Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
August 14, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 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 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 3 1 2 1
Cater 1b 4 0 0 0
Green 2b 4 1 1 0
Charles 3b 3 1 0 0
Chavarria lf 3 1 2 1
  Gosger ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Nossek cf 3 0 0 0
  Stahl ph 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Roof c 4 0 1 2
Blanco p 1 0 0 0
  Fazio ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 1 0 0 0
  Repoz cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar ss 3 0 2 1
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Battey c 3 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 1 1 1
Rollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Allen 2b 4 1 1 0
Merritt p 2 1 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 0 0 0
  Allison pr 0 0 0 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 1 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Kansas City 000 001 300461
Minnesota 001 200 000361
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanco   5.0 4 3 2 5 3
  Sanders  W (6-9) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Aker  SV (25) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
6
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (2-12) 6.1 6 4 4 1 5
  Worthington   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Cimino   2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
7

  E–Cater (8), Allen (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Roof (6).  2B–Kansas City Chavarria (6,off Merritt), Minnesota Allen (16,off Blanco).  HR–Kansas City Hershberger (2,6th inning off Merritt 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Hall (13,4th inning off Blanco 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Killebrew (13,by Blanco).  CS–Roof (3,2nd base by Worthington/Battey); Tovar (4,Home by Blanco/Roof).  SB–Tovar (9,2nd base off Blanco/Roof).  WP–Blanco (4), Cimino (4).  IBB–Blanco (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:47.  A–24,797.
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