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Senators
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Washington Senators, played on August 18, 1963 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Ridzik |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Perry |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,557 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: John Rice 2B: Al Salerno 3B: Larry Napp |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Dick Phillips | First Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Don Lock | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Don Leppert | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Steve Ridzik | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | Second Baseman |
| Jimmie Hall | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Lenny Green | Center Fielder |
| Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
| Jim Perry | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 18, 1963
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Perry
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Perry
Phillips hits a popup towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Perry
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Perry
There goes Hinton. The throw from Battey and he is out, Versalles applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ridzik
Rollins hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ridzik
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Ridzik
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ridzik
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Perry
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Perry
Lock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Perry
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power misplays the ball. That's an error on Power. Lock moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leppert vs. Perry
Leppert hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brinkman vs. Perry
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Ridzik
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Ridzik
Battey hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ridzik
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Perry
Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Perry
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Battey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Perry
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Perry
Hinton takes first base on ball four. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Perry
King hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Ridzik
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Ridzik
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ridzik
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Perry
Lock hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Perry
Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Perry
Leppert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Perry
Brinkman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ridzik vs. Perry
Ridzik is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ridzik
Power is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Ridzik
Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ridzik
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Ridzik
Mincher hits a line drive into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Perry
Blasingame takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Perry
Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. Perry
Hinton hits a line drive into center field. Green picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Green. Blasingame scores. Phillips moves to third. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Roggenburk
Garry Roggenburk now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roggenburk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lock vs. Roggenburk
Lock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Roggenburk
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Ridzik
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Ridzik
Green bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Battey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Ridzik
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ridzik fields it and throws to third for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roggenburk vs. Ridzik
Roggenburk takes first base on ball four. Green moves to third. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rollins vs. Ridzik
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Roggenburk
Leppert hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Roggenburk
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ridzik vs. Roggenburk
Ridzik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Roggenburk covering, for the out. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blasingame vs. Roggenburk
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Ridzik
Power hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Ridzik
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ridzik
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Roggenburk
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Roggenburk
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Roggenburk
King bunts towards the mound. Roggenburk juggles the ball. That's an error on Roggenburk. Phillips moves to third. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lock vs. Roggenburk
Lock hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmer vs. Roggenburk
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. Phillips scores. Hinton moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leppert vs. Roggenburk
Leppert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Roggenburk
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ridzik vs. Moore
Ray Moore now pitching.
Ridzik is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Ridzik
Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Ridzik
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ridzik
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Ridzik
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Moore
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Moore
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Moore
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Ridzik
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Ray Moore.
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Ridzik
Rollins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Ridzik
Power hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Ridzik
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Dailey
Bill Dailey now pitching.
King hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Dailey
Lock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Dailey
Zimmer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Dailey
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Ridzik
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Ridzik
Mincher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lock. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Ridzik
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Ridzik
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Kline
Ron Kline now pitching.
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1963 -- Washington at Minnesota (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 4 1 1 1
Phillips D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Power V, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hinton C, lf 4 1 3 1 Hall J, rf 4 1 1 1
King J, rf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, lf 4 0 0 0
Lock D, cf 4 0 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Zimmer D, 3b 5 3 2 3 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0
Leppert D, c 5 1 2 3 Green L, cf 3 0 2 1
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 0 0
Ridzik S, p 4 0 0 0 Perry J, p 1 0 0 0
Kline R, p 0 0 0 0 Roggenburk G, p 0 0 0 0
Moore R, p 0 0 0 0
Allen B, ph 1 0 1 0
Dailey B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 11 7 32 3 6 3
Washington 000 110 401 -- 7
Minnesota 100 100 001 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Ridzik S (W) 8.2 6 3 3 2 7
Kline R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Perry J* 4.0 6 2 2 3 2
Roggenburk G (L) 2.2 4 4 0 2 1
Moore R 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Dailey B 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Power V, Green L, Roggenburk G
DP -- Washington 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Minnesota 5
2B -- Mincher D
HR -- Rollins R, Zimmer D 2, Hall J, Leppert D
CS -- Hinton C
SH -- Green L, King J
T -- 2:37
A -- 18557
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