Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
August 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1966 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Boston Red Sox 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 0 0
Tovar 2b 2 1 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 2 2
Mincher 1b 4 1 1 1
Battey c 3 0 1 0
Kosco lf 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 1
Boswell p 2 0 0 0
  Siebler p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Cimino p 0 0 0 0
  Klippstein p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Jones 2b 5 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 3 1
Yastrzemski lf 5 1 4 0
Conigliaro rf 4 2 0 0
Demeter cf 4 1 2 0
Scott 1b 3 1 2 1
Tillman c 3 0 1 2
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
Lonborg p 0 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 0 0
  Short p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 1 2
  Wyatt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 14 6
Minnesota 000 400 000460
Boston 001 003 20x6140
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell   5.1 8 4 4 1 1
  Siebler   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Cimino  L (1-4) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Klippstein   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
6
6
2
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg   3.0 4 4 4 2 3
  Fischer   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Short   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wyatt  W (2-6) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
4
9

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Minnesota Killebrew (19,off Lonborg), Boston Demeter (16,off Boswell).  SH–Lonborg (2,off Boswell).  SF–Tillman (2,off Siebler).  HBP–G Smith (3,by Siebler).  SB–Tovar (13,2nd base off Fischer/Tillman).  HBP–Siebler (1,G Smith).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–2:52.  A–11,928.
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