August 21st. Detroit 6 Minnesota 2
TIGERS COMPLETE SWEEP OF MINNESOTA WITH 6-2 VICTORY
Detroit gained a game on the Orioles, who suffered a rare loss to Kansas City. The Tigers’ 6-2 win gave them a three game sweep of Minnesota.
Chet Lemon led the way with a 3-5 day. He hit his 16th home run and also doubled. Larry Parrish and Enos Cabell chipped in with two hits apiece. Glenn Petry(13-7) was the winning pitcher.
Glenn Wilson went 1-5 with a single, but that hit was his 14th straight game with a knock, which is now the longest of the season for a member of the Tigers.
Next, the Tigers head to Texas to play the Rangers.
Other scores: Kansas City 8 Baltimore 3; Toronto 7 Boston 3; Seattle 7 Cleveland 3; Milwaukee 7 Oakland 1; New York 2 California 1
STANDINGS/TEAM/GM#/WON/LOST/PCT/GB
Baltimore 120 70 50 .583 –
Milwaukee 122 70 52 .574 1
New York 121 68 53 .562 2.5
Detroit 121 67 54 .554 3.5
Toronto 123 67 56 .545 4.5
Boston 122 62 60 .508 9
Cleveland 123 54 69 .439 17.5
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