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Scores
Standings
TEX
@BOS		3
10
CLE
@CAL		0
1		 
(12)
CHW
@MIL		3
4
DET
@MIN		5
3		 
(11)
DET
@MIN		1
0		 
(11)
KCR
@NYY		6
7
KCR
@NYY		8
9		 
(16)
BAL
@OAK		1
2
NYM
@ATL		13
6
SFG
@CHC		3
9
PHI
@CIN		2
7
MON
@HOU		2
8
LAD
@PIT		7
4
SDP
@STL		2
9
Sunday, August 27, 1972
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 24,962, Time of Game: 2:38
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
1
67-55
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
0
60-58
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
W: Joe Coleman (14-11)
L: Dave LaRoche (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    1  8  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    0  4  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .684 -0.188 1.56 0.000 -0.188 -1.0 5 3
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .229 .623 0.309 1.10 0.400 -0.092 0.5 1 3 HR
Jim Northrup RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .702 -0.043 0.84 0.028 -0.071 -0.4 1 1
Bill Freehan C 4 0 2 0 1 0 .266 .752 0.044 0.98 0.091 -0.047 0.1 7 0
Norm Cash 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .796 -0.173 1.53 0.011 -0.184 -0.6 11 1
Willie Horton LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .676 -0.157 1.32 0.000 -0.157 -1.1 4 0
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .255 .730 0.086 1.18 0.123 -0.037 0.7 1 0
Ed Brinkman SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .204 .525 0.013 1.73 0.096 -0.082 -0.1 3 3 SH,GDP
Joe Coleman P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .094 .241 -0.288 2.21 0.000 -0.288 -1.5 0 3 GDP
Team Totals 38 1 8 1 3 3 .211 .558 -0.397 1.36 0.749 -1.146 -3.5 33 14
HR: A Rodriguez (10, off D LaRoche; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: E Brinkman (7, off R Corbin).
TB: A Rodriguez 4; M Stanley 3; B Freehan 2; E Brinkman; N Cash.
GIDP: J Coleman (3); E Brinkman (10).
RBI: A Rodriguez (45).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-D McAuliffe-N Cash; E Brinkman-D McAuliffe-N Cash.
Outfield Assists: J Northrup (S Braun at 2nd base).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .641 -0.076 1.44 0.068 -0.144 -0.3 3 0 SB
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .316 .756 -0.068 1.61 0.076 -0.144 -0.4 3 4
Steve Braun 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .294 .713 -0.144 1.59 0.030 -0.173 -0.5 1 2
Bobby Darwin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .760 -0.236 1.67 0.000 -0.236 -1.3 2 0 2·GDP
Rich Reese 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 .689 -0.042 1.26 0.048 -0.091 -0.1 12 1
Danny Thompson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 .710 0.083 1.20 0.137 -0.054 0.1 3 2 2B
Jim Nettles CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .629 -0.023 1.81 0.051 -0.074 0.1 4 0
Glenn Borgmann C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .689 -0.200 2.25 0.000 -0.200 -1.1 4 0
Ray Corbin P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .103 .275 -0.092 1.31 0.000 -0.092 -0.6 1 1
   Harmon Killebrew PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .830 -0.101 4.20 0.000 -0.101 -0.4
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .476 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 0 4 0 5 7 .118 .378 -0.899 1.64 0.410 -1.309 -4.5 33 10
2B: D Thompson (16, off J Coleman).
TB: D Thompson 3; C Tovar; S Braun.
GIDP: B Darwin 2 (19).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Braun-R Carew-R Reese; R Carew-R Reese.
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (15, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, W (14-11) 11 4 0 0 5 7 0 2.50 39 91 0.899 1.64 4.5
Team Totals 11 4 0 0 5 7 0 0.00 39 91 0.899 1.36 4.5

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Corbin 10 5 0 0 3 2 0 2.24 36 81 0.732 1.42 4.1
Dave LaRoche, L (2-5) 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.70 6 0 0 -0.333 0.99 -0.6
Team Totals 11 8 1 1 3 3 1 0.82 42 81 0 0 0.399 1.64 3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 24,962.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Minnesota Twins
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Cesar Tovar LF
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Jim Northrup RF 3 Steve Braun 3B
4 Bill Freehan C 4 Bobby Darwin RF
5 Norm Cash 1B 5 Rich Reese 1B
6 Willie Horton LF 6 Danny Thompson SS
7 Mickey Stanley CF 7 Jim Nettles CF
8 Ed Brinkman SS 8 Glenn Borgmann C
9 Joe Coleman P 9 Ray Corbin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t11 0-0 1 --- R DET A. Rodriguez D. LaRoche 40% 85% Home Run
t8 0-0 1 12- OO DET J. Coleman R. Corbin -17% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t9 0-0 2 1-3 O DET N. Cash R. Corbin -13% 38% Flyball: CF
b9 0-0 1 1-- OO MIN B. Darwin J. Coleman 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b10 0-0 1 --- MIN D. Thompson J. Coleman -12% 32% Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Corbin -2% 48% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Corbin -1% 47% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Corbin -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman 2% 48% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Coleman 1% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O MIN S. Braun J. Coleman 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan R. Corbin -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET N. Cash R. Corbin -1% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton R. Corbin -1% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Darwin J. Coleman 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Coleman 1% 49% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O MIN D. Thompson J. Coleman 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- DET M. Stanley R. Corbin 4% 54% Single to LF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O DET E. Brinkman R. Corbin -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Stanley to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O DET J. Coleman R. Corbin -3% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stanley to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O DET D. McAuliffe R. Corbin -4% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- MIN J. Nettles J. Coleman -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O MIN G. Borgmann J. Coleman 4% 45% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O MIN R. Corbin J. Coleman 3% 48% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Corbin -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Corbin -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- DET B. Freehan R. Corbin 1% 47% Walk
t4 0-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash R. Corbin -3% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Coleman 3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 0-0 1 --- MIN S. Braun J. Coleman -3% 44% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-- OO MIN B. Darwin J. Coleman 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton R. Corbin -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley R. Corbin 3% 50% Single to LF
t5 0-0 1 1-- OO DET E. Brinkman R. Corbin -7% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- MIN R. Reese J. Coleman -5% 39% Walk
b5 0-0 0 1-- O MIN D. Thompson J. Coleman 4% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-0 1 1-- O MIN J. Nettles J. Coleman 4% 47% Flyball: LF
b5 0-0 2 1-- O MIN G. Borgmann J. Coleman 3% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Coleman R. Corbin -3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Corbin -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Corbin -2% 43% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Corbin J. Coleman 3% 46% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 1 --- MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman -4% 43% Single to CF
b6 0-0 1 1-- MIN R. Carew J. Coleman -3% 40% Tovar Steals 2B
b6 0-0 1 -2- O MIN R. Carew J. Coleman 5% 45% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 2 -2- O MIN S. Braun J. Coleman 5% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 3-4-5
t7 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Corbin -4% 46% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Freehan R. Corbin -3% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 0-0 2 --- O DET N. Cash R. Corbin -2% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Darwin J. Coleman 4% 46% Strikeout
b7 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Coleman 3% 48% Flyball: 1B
b7 0-0 2 --- MIN D. Thompson J. Coleman -2% 46% Single to LF
b7 0-0 2 1-- O MIN J. Nettles J. Coleman 4% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 6-7-8
t8 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton R. Corbin -4% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-0 1 --- DET M. Stanley R. Corbin 5% 51% Single to LF
t8 0-0 1 1-- DET E. Brinkman R. Corbin 7% 57% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t8 0-0 1 12- OO DET J. Coleman R. Corbin -17% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
b8 0-0 0 --- O MIN G. Borgmann J. Coleman 4% 45% Groundout: P-1B
b8 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Corbin J. Coleman 3% 48% Strikeout
b8 0-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman 2% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
t9 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Corbin -5% 45% Flyball: SS
t9 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Corbin -4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-0 2 --- DET J. Northrup R. Corbin 3% 44% Walk
t9 0-0 2 1-- DET B. Freehan R. Corbin 7% 51% Single to RF; Northrup to 3B
t9 0-0 2 1-3 O DET N. Cash R. Corbin -13% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
b9 0-0 0 --- MIN R. Carew J. Coleman -8% 31% Walk
b9 0-0 0 1-- O MIN S. Braun J. Coleman 7% 38% Strikeout
b9 0-0 1 1-- OO MIN B. Darwin J. Coleman 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 6-7-8
t10 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton R. Corbin -5% 45% Flyball: RF
t10 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley R. Corbin -4% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t10 0-0 2 --- DET E. Brinkman R. Corbin 3% 44% Single to LF
t10 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Coleman R. Corbin -6% 38% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
b10 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Coleman 5% 43% Strikeout
b10 0-0 1 --- MIN D. Thompson J. Coleman -12% 32% Double to LF
b10 0-0 1 -2- MIN J. Nettles J. Coleman -1% 31% Walk
b10 0-0 1 12- O MIN G. Borgmann J. Coleman 9% 40% Flyball: CF
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Ray Corbin (P) batting 9th
b10 0-0 2 12- O MIN H. Killebrew J. Coleman 10% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave LaRoche facing 1-2-3
Dave LaRoche replaces Harmon Killebrew (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t11 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. LaRoche -5% 45% Strikeout Looking
t11 0-0 1 --- R DET A. Rodriguez D. LaRoche 40% 85% Home Run
t11 1-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup D. LaRoche -1% 84% Foul Flyball: 3B
t11 1-0 2 --- DET B. Freehan D. LaRoche 1% 85% Single to LF
t11 1-0 2 1-- DET N. Cash D. LaRoche 1% 86% Single to LF; Freehan to 2B
t11 1-0 2 12- O DET W. Horton D. LaRoche -2% 83% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
b11 0-1 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman 8% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b11 0-1 1 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Coleman 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b11 0-1 2 --- O MIN S. Braun J. Coleman 4% 100% Single to RF; Braun out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.

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