Washington Senators vs Minnesota Twins
August 31, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1964 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 1, Minnesota Twins 2

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Brinkman ss 3 0 1 0
  Zimmer ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Blasingame 2b 4 0 1 1
King rf 3 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Kirkland lf 4 0 0 0
Lock cf 4 0 2 0
Brumley c 4 0 0 0
Cunningham 1b 3 1 1 0
Kennedy 3b 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Daniels p 0 0 0 0
Narum p 2 0 0 0
  Sievers ph 0 0 0 0
  Cottier pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 2 1
Rollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 1 2 0
Killebrew lf 4 0 0 0
  Allison lf 0 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall cf 3 0 1 1
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 0
Grant p 3 0 0 0
  Pleis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Washington 000 000 010151
Minnesota 001 100 00x280
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Narum  L (9-11) 7.0 8 2 2 0 5
  Daniels   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
0
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (11-10) 7.2 4 1 1 2 6
  Pleis  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
8

  E–Kennedy (20).  PB–Battey (12).  2B–Washington Lock (14,off Grant), Minnesota Oliva (36,off Narum); Hall (16,off Narum).  HR–Minnesota Versalles (17,3rd inning off Narum 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  CS–Rollins (4,2nd base by Narum/Brumley).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:15.  A–4,966.
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