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Detroit Tigers @
Minnesota Twins
1962-09-19 Β· Day game Β· Metropolitan Stadium Β· Att: 6570 Β· 56Β°F Β· Wind 14 mph Β· 2:56
Minnesota Twins defeated Detroit Tigers 12β5. Minnesota Twins put up 7 in the 6th. Dick Stigman earned the win. Harmon Killebrew went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
W: Dick Stigman L: Hank Aguirre SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Jim Honochick Β· 1B: Bill Kinnamon Β· 2B: Al Salerno Β· 3B: Charlie Berry Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chico Fernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bill Bruton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Al Kaline | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rocky Colavito | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Norm Cash | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hank Aguirre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Boros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lenny Green | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Vic Power | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Rollins | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Harmon Killebrew | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Allison | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Earl Battey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bernie Allen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Zoilo Versalles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Dick Stigman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hank Aguirre | 4.0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Ron Kline | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Stigman | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chico Fernandez: W
- Bill Bruton: 8
- Al Kaline: K
- Rocky Colavito: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Lenny Green: 7
- Vic Power: 7
- Rich Rollins: HP
- Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
- Bob Allison: D7.1-3;2-H
- Earl Battey: IW
- Bernie Allen: K
Top 2
- Frank Kostro: D7
- Norm Cash: HR.2-H
- Dick McAuliffe: 9
- Dick Brown: 7
- Hank Aguirre: 9
Bot 2
- Zoilo Versalles: 2/FL
- Dick Stigman: K
- Lenny Green: HP
- Vic Power: 9
Top 3
- Chico Fernandez: 7
- Bill Bruton: 8
- Al Kaline: W
- Rocky Colavito: 2/FL
Bot 3
- Rich Rollins: E6
- Harmon Killebrew: 8/L
- Bob Allison: S5.1-2
- Earl Battey: W.2-3;1-2
- Bernie Allen: 8/SF.1-2;2-3;3-H(UR)
- Zoilo Versalles: IW
- Dick Stigman: 3
Top 4
- Frank Kostro: 8
- Norm Cash: 8
- Dick McAuliffe: K/C
Bot 4
- Lenny Green: K
- Vic Power: 53
- Rich Rollins: S7
- Harmon Killebrew: HR.1-H
- Bob Allison: W
- Earl Battey: 7/L
Top 5
- Dick Brown: 5
- Don Buddin: 2/FL
- Chico Fernandez: 53
Bot 5
- Bernie Allen: S9
- Zoilo Versalles: W.1-2
- Dick Stigman: K
- Lenny Green: K
- Vic Power: 43
Top 6
- Bill Bruton: HR
- Al Kaline: 563
- Rocky Colavito: 63
- Steve Boros: 63
Bot 6
- Rich Rollins: 63
- Harmon Killebrew: HR
- Bob Allison: HP
- Earl Battey: S8.1-3
- Bernie Allen: 5/FL
- Zoilo Versalles: S7.1-2;3-H
- Dick Stigman: W.2-3;1-2
- Lenny Green: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Vic Power: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Rich Rollins: S7
- Harmon Killebrew: 64(1)/FO
Top 7
- Norm Cash: W
- Dick McAuliffe: S8.1-3
- Dick Brown: 6
- Bubba Morton: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Chico Fernandez: K
Bot 7
- Bob Allison: S7
- Earl Battey: W.1-2
- Bernie Allen: S1.1-2;2-3
- Zoilo Versalles: 63.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Dick Stigman: 9
- Lenny Green: 63
Top 8
- Bill Bruton: 5
- Al Kaline: 8
- Rocky Colavito: 5/FL
Bot 8
- Vic Power: 63
- Rich Rollins: W
- Harmon Killebrew: 3/FL
- Bob Allison: W.1-2
- Earl Battey: 9
Top 9
- Steve Boros: HR
- Norm Cash: HP
- Dick McAuliffe: 2/FL
- Dick Brown: 64(1)3/GDP
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Bill Faul

















