Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
June 8, 1966 Box Score

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

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Kansas City Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 1
Nossek cf 5 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 4 1 2 0
Cater 3b 3 1 2 0
Harrelson 1b 4 1 1 1
Stahl lf 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 4 1 1 0
Roof c 3 0 1 1
Talbot p 3 0 1 2
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Valdespino lf 4 0 0 0
Oliva cf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 2 2 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 1
Hall rf 2 1 1 0
Battey c 4 0 2 2
  Tovar pr 0 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 0
Grant p 2 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 4 7 4
Kansas City 000 014 0005100
Minnesota 010 100 002471
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Talbot  W (4-4) 8.0 6 4 4 3 5
  Aker  SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  L (4-7) 5.2 9 5 5 1 5
  Perry   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Worthington   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
8

  E–Hall (2).  2B–Kansas City Hershberger (12,off Grant); Talbot (2,off Grant), Minnesota Mincher 2 (8,off Talbot 2); Killebrew (7,off Talbot).  SH–Talbot (5,off Grant).  SF–Roof (1,off Grant); Rollins (2,off Aker).  IBB–Hall (2,by Talbot); Allen (2,by Talbot).  WP–Talbot (5).  IBB–Talbot 2 (6,Hall,Allen).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–2:31.  A–9,749.
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