California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
August 16, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 8

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Johnstone cf 3 1 0 0
Kirkpatrick rf 3 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 1
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0
Rodgers c 4 0 0 0
Smith lf 4 0 1 0
Malzone 3b 4 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 1 0 0 0
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph 1 0 0 0
  Burdette p 0 0 0 0
  Schaal ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Tovar 2b 5 1 1 0
Oliva rf 3 2 2 2
Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 1
Mincher 1b 4 1 2 2
Battey c 2 1 2 0
  Zimmerman c 1 0 0 0
Kosco lf 4 1 2 2
Uhlaender cf 4 1 1 0
Perry p 4 0 3 1
Totals 36 8 14 8
California 000 001 000130
Minnesota 000 410 21x8141
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (8-15) 4.0 6 4 4 1 5
  Burdette   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Lee   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
1
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (7-5) 9.0 3 1 0 4 10
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
4
10

  E–Mincher (6).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Mincher (20,off Burdette); Perry 2 (3,off Burdette,off Lee).  3B–Minnesota Tovar (4,off Chance).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (27,4th inning off Chance 0 on, 1 out); Kosco (2,4th inning off Chance 1 on, 2 out); Oliva (20,7th inning off Lee 0 on, 1 out); Mincher (12,7th inning off Lee 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Knoop (4,by Perry).  SF–Oliva (3,off Chance).  SB–Smith (1,2nd base off Perry/Battey).  CS–Knoop (4,2nd base by Perry/Battey).  IBB–Perry (2,Knoop).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:35.  A–15,359.
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