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May 16, 1965

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Bottom 10 R H E
Twins 4 11 0
Athletics 4 13 2
Bottom 10 R H E
Twins 4 11 0
Athletics 7 14 2

Ed Charles Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .253
OBP .250 .327
At Bats 4 91
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 14
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 9

Mel Nelson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 2
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Municipal Stadium - May 16, 1965
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Home Run
Mel Nelson
Earl Battey
Harmon Killebrew
Jerry Kindall
Rich Rollins
Zoilo Versalles
Bob Allison
Jimmie Hall
Tony Oliva
Ed Charles
Dick Green
Johnny Blanchard

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 4 11 0 10
Kansas City Athletics 7 14 2 7
Winning Pitcher John Wyatt
Losing Pitcher Mel Nelson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ed Charles
Attendance
Time of Game 3 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Charles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanchard moves to second.
Bottom 10 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Gentile hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Kindall strikes out.
Top 10 Battey hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 John Wyatt now pitching. Nelson Mathews now playing left field. Rene Lachemann now catching. Bert Campaneris now playing shortstop. Allison hits a line drive towards third. Charles reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Skip Lockwood pinch hits for Wayne Causey. Mel Nelson now pitching. Lockwood hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Rene Lachemann pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Lachemann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Charles scores. Landis moves to second.
Bottom 9 Landis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Nelson Mathews pinch hits for Billy Bryan. Al Worthington now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Charles hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall who is chasing the ball. Charles reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 9 Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Hall is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey misplays the ball. That's an error on Causey. Killebrew moves to second.
Top 9 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blanchard strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gentile strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bill Pleis now pitching. Causey strikes out.
Top 8 Jim Kaat pinch runs for Don Mincher. Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Versalles strikes out.
Top 8 Don Mincher pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Mincher hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Kindall moves to third.
Top 8 Kindall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Battey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blanchard. Battey reaches second base with a double. Hall goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Allison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jim Dickson now pitching. Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ken Harrelson pinch hits for Diego Segui. Harrelson hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Landis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bryan strikes out.
Top 7 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a line drive into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rollins hits a fly ball into left field. Campaneris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Blanchard hits a line drive into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gentile hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Causey is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Versalles for the out.
Top 6 Grant hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Battey hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Segui strikes out.
Bottom 5 Landis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Allison strikes out.
Top 5 Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Rollins is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 Rollins hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Bryan settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Bryan.
Top 5 Versalles hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gentile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grant for the out.
Top 4 Kindall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Battey moves to second.
Top 4 Battey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Allison strikes out.
Top 4 Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Blanchard hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gentile hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hall. Gentile reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kindall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Oliva strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Rollins. The throw from Bryan and he is safe. Rollins steals second.
Top 3 Rollins takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Versalles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Campaneris who is chasing the ball. Versalles reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Grant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kindall hits a fly ball into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Segui is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Landis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Bryan is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Charles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kindall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Battey hits a line drive into center field. Landis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Allison hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blanchard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blanchard for the out.
Bottom 1 Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Causey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Campaneris for the out.
Top 1 Oliva strikes out.
Top 1 Rollins hits a fly ball into left field. Campaneris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Versalles hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.