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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 8, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 8, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 8, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 8, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Talbot |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 9,749 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Al Salerno |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Nossek | Center Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
Larry Stahl | Left Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Fred Talbot | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Sandy Valdespino | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Center Fielder |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Jimmie Hall | Right Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
June 8, 1966
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Grant
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Grant
Nossek strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Grant
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Oliva. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Grant
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Talbot
Valdespino hits a popup towards third. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Grant
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Grant
Stahl hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stahl. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Talbot
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Grant
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Grant
Talbot is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Grant
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Talbot
Grant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Talbot
Valdespino strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Grant
Nossek hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Grant
Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Grant
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Grant
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Stahl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nossek. Mincher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Talbot
There's a wild pitch. Hall moves to third. Battey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Talbot
Allen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grant vs. Talbot
Grant is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Grant
Stahl strikes out. Battey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stahl out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Grant
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Grant
Roof hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Talbot vs. Grant
Talbot bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Green moves to third. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Campaneris vs. Grant
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green scores. Roof moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nossek vs. Grant
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Talbot
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Grant
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Grant
Cater takes first base on ball four. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Grant
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hershberger scores. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stahl vs. Grant
Stahl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cater moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Green vs. Grant
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roof vs. Grant
Roof hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cater tags and scores. Harrelson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Talbot vs. Grant
Talbot hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Hall fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hall. Harrelson scores. Stahl goes all the way around to score. Talbot moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Perry
Jim Perry now pitching.
Campaneris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Talbot covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a line drive into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Perry
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Perry
Hershberger hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Perry
Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Perry
Harrelson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Talbot
Allen hits a line drive into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Talbot
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Jim Perry.
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Stahl strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Worthington
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Worthington
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Talbot
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Talbot fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Nossek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Worthington
Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Worthington
Campaneris is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Worthington
Nossek hits a fly ball into center field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stahl. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Battey vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Aker
Cesar Tovar pinch runs for Earl Battey.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rollins vs. Aker
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Rollins hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hall tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Aker
Versalles hits a popup in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/8/1966 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 1 Versalles Z, ss 5 0 0 0 Nossek J, cf 5 0 0 0 Valdespino S, lf 4 0 0 0 Hershberger M, rf 4 1 2 0 Oliva T, cf 4 0 0 0 Cater D, 3b 3 1 2 0 Mincher D, 1b 4 2 2 0 Harrelson K, 1b 4 1 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 1 2 1 Stahl L, lf 4 1 1 0 Hall J, rf 2 1 1 0 Green D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Battey E, c 4 0 2 2 Roof P, c 3 0 1 1 Tovar C, pr 0 0 0 0 Talbot F, p 3 0 1 2 Allen B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Grant M, p 2 0 0 0 Perry J, p 0 0 0 0 Nixon R, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 0 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 5 33 4 7 4 Kansas City 000 014 000 -- 5 Minnesota 010 100 002 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Talbot F (W)* 8.0 6 4 4 3 5 Aker J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Grant M (L) 5.2 9 5 5 1 5 Perry J 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Worthington A 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Hall J LOB -- Kansas City 6, Minnesota 6 2B -- Hershberger M, Mincher D 2, Talbot F, Killebrew H SH -- Talbot F SF -- Roof P, Rollins R WP -- Talbot F T -- 2:31 A -- 9749
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