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Minnesota Twins @
Boston Red Sox
1965-05-26 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 9073 Β· 3:26
Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 9β7. Minnesota Twins put up 4 in the 1st. Jim Perry earned the win and Al Worthington picked up the save. Bob Allison went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| BOS | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
W: Jim Perry L: Earl Wilson SV: Al Worthington
Umpires β HP: Nestor Chylak Β· 1B: Bill Haller Β· 2B: Jim Odom Β· 3B: Jim Honochick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zoilo Versalles | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rich Rollins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Oliva | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Jimmie Hall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Allison | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Earl Battey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Kindall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Camilo Pascual | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sandy Valdespino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Jerry Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lenny Green | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Dalton Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Yastrzemski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Felix Mantilla | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lee Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Conigliaro | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Bressoud | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bob Tillman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Wilson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Malzone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chuck Schilling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Camilo Pascual | 1.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Jim Perry | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Al Worthington | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Earl Wilson | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Dick Radatz | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Dennis Bennett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Zoilo Versalles: D9
- Rich Rollins: K
- Tony Oliva: 63.2-3
- Harmon Killebrew: PB.3-H
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Jimmie Hall: S5.1-3
- Bob Allison: HR/7.3-H;1-H
- Earl Battey: 9
Bot 1
- Lenny Green: 63
- Dalton Jones: D8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 43.2-3
- Felix Mantilla: S6.3-H
- Lee Thomas: 9
Top 2
- Jerry Kindall: K
- Camilo Pascual: 8
- Zoilo Versalles: S6
- Rich Rollins: 4
Bot 2
- Tony Conigliaro: 63
- Eddie Bressoud: W
- Bob Tillman: WP.1-2
- Bob Tillman: 9
- Earl Wilson: S1.2-3
- Lenny Green: S8.3-H;1-3
- Frank Malzone: W.1-2
- Carl Yastrzemski: D8.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Felix Mantilla: E2.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Lee Thomas: OA.1X2(26)
Top 3
- Tony Oliva: 43
- Harmon Killebrew: HR/7
- Jimmie Hall: 6/L
- Bob Allison: HP
- Earl Battey: S7.1-2
- Jerry Kindall: 9
Bot 3
- Lee Thomas: 13
- Tony Conigliaro: 9
- Eddie Bressoud: K
Top 4
- Jim Perry: 6
- Zoilo Versalles: 3/FL
- Rich Rollins: 9
Bot 4
- Bob Tillman: 63
- Earl Wilson: 9
- Lenny Green: 3/G
Top 5
- Tony Oliva: HR/9
- Harmon Killebrew: E6
- Jimmie Hall: 7
- Bob Allison: W.1-2
- Earl Battey: D7.2-H(UR);1-H
- Jerry Kindall: W
- Jim Perry: HP.2-3;1-2
- Zoilo Versalles: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
- Rich Rollins: CSH(132)#
Bot 5
- Frank Malzone: 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 13
- Felix Mantilla: D8
- Lee Thomas: 5
Top 6
- Frank Kostro: 63
- Tony Oliva: K
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Jimmie Hall: K
Bot 6
- Tony Conigliaro: E6
- Eddie Bressoud: D7.1-3
- Bob Tillman: S8.3-H(UR);2XH(82)
- Chuck Schilling: 9
- Lenny Green: W.1-2
- Frank Malzone: 53
Top 7
- Bob Allison: K
- Sandy Valdespino: K
- Jerry Kindall: W
- Bill Pleis: K
Bot 7
- Carl Yastrzemski: 63
- Felix Mantilla: K
- Lee Thomas: S4
- Tony Conigliaro: 3
Top 8
- Zoilo Versalles: 63
- Frank Kostro: D7
- Tony Oliva: 7
- Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Bot 8
- Eddie Bressoud: K
- Bob Tillman: 3/FL
- Jerry Moses: 4
Top 9
- Jimmie Hall: 3
- Bob Allison: 7
- Jerry Zimmerman: 4
Bot 9
- Lenny Green: W
- Frank Malzone: 8
- Carl Yastrzemski: 6
- Felix Mantilla: S8.1-3
- Lee Thomas: W.1-2
- Tony Conigliaro: 63
Notes & reviews
- I'm not sure how this play happened or even exactly when it happened. I do know that Kindall was put out at the plate 1-3-2 sometime AFTER Earley took over on the mound. The scorer shows Kindall moving to third on Versalles' grounder leaving runners on first and third with two out. The most likely scenario I can conjure up in my mind is that Kindall tried to steal home or advance on a pickoff attempt at first on Versalles. This would yield the 1-3-2 . . .
- Gary Geiger was announced as a PH, but never batted.


























