Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox
August 26, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1966 at Comiskey Park I. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 0 0 0
Hall lf 4 1 1 0
Oliva rf 4 2 1 0
Killebrew 3b 3 1 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 2 2 1
Battey c 2 1 1 2
  Zimmerman c 2 0 1 2
Tovar 2b 4 0 1 2
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Merritt p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 7 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Berry cf 4 1 1 0
McCraw lf 4 0 2 0
Adair 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Romano c 4 0 0 0
Skowron 1b 4 0 1 0
Hicks rf 4 1 2 0
Buford 3b 2 2 1 2
Elia ss 2 0 1 1
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Buzhardt p 1 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Higgins p 0 0 0 0
  Causey ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
Minnesota 400 000 030770
Chicago 000 000 112481
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (3-12) 9.0 8 4 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
2
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buzhardt  L (5-8) 5.0 5 4 4 1 5
  Higgins   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro   2.0 2 3 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
4
2
7

  E–Skowron (7).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Zimmerman (2).  2B–Minnesota Oliva (28,off Buzhardt); Tovar (15,off Buzhardt); Mincher (21,off Pizarro), Chicago Skowron (12,off Merritt).  HR–Chicago Buford (6,9th inning off Merritt 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mincher (8,by Buzhardt); Killebrew (17,by Pizarro).  SH–Buford (16,off Merritt).  IBB–Buzhardt (4,Mincher); Pizarro (6,Killebrew).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:20.  A–23,296.
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