Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
August 3, 1966 Box Score

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

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Boston Red Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 1
Conigliaro rf 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Demeter cf 3 1 1 1
Jones 2b 3 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 0 0
Sheldon p 1 0 0 0
  Lonborg p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 1 0
  Osinski p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 1 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 2 3 0
Hall lf 5 1 3 1
Oliva rf 3 0 0 1
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 1
Mincher 1b 4 1 1 0
Battey c 4 0 2 2
Tovar 2b 3 1 0 0
Uhlaender cf 3 1 1 1
Boswell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 6
Boston 010 000 100240
Minnesota 100 040 02x7120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon  L (5-12) 4.2 9 5 5 1 0
  Lonborg   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Osinski   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Stigman   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  W (11-5) 9.0 4 2 2 1 10
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
1
10

  E–None.  2B–Boston Tartabull (5,off Boswell), Minnesota Battey 2 (7,off Sheldon,off Lonborg); Versalles (14,off Sheldon).  3B–Minnesota Hall (2,off Sheldon); Uhlaender (1,off Stigman); Versalles (6,off Stigman).  HR–Boston Demeter (11,2nd inning off Boswell 0 on, 2 out); Yastrzemski (11,7th inning off Boswell 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Uhlaender (5,Home off Stigman/Ryan).  WP–Boswell (9).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:25.  A–15,577.
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