Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Athletics
August 5, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1966 at Municipal 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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Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 0 0
Battey c 2 1 0 0
  Zimmerman c 1 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 2 0 0 0
Tovar 2b 4 1 2 1
Uhlaender cf 3 0 1 1
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Allen ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 1 0
Chavarria lf 3 1 1 0
  Repoz lf 1 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 4 1 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 3 2
Charles 3b 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 1
Nossek cf 3 0 1 1
Roof c 2 0 0 0
Blanco p 3 0 0 0
  Sanders p 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Minnesota 000 100 100242
Kansas City 000 210 10x491
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (2-10) 4.2 6 3 3 2 5
  Cimino   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Worthington   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
3
8
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanco  W (1-1) 6.1 3 2 2 4 2
  Sanders   2.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Aker  SV (22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
6
3

  E–Versalles (25), Oliva (10), Blanco (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Chavarria (5,off Merritt); Hershberger (22,off Worthington).  3B–Minnesota Tovar (3,off Blanco).  SH–Uhlaender (3,off Blanco).  HBP–Mincher (2,by Blanco); Oliva (3,by Blanco).  SF–Nossek (1,off Merritt).  IBB–Roof (3,by Merritt).  SB–Allen (2,2nd base off Aker/Roof); Uhlaender (6,3rd base off Aker/Roof); Campaneris (26,2nd base off Merritt/Battey).  WP–Blanco (2).  HBP–Blanco 2 (2,Mincher,Oliva).  IBB–Merritt (3,Roof).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:36.  A–8,988.
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