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Minnesota Twins @ Detroit Tigers

1962-09-07 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 18240 · night · 3:02

Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 6–4. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 3rd. Jim Kaat earned the win. Al Kaline went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	6	11
DET	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Jim Kaat L: Phil Regan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Sam Carrigan · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Red Flaherty · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Green	5	0	1	0	0	1
Vic Power	5	1	1	0	0	1
Rich Rollins	4	1	2	1	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	1	0	0	2	3
Bob Allison	5	1	2	1	0	1
Earl Battey	4	1	2	1	1	0
Bernie Allen	4	0	1	1	1	1
Zoilo Versalles	5	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Kaat	4	1	1	0	1	2

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Fernandez	4	2	2	1	1	1
Bill Bruton	5	1	1	0	0	0
Al Kaline	3	1	2	3	1	0
Rocky Colavito	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Boros	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bubba Morton	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Brown	4	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Regan	2	0	0	0	0	2
Don Buddin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Kostro	1	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	9	2	7

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Regan	6.0	9	4	5
Ron Kline	3.0	2	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lenny Green: K
Vic Power: K
Rich Rollins: D7
Harmon Killebrew: W
Bob Allison: 9

Bot 1

Chico Fernandez: K
Bill Bruton: 23
Al Kaline: S7
Rocky Colavito: S9.1-3
Steve Boros: K/C

Top 2

Earl Battey: 53
Bernie Allen: W
Zoilo Versalles: 5/FL
Jim Kaat: W.1-2
Lenny Green: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bubba Morton: K
Dick McAuliffe: S1
Dick Brown: 4
Phil Regan: K/C

Top 3

Vic Power: 63
Rich Rollins: E5
Harmon Killebrew: K
Bob Allison: T9.1-H(UR)
Earl Battey: S8.3-H(UR)
Bernie Allen: 4

Bot 3

Chico Fernandez: W
Bill Bruton: S6.1-2
Al Kaline: HR/78.2-H;1-H
Rocky Colavito: 53
Steve Boros: 43
Bubba Morton: 53

Top 4

Zoilo Versalles: 8
Jim Kaat: 9
Lenny Green: S9
Vic Power: 163

Bot 4

Dick McAuliffe: 43
Dick Brown: 63
Phil Regan: K

Top 5

Rich Rollins: 9
Harmon Killebrew: W
Bob Allison: K
Earl Battey: S9.1-2
Bernie Allen: S9.1-3;2-H
Zoilo Versalles: 3/FL

Bot 5

Chico Fernandez: HR
Bill Bruton: 43
Al Kaline: W
Rocky Colavito: 4
Steve Boros: 53

Top 6

Jim Kaat: S8
Lenny Green: 3/FL
Vic Power: S8.1-2
Rich Rollins: S9/OBS.2-H;1-H(E9/TH3)(E5)(UR);B-3
Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Bob Allison: 7

Bot 6

Bubba Morton: 8
Dick McAuliffe: 6/L
Dick Brown: S8
Don Buddin: 3/FL

Top 7

Earl Battey: W
Bernie Allen: PB.1-2
Bernie Allen: 9
Zoilo Versalles: S8.2-H(UR)
Jim Kaat: K/C
Lenny Green: 4

Bot 7

Chico Fernandez: S7
Bill Bruton: 64(1)/FO
Al Kaline: 9
Rocky Colavito: 9

Top 8

Vic Power: 9
Rich Rollins: HP
Harmon Killebrew: K
Bob Allison: D7.1-3
Earl Battey: 8

Bot 8

Steve Boros: K/C
Bubba Morton: 63
Dick McAuliffe: 6

Top 9

Bernie Allen: K
Zoilo Versalles: 63
Jim Kaat: K

Bot 9

Dick Brown: K
Frank Kostro: D9
Chico Fernandez: 9
Bill Bruton: 9

Notes & reviews

Al Kaline's throw skipped past 3B; HP umpire Ed Runge ruled obstruction on Steve Boros preventing Vic Power from scoring

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