Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
June 27, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 27, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Minnesota Twins 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 4 1 2 0
Hinton lf 3 0 0 0
Salmon ss 4 1 2 0
Colavito rf 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 1 1
Whitfield 1b 3 0 1 1
Brown 2b 3 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Howser 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 1 1
Uhlaender cf 5 0 2 1
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 0 0
Hall lf 3 2 1 1
Tovar 2b 2 1 0 0
Zimmerman c 4 1 1 2
Kaat p 4 0 2 0
Totals 33 6 8 5
Cleveland 200 000 000265
Minnesota 100 104 00x680
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (5-4) 5.0 5 5 5 4 7
  Allen   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  McDowell   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (9-5) 9.0 6 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
3

  E–Salmon 2 (11), Alvis (10), Whitfield (5), Brown (8).  DP–Minnesota 2.  2B–Cleveland Alvis (8,off Kaat), Minnesota Versalles (7,off Tiant); Oliva (15,off Tiant).  HR–Minnesota Hall (8,4th inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hinton (2,off Kaat).  SF–Alvis (2,off Kaat); Versalles (2,off Allen).  CS–Uhlaender (1,2nd base by McDowell/Azcue).  WP–Kaat 2 (4).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:23.  A–15,924.
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