Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
May 8, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Petrocelli ss 5 1 3 5
Thomas cf 2 0 1 1
  Green ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 1 1
Scott 1b 5 0 1 0
Conigliaro rf 5 0 0 0
Tillman c 5 0 0 0
Kasko 2b 5 2 1 0
Foy 3b 4 4 3 0
Wilson p 2 0 1 1
  Sanders p 0 1 0 0
Totals 41 8 11 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 1 0
Uhlaender lf 2 1 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 3b 3 0 0 0
Allen 2b 4 0 0 0
Tovar cf 4 0 1 0
Battey c 3 0 2 0
  Nixon c 1 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Siebler p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Boston 000 201 4018113
Minnesota 100 000 000154
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (2-1) 5.1 4 1 0 1 3
  Sanders  SV (2) 3.2 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (2-3) 5.1 7 3 3 4 5
  Cimino   1.2 3 4 0 1 2
  Siebler   2.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
3
5
8

  E–Kasko 2 (2), Wilson (1), Versalles 2 (6), Mincher (2), Allen (1).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Minnesota Versalles (2,off Wilson); Battey (1,off Wilson).  HR–Boston Petrocelli (4,7th inning off Cimino 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Sanders (2,off Siebler); Uhlaender (1,off Wilson).  SB–Uhlaender (1,2nd base off Wilson/Tillman); Oliva (4,2nd base off Wilson/Tillman).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–3:02.
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