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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 14, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 14, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Blanco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 24,797 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Al Salerno 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Dick Green | Second Baseman |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Ossie Chavarria | Left Fielder |
| Joe Nossek | Center Fielder |
| Phil Roof | Catcher |
| Gil Blanco | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Shortstop |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Earl Battey | Catcher |
| Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 14, 1966
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Merritt
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Allen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Allen. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Merritt
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Blanco
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Blanco
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Blanco
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Blanco
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chavarria vs. Merritt
Chavarria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Merritt
Nossek hits a popup towards short. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Merritt
Roof strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Blanco
Battey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Blanco
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Blanco
Rollins hits a line drive into left field. Chavarria settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Blanco
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Merritt
Blanco hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Merritt
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Blanco
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Blanco
Tovar takes first base on ball four. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Blanco
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Blanco
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merritt scores. Tovar moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Blanco
Killebrew is walked intentionally. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Battey vs. Blanco
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Merritt
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Blanco
Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Blanco
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Blanco
Allen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hershberger. Allen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merritt vs. Blanco
Merritt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Blanco
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Blanco
There goes Tovar. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Blanco
There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Uhlaender vs. Blanco
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliva vs. Blanco
There goes Tovar. The throw from Roof to Blanco to Charles who tags Tovar out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chavarria vs. Merritt
Chavarria hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Merritt
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Merritt
Roof strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Blanco
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Blanco
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Blanco
Battey hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fazio vs. Merritt
Ernie Fazio pinch hits for Gil Blanco.
Fazio strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Merritt
Hershberger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching.
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Sanders
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Sanders
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Merritt
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Merritt
Charles takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chavarria vs. Merritt
Chavarria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Chavarria reaches second base with a double. Green scores. Charles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nossek vs. Merritt
Nossek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roof vs. Merritt
Roof hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Charles scores. Chavarria scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
There goes Roof. The throw from Battey and he is out, Tovar applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Worthington
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Sanders
Don Mincher pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Sanders
Bob Allison pinch runs for Don Mincher.
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Sanders
The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Sanders
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Sanders
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Cimino
Pete Cimino now pitching.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Cimino
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Cimino
There's a wild pitch. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Cimino
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and has Hershberger trapped. There's the throw to Allen who throws back to Rollins who tags Hershberger for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Cimino
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sanders
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Sanders
Battey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Sanders
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Cimino
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Cimino
Jim Gosger pinch hits for Ossie Chavarria.
Gosger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Cimino
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Joe Nossek.
Stahl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Cimino
Roof hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching. Roger Repoz now playing center field. Jim Gosger now playing left field.
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Aker
Allen hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Aker
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Pete Cimino.
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Aker covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Aker
Jim Kaat pinch runs for Russ Nixon.
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Aker
Uhlaender hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1966, game 2 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, ss 3 0 2 1
Hershberger M, rf 3 1 2 1 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0
Cater D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 1 1
Green D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Charles E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 0 0
Chavarria O, lf 3 1 2 1 Hall J, lf 4 1 1 1
Gosger J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Nossek J, cf 3 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 1 1 0
Stahl L, ph 0 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 1 0 0
Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0
Roof P, c 4 0 1 2 Mincher D, ph 0 0 0 0
Blanco G, p 1 0 0 0 Allison B, pr 0 0 0 0
Fazio E, ph 1 0 0 0 Cimino P, p 0 0 0 0
Sanders K, p 1 0 0 0 Nixon R, ph 1 0 1 0
Repoz R, cf 0 0 0 0 Kaat J, pr 0 0 0 0
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32 4 6 4 32 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 001 300 -- 4
Minnesota 001 200 000 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Blanco G 5.0 4 3 2 5 3
Sanders K (W) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Aker J (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5
Worthington A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cimino P 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Allen B, Cater D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Minnesota 8
2B -- Allen B, Chavarria O
HR -- Hall J, Hershberger M
SB -- Tovar C
CS -- Tovar C, Roof P
WP -- Blanco G, Cimino P
PB -- Roof P
T -- 2:47
A -- 24797
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