Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels
August 21, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1965 at Dodger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Los Angeles Angels 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 2 0
Valdespino lf 3 1 1 0
Oliva rf 3 1 1 2
Hall cf 4 0 0 0
Battey c 4 0 2 1
Mincher 1b 2 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 4 0 0 0
Merritt p 3 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 3
Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Piersall lf 5 0 2 0
Pearson rf 5 0 2 1
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Adcock 1b 3 1 1 0
  Lopez pr 0 0 0 0
  Power 1b 0 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 3 0 0 0
Knoop 2b 4 0 2 1
Schaal 3b 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Egan c 0 0 0 0
Rodgers c 2 0 0 0
  Clinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Coates p 0 0 0 0
  Spangler ph 1 0 0 0
Newman p 2 0 0 0
  Koppe ph 1 0 0 0
  Satriano c,3b 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Minnesota 000 003 010461
Los Angeles 000 001 001281
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (3-1) 7.0 7 1 1 2 7
  Worthington  SV (16) 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
8
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Newman  L (11-11) 7.0 5 3 2 1 7
  Coates   2.0 1 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
4
8

  E–Mincher (5), Knoop (17).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Los Angeles Piersall (3,off Merritt); Knoop (15,off Merritt); Pearson (13,off Worthington).  SH–Valdespino (1,off Coates).  SF–Oliva (8,off Coates).  SB–Versalles (16,2nd base off Coates/Satriano).  CS–Piersall (2,3rd base by Merritt/Battey).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:53.  A–9,181.
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