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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins

1972-08-27 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 24962 · 2:38

Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 1–0. Joe Coleman earned the win. Aurelio Rodriguez went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

W: Joe Coleman L: Dave LaRoche SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry McCoy · 1B: Jim Honochick · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Bill Deegan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	5	0	0	0	0	1
Aurelio Rodriguez	5	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Northrup	4	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Freehan	4	0	2	0	1	0
Norm Cash	5	0	1	0	0	0
Willie Horton	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Stanley	4	0	3	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	2	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Coleman	4	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	5	1	0	0
Rod Carew	4	0	1	1
Steve Braun	4	1	1	1
Bobby Darwin	4	0	0	1
Rich Reese	3	0	1	1
Danny Thompson	4	2	0	0
Jim Nettles	2	0	2	0
Glenn Borgmann	4	0	0	0
Ray Corbin	3	0	0	2
Harmon Killebrew	1	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Coleman	11.0	4	5	7

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Corbin	10.0	5	3	2
Dave LaRoche	1.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: 6
Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Jim Northrup: 63

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: 4/L
Rod Carew: 7
Steve Braun: 43

Top 2

Bill Freehan: 8
Norm Cash: 3/G
Willie Horton: 6

Bot 2

Bobby Darwin: 53
Rich Reese: 9
Danny Thompson: 7

Top 3

Mickey Stanley: S7
Ed Brinkman: 53/SH.1-2
Joe Coleman: 3/G.2-3
Dick McAuliffe: 7

Bot 3

Jim Nettles: W
Glenn Borgmann: 7
Ray Corbin: 36(1)/FO
Cesar Tovar: 13

Top 4

Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
Jim Northrup: 7
Bill Freehan: W
Norm Cash: 7

Bot 4

Rod Carew: 3/G
Steve Braun: W
Bobby Darwin: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Willie Horton: K/C
Mickey Stanley: S7
Ed Brinkman: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Rich Reese: W
Danny Thompson: 64(1)/FO
Jim Nettles: 7
Glenn Borgmann: 6

Top 6

Joe Coleman: 31
Dick McAuliffe: 43
Aurelio Rodriguez: 2/FL

Bot 6

Ray Corbin: K/C
Cesar Tovar: S8
Rod Carew: SB2
Rod Carew: K/C
Steve Braun: 13

Top 7

Jim Northrup: 9
Bill Freehan: 3/G
Norm Cash: 3/G

Bot 7

Bobby Darwin: K
Rich Reese: 3
Danny Thompson: S7
Jim Nettles: 5

Top 8

Willie Horton: 13
Mickey Stanley: S7
Ed Brinkman: W.1-2
Joe Coleman: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Glenn Borgmann: 13
Ray Corbin: K
Cesar Tovar: 4/L

Top 9

Dick McAuliffe: 6
Aurelio Rodriguez: 43
Jim Northrup: W
Bill Freehan: S9.1-3
Norm Cash: 8

Bot 9

Rod Carew: W
Steve Braun: K
Bobby Darwin: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 10

Willie Horton: 9
Mickey Stanley: 63
Ed Brinkman: S7
Joe Coleman: K/C

Bot 10

Rich Reese: K
Danny Thompson: D7
Jim Nettles: W
Glenn Borgmann: 8
Harmon Killebrew: K

Top 11

Dick McAuliffe: K/C
Aurelio Rodriguez: HR/7
Jim Northrup: 5/FL
Bill Freehan: S7
Norm Cash: S7.1-2
Willie Horton: 4

Bot 11

Cesar Tovar: 53
Rod Carew: 63
Steve Braun: S9.BX2(96)