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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3

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Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, July 5, 1966 (N) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    0  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  8  0
CLE A    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Versalles ss                  4   1   2   1       0   0       1   3
Uhlaender cf                  4   0   1   1       1   1       0   0
Oliva rf                      4   1   1   1       1   1       5   0
Killebrew lf                  4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Mincher 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       8   0
Rollins 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Allen 2b                      3   1   0   0       1   1       2   3
Nixon c                       2   0   0   0       1   0       6   0
  Tovar pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Zimmerman c                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Merritt p                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Hall ph                     1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cimino p                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Totals                       31   4   8   4       5   5      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Allen-Mincher.
BATTING - 
2B: Uhlaender (3,off Kelley).
HR: Oliva (16,4th inning off Kelley 0 on 0 out).
SH: Merritt (1,off Kelley).
SF: Versalles (3,off Kelley); Killebrew (2,off Radatz).
HBP: Nixon (1,by Radatz).
GDP: Oliva (9,off Radatz).
IBB: Oliva (4,by Radatz).
Team LOB: 9.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gonzalez 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Hinton lf                     4   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Salmon ss                     3   1   0   0       1   1       2   2
Colavito rf                   3   1   1   2       1   0       2   0
Whitfield 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       9   1
Alvis 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
Landis cf                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Davalillo cf                4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Crandall c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Curry ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Azcue c                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Wagner ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kelley p                      2   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
  Radatz p                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3       2   6      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Alvis-Gonzalez-Whitfield.
BATTING - 
HR: Colavito (16,1st inning off Merritt 1 on 2 out); Hinton (2,3rd inning off
Merritt 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Merritt W(1-6)                6     5   3   3   2   4   2  24
Cimino SV(2)                  3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11
Totals                        9     7   3   3   2   6   2  35
WP: Merritt (2).
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kelley L(2-4)                 6.1   8   4   4   2   4   1  29
Radatz                        2.2   0   0   0   3   1   0  11
Totals                        9     8   4   4   5   5   1  40
HBP: Radatz (1,Nixon).
IBB: Radatz (5,Oliva).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Radatz 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Bill Valentine, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 15204
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Versalles           ss        Gonzalez            2b
2. Uhlaender           cf        Hinton              lf
3. Oliva               rf        Salmon              ss
4. Killebrew           lf        Colavito            rf
5. Mincher             1b        Whitfield           1b
6. Rollins             3b        Alvis               3b
7. Allen               2b        Landis              cf
8. Nixon               c         Crandall            c
9. Merritt             p         Kelley              p

TWINS 1ST: Jim Landis in official lineup but scratched;
DAVALILLO REPLACED LANDIS (PLAYING CF); Versalles flied out to
right; Uhlaender grounded out (first to pitcher); Oliva grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians
0.

INDIANS 1ST: Gonzalez struck out; Hinton flied out to right;
Salmon walked; Merritt threw a wild pitch [Salmon to second];
Colavito homered to left [Salmon scored]; Whitfield struck out;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to right; Mincher made an out to
shortstop; Rollins grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Alvis flied out to left; Davalillo flied out to
right; Crandall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 2.

TWINS 3RD: Allen walked; Nixon walked [Allen to second]; Merritt
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Nixon to second, Allen
to third]; Versalles hit a sacrifice fly to center [Allen
scored]; Uhlaender struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Kelley struck out; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher
to first); Hinton homered to right; Salmon flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Indians 3.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva homered to right; Killebrew grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mincher struck out; Rollins grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 4TH: Colavito grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Alvis struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

TWINS 5TH: Allen grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Nixon
grounded out (third to first); Merritt singled to right;
Versalles singled to left [Merritt to second]; Uhlaender flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Davalillo singled to shortstop; Crandall flied to
right in foul territory [Davalillo to second]; Kelley singled to
left [Davalillo to third]; Gonzalez lined into a double play
(second to first) [Kelley out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 2, Indians 3.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva struck out; Killebrew singled to left; Mincher
singled to right [Killebrew to third]; Rollins was called out on
strikes; Allen flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Hinton singled to left; Salmon made an out to
shortstop; Colavito walked [Hinton to second]; Whitfield flied
out to right [Hinton to third]; Alvis forced Colavito (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 3.

TWINS 7TH: Nixon flied out to left; HALL BATTED FOR MERRITT;
Hall singled to center; Versalles singled to left [Hall to
second]; Uhlaender doubled to left [Versalles to third, Hall
scored]; RADATZ REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Oliva was walked
intentionally; Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Versalles scored]; Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: CIMINO REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); Davalillo singled
to left; CURRY BATTED FOR CRANDALL; Curry struck out; Radatz
singled to shortstop [Davalillo to second]; Gonzalez flied out
to left; Hinton flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
4, Indians 3.

TWINS 8TH: AZCUE REPLACED CURRY (PLAYING C ); Rollins made an
out to second; Allen was called out on strikes; Nixon was hit by
a pitch; TOVAR RAN FOR NIXON; Cimino walked [Tovar to second];
Versalles lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 4,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: ZIMMERMAN REPLACED TOVAR (PLAYING C ); Salmon
struck out; Colavito grounded out (shortstop to first);
Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 4, Indians 3.

TWINS 9TH: Uhlaender walked; Oliva grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Uhlaender out at second]; Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 9TH: Alvis popped to catcher in foul territory;
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); WAGNER BATTED FOR
AZCUE; Wagner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 4, Indians 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            4   8   0    9
 Indians          3   7   0    5
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