Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 6, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1965 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Minnesota Twins 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 5 1 2 0
Malzone 3b 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 1
Mantilla 2b 3 1 2 1
Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 4 0 0 0
Gosger rf 1 1 0 0
Petrocelli ss 4 0 1 0
Monbouquette p 2 0 1 0
  Duliba p 0 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Horton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 2 3
Oliva rf 5 0 1 1
Hall cf 4 1 1 0
Allison lf 3 2 1 2
Mincher 1b 4 0 3 0
Battey c 3 0 1 0
  Zimmerman c 1 0 1 1
Rollins 3b 4 2 1 0
Kindall 2b 2 1 1 0
Merritt p 2 0 1 1
  Valdespino ph 1 1 0 0
  Siebler p 0 0 0 0
  Pleis p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 13 8
Boston 000 101 001372
Minnesota 001 016 10x9134
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  L (8-12) 5.0 10 5 4 0 2
  Duliba   0.1 0 1 0 1 0
  Earley   0.2 1 2 0 0 0
  Bennett   2.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
5
2
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Siebler   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Pleis  SV (3) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
5

  E–Thomas (14), Monbouquette (2), Kindall 3 (17), Merritt (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Boston Green (19,off Merritt).  HR–Boston Mantilla (14,4th inning off Merritt 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Allison (18,6th inning off Monbouquette 1 on, 0 out); Versalles (14,6th inning off Earley 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Kindall (4,off Monbouquette).  SB–Versalles (14,2nd base off Monbouquette/Tillman).  WP–Siebler (1).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:55.  A–25,082.
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