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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Athletics

1967-07-18 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 9610 · 2:05

Kansas City Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Kansas City Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Jim Nash earned the win and Jack Aker picked up the save. Harmon Killebrew went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
KC1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		5	8

W: Jim Nash L: Jim Kaat SV: Jack Aker

Umpires — HP: Johnny Stevens · 1B: Bob Stewart · 2B: Bill Valentine · 3B: Marty Springstead · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rod Carew	4	1	1	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	2	1	1	2	1	0
Tony Oliva	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rich Rollins	3	0	0	0	0	3
Bob Allison	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zoilo Versalles	3	0	0	0	0	0
Russ Nixon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Kaat	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Reese	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	5	0	1	1	0	0
John Donaldson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Danny Cater	4	2	2	0	0	0
Ken Harrelson	4	1	2	3	0	0
Mike Hershberger	2	0	0	0	2	0
Rick Monday	4	0	0	1	0	0
Dick Green	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Roof	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Nash	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Gosger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	8.0	8	3	2

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Nash	7.0	3	1	5
Jack Aker	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: 3
Rod Carew: 5/FL
Harmon Killebrew: 53

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: 63
John Donaldson: S7
Danny Cater: E6.1-3;B-2
Ken Harrelson: D9.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Mike Hershberger: SB3
Mike Hershberger: W
Rick Monday: 43.3-H(UR);1-2
Dick Green: 63

Top 2

Tony Oliva: K
Rich Rollins: K
Bob Allison: 63

Bot 2

Phil Roof: S7
Jim Nash: 34/SH.1-2
Bert Campaneris: 53
John Donaldson: 7

Top 3

Zoilo Versalles: 63
Russ Nixon: 7
Jim Kaat: 6

Bot 3

Danny Cater: S9
Ken Harrelson: 54(1)/FO
Mike Hershberger: 5/FL
Rick Monday: 9

Top 4

Cesar Tovar: 8
Rod Carew: S7
Harmon Killebrew: HR/7.1-H
Tony Oliva: 2/FL
Rich Rollins: K23

Bot 4

Dick Green: 63
Phil Roof: W
Jim Nash: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Jim Nash: 6
Bert Campaneris: D8.3-H
John Donaldson: 63

Top 5

Bob Allison: 6
Zoilo Versalles: 9
Russ Nixon: K

Bot 5

Danny Cater: 9
Ken Harrelson: 5/L
Mike Hershberger: 6

Top 6

Jim Kaat: 7
Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: 8

Bot 6

Rick Monday: 43
Dick Green: S8
Phil Roof: 6
Jim Nash: K

Top 7

Harmon Killebrew: W
Tony Oliva: BK.1-2
Tony Oliva: S8/DP.2XH(82);BX2(26)
Rich Rollins: K

Bot 7

Bert Campaneris: 3/FL
John Donaldson: 8
Danny Cater: D7
Ken Harrelson: D8.2-H
Mike Hershberger: IW
Rick Monday: 31

Top 8

Bob Allison: 3
Zoilo Versalles: 53
Russ Nixon: 13

Bot 8

Dick Green: 13
Phil Roof: HP
Jim Gosger: K
Bert Campaneris: 9

Top 9

Rich Reese: 13
Cesar Tovar: 63
Rod Carew: K

Notes & reviews

Twins Grant, not in game, ejected by HP umpire Stevens for arguing that catcher Roof had tripped Killebrew for obstruction preventing him from scoring

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