Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 3, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf,rf 5 2 2 1
Salmon ss 4 1 2 0
Wagner lf 4 1 1 0
Colavito rf 3 1 1 0
  Davalillo cf 1 0 0 0
Whitfield 1b 5 1 4 5
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 5 0 2 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 1 0 0 0
  Hargan p 2 0 0 0
  Radatz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 2 2
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
Oliva cf 4 1 2 1
Killebrew 3b 4 0 1 1
Mincher 1b 3 1 1 0
Allison rf 3 0 1 0
Battey c 2 0 1 1
  Zimmerman c 1 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 1 0
Allen 2b 4 0 0 0
Grant p 1 1 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Cleveland 102 000 3006121
Minnesota 002 200 010590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant   3.1 4 4 4 2 2
  Hargan  W (2-2) 4.1 4 1 1 1 2
  Radatz  SV (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (4-6) 6.2 11 6 6 3 0
  Worthington   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
1

  E–Salmon (4).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Gonzalez (5,off Grant), Minnesota Versalles (5,off Hargan).  HR–Cleveland Landis (1,3rd inning off Grant 0 on, 0 out); Whitfield (6,7th inning off Grant 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Versalles (4,3rd inning off Tiant 1 on, 2 out); Oliva (12,4th inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Salmon (2,off Grant); Tiant (5,off Grant).  SB–Salmon (2,2nd base off Klippstein/Zimmerman).  WP–Grant (3).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:50.  A–15,498.
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