Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1966 at Cleveland 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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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 1 2 1
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 1
Oliva rf 4 1 1 1
Killebrew lf 4 0 1 1
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 1 0 0
Nixon c 2 0 0 0
  Tovar pr 0 0 0 0
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 1 0
  Hall ph 1 1 1 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0
Hinton lf 4 1 2 1
Salmon ss 3 1 0 0
Colavito rf 3 1 1 2
Whitfield 1b 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Landis cf 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo cf 4 0 2 0
Crandall c 2 0 0 0
  Curry ph 1 0 0 0
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 0 0
Kelley p 2 0 1 0
  Radatz p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Minnesota 001 100 200480
Cleveland 201 000 000370
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (1-6) 6.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Cimino  SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (2-4) 6.1 8 4 4 2 4
  Radatz   2.2 0 0 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Minnesota Uhlaender (3,off Kelley).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (16,4th inning off Kelley 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Colavito (16,1st inning off Merritt 1 on, 2 out); Hinton (2,3rd inning off Merritt 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Merritt (1,off Kelley).  SF–Versalles (3,off Kelley); Killebrew (2,off Radatz).  HBP–Nixon (1,by Radatz).  IBB–Oliva (4,by Radatz).  WP–Merritt (2).  HBP–Radatz (1,Nixon).  IBB–Radatz (5,Oliva).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:48.  A–15,204.
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