B
  J Zimmerman C               0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .661    0    1   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .654    0    1   1   
T Uhlaender CF                4   1   1   1    1   0  .221  .557    0    0   0   
M Grant P                     3   0   2   2    1   1  .176  .435    0    1   4   2B
Totals                       38  12  13  10    5   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (18, off D McLain); M Grant (4, off B Monbouquette).

3B: R Nixon (1, off D McLain).

HR: T Oliva (24, off D McLain; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Mincher (13, off D McLain; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: T Oliva (5, by F Gladding).

TB: T Oliva 5; R Nixon 5; D Mincher 4; M Grant 3; C Tovar 2; S Valdespino; R Clark; Z Versalles; T Uhlaender.

RBI: D Mincher 4 (59); R Nixon 2 (6); M Grant 2 (9); T Oliva (85); T Uhlaender (19).

2-out RBI: M Grant 2; R Nixon 2; T Uhlaender.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Versalles-C Tovar-D Mincher.

BASERUNNING

PO: S Valdespino (1st base by D McLain).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, L (19-13)            2.2   7   8   8    2   1   2   3.92   17     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 7     11    -     0.66  -0.35
B Monbouquette                 1.1   3   2   0    0   2   0   4.73    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 3          2-2    0.12  -0.03
F Gladding                     2     2   2   0    0   1   0   3.41    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
G Korince                      2     1   0   0    3   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  12   8    5   5   2          44     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·13          2-2

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Grant, W (12-13)             9    10   4   4    2   5   2   3.14   39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·10     54    -     0.22   0.12
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   5   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D McLain (2; S Valdespino, 1st base).

HBP: F Gladding (1; T Oliva); M Grant (6; J Northrup).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Cal Drummond.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 6,670.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Wood               2B    1. C Tovar              2B 
2. D McAuliffe          SS    2. S Valdespino         LF 
3. N Cash               1B    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. A Kaline             CF    4. H Killebrew          3B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. D Mincher            1B 
6. J Northrup           RF    6. R Nixon              C  
7. D Wert               3B    7. Z Versalles          SS 
8. B Freehan            C     8. T Uhlaender          CF 
9. D McLain             P     9. M Grant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123      22%  87% D Mincher       D McLain        Home Run; Tovar Scores; Valdespino Scores; Killebrew Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  67% S Valdespino    D McLain        Fielder's Choice ; Tovar to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% C Tovar         D McLain        Double to LF
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3      -6%  61% T Oliva         D McLain        Flyball: RF
   t 2   0  4-0  1--       5%  88% W Horton        M Grant         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  C Tovar         Double to LF
          -2-      67%  S Valdespino    Fielder's Choice ; Tovar to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
          1-3      64%  H Killebrew     Walk; Valdespino to 2B
   RRRR   123      87%  D Mincher       Home Run; Tovar Scores; Valdespino Scores; Killebrew Scores
          ---      90%  R Nixon         Triple to LF
   O      --3      87%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      86%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  A Kaline        Single
   OO     1--      88%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      88%  J Northrup      Hit By Pitch
                  Gates Brown pinch runs for Jim Northrup batting 6th
          1--      86%  D Wert          Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      89%  B Freehan       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Gates Brown moves to LF; Willie Horton moves to RF
   O      ---      88%  M Grant         Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      88%  S Valdespino    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  T Oliva         Valdespino Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  D McLain        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  J Wood          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      94%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      94%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  R Nixon         Single
          1--      94%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Nixon to 2B
   R      12-      97%  T Uhlaender     Single to RF; Versalles to 3B; Nixon Scores
                  Bill Monbouquette replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3      99%  M Grant         Double to RF; Uhlaender Scores; Versalles Scores
   O      -2-      99%  C Tovar         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 8.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Mudcat Grant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  A Kaline        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  W Horton        Flyball: 3B
          ---      98%  G Brown         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  D Wert          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bill Monbouquette facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  S Valdespino    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Valdespino to 2B
   O      12-      99%  H Killebrew     Lineout: 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliva to 2B; Valdespino to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  R Nixon         Single to CF; Oliva Scores/unER; Valdespino Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 10.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Groundout: P-1B
                  Don Pepper pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Pepper        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Wood          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-1, Fred Gladding facing 8-9-1
                  Fred Gladding replaces Don Pepper pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  M Grant         Single to 1B
   OO     1--     100%  C Tovar         Line Drive Double Play: CF-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 10.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-10, Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-1, Fred Gladding facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  S Valdespino    Single to LF
          1--     100%  T Oliva         Hit By Pitch; Valdespino to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H Killebrew     Flyball: SS
   O      12-     100%  D Mincher       Strikeout
   RR     12-     100%  R Nixon         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Oliva Scores/unER; Valdespino Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  Z Versalles     Baserunner Out Advancing; Nixon out at 2B/C-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 12.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  G Brown         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Wert          Groundout: P-1B; Brown to 2B
          -2-     100%  B Freehan       Walk
                  Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Fred Gladding batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  J Lumpe         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-1, George Korince facing 7-8-9
                  George Korince replaces Jerry Lumpe pitching and batting 9th; Arlo Brunsberg replaces Bill Freehan playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  Z Versalles     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  T Uhlaender     Walk; Versalles to 2B
          12-     100%  M Grant         Walk; Versalles to 3B; Uhlaender to 2B
   O      123     100%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      123     100%  S Valdespino    Flyball: SS
   O      123     100%  T Oliva         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 12.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-12, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Zimmerman replaces Russ Nixon playing C batting 6th; Ron Clark replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th; Andy Kosco replaces Tony Oliva playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  J Wood          Single to LF
   RR     1--     100%  D McAuliffe     Home Run; Wood Scores
          ---     100%  N Cash          Single to RF
          1--     100%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Cash to 3B
                  Mickey Stanley pinch runs for Al Kaline batting 4th
   O      1-3     100%  W Horton        Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3     100%  G Brown         Flyball: LF
   R      1-3     100%  D Wert          Single to LF; Stanley to 2B; Cash Scores
   O      12-     100%  A Brunsberg     Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-4, George Korince facing 4-5-6
                  Mickey Stanley moves to CF
          ---     100%  R Clark         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Mincher       Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  J Zimmerman     Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-     100%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 12.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-12, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
                  Orlando McFarlane pinch hits for George Korince batting 9th
          ---     100%  O McFarlane     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Wood          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B-P; McFarlane to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  N Cash          Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196609230

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1966 > MIN \| DET > Sep 23, 1966, Tigers at Twins Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation