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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 31, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 31, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Stange |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 13,431 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Hank Soar |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Foy | Shortstop |
| George Thomas | Third Baseman |
| Don Demeter | Center Fielder |
| Tony Conigliaro | Right Fielder |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Bob Tillman | Catcher |
| George Smith | Second Baseman |
| Lee Stange | Pitcher |
| Billy Herman | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Shortstop |
| Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Don Mincher | First Baseman |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
| Russ Nixon | Catcher |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
August 31, 1966
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kaat
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Kaat
Demeter hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stange
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stange
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stange
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Kaat
Conigliaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tillman vs. Kaat
Tillman hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stange
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Stange
Mincher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Stange
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Stange
Allen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stange
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Kaat
Stange hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy 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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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Stange
Kaat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Stange
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Stange
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Stange
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaat scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stange
There goes Oliva. The throw from Tillman and he is safe. Oliva steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Stange
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kaat
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Uhlaender. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demeter vs. Kaat
Demeter bunts towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Demeter for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conigliaro vs. Kaat
Conigliaro hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tillman vs. Kaat
Tillman takes first base on ball four. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stange
Mincher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Stange
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. Mincher scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Stange
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Stange
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Uhlaender tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Stange
Kaat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Stange
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaat moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Short
Bill Short now pitching.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Short vs. Kaat
Short hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kaat
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Short
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Short
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Short
Mincher hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Kaat
Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conigliaro vs. Kaat
Conigliaro hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Short
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Tillman juggles the ball. That's an error on Tillman. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Short
Allen hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Short
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaat vs. Short
Kaat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Short
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro who is chasing the ball. Tovar reaches third base with a triple. Nixon scores. Kaat goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hall vs. Short
Hall hits a line drive into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Kaat
Tillman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Kaat
Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Bill Short.
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stigman
Dick Stigman now pitching.
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stigman
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Stigman
Mincher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Oliva goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Stigman
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Conigliaro. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. Mincher scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Stigman
Allen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Stigman
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Kaat
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kaat
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demeter vs. Kaat
Demeter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conigliaro vs. Kaat
Conigliaro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Stigman
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stigman
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Stigman
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Stigman
Oliva hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tillman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Stigman
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. Hall goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Stigman
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Kaat
Rich Rollins now playing third base.
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tillman vs. Kaat
Tillman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kaat
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1966 -- Boston at Minnesota (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Foy J, ss 4 0 0 0 Tovar C, ss 4 1 2 2
Thomas G, 3b 4 1 2 0 Hall J, lf 5 1 1 0
Demeter D, cf 3 0 1 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 1
Conigliaro T, rf 4 1 1 2 Killebrew H, 3b 5 1 2 2
Scott G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Rollins R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 5 2 2 1
Tillman B, c 3 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 1 2 2
Smith G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Allen B, 2b 4 1 1 2
Stange L, p 1 0 0 0 Nixon R, c 3 1 0 1
Short B, p 1 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 4 2 3 0
Tartabull J, ph 1 0 0 0
Stigman D, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 7 2 37 11 14 11
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
Minnesota 021 202 22x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stange L (L) 3.2 8 5 5 0 3
Short B 2.1 2 2 0 1 0
Stigman D 2.0 4 4 4 2 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 7 2 2 1 5
E -- Uhlaender T, Tillman B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Minnesota 6
2B -- Mincher D 2, Uhlaender T 2, Smith G, Killebrew H
3B -- Tovar C
HR -- Allen B, Conigliaro T
SB -- Oliva T
SH -- Demeter D
SF -- Nixon R
T -- 2:29
A -- 13431
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