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Minnesota Twins @ Chicago White Sox

1966-06-12 · Day game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 18378 · 2:05

Minnesota Twins defeated Chicago White Sox 2–1. Mudcat Grant earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Mudcat Grant L: Tommy John SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Runge · 1B: Red Flaherty · 2B: Marty Springstead · 3B: Al Salerno · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	4	1	3	0	0	1
Rich Rollins	4	0	2	0	0	0
Tony Oliva	4	1	2	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	0	1	1
Don Mincher	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Allison	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bernie Allen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Zimmerman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mudcat Grant	3	0	0	0	0	3

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Causey	3	0	0	0	0	0
Don Buford	4	0	2	0	0	1
Tommie Agee	4	0	0	0	0	1
Floyd Robinson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy McCraw	2	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Skowron	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jerry McNertney	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lee Elia	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy John	2	0	0	0	0	1
Smoky Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	1
J. C. Martin	1	0	1	1	0	0
Al Weis	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mudcat Grant	9.0	5	1	6

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy John	7.0	6	1	6
Bob Locker	1.0	2	0	1
Eddie Fisher	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: K/C
Rich Rollins: S7
Tony Oliva: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Wayne Causey: 63
Don Buford: 43
Tommie Agee: 9

Top 2

Harmon Killebrew: K
Don Mincher: 8
Bob Allison: 53

Bot 2

Floyd Robinson: 43
Tommy McCraw: 9
Bill Skowron: 63

Top 3

Bernie Allen: K/C
Jerry Zimmerman: 13
Mudcat Grant: K

Bot 3

Jerry McNertney: K/C
Lee Elia: 3/G
Tommy John: K

Top 4

Cesar Tovar: S7
Rich Rollins: S1.1-2
Tony Oliva: 6
Harmon Killebrew: 9
Don Mincher: K

Bot 4

Wayne Causey: 13
Don Buford: S9
Tommie Agee: 146(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Bob Allison: 53
Bernie Allen: 63
Jerry Zimmerman: 53

Bot 5

Floyd Robinson: 43
Tommy McCraw: 4
Bill Skowron: K

Top 6

Mudcat Grant: K
Cesar Tovar: S9
Rich Rollins: SB2.1X3(6)
Rich Rollins: 43

Bot 6

Jerry McNertney: 3/FL
Lee Elia: S9
Tommy John: 16(1)/FO
Wayne Causey: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Tony Oliva: S1
Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
Don Mincher: S1.1-2;2-3
Bob Allison: 7/SF.3-H
Bernie Allen: 146(1)/FO.2-3
Jerry Zimmerman: 53

Bot 7

Don Buford: S9
Tommie Agee: 54(1)3/GDP
Floyd Robinson: 3/G

Top 8

Mudcat Grant: K
Cesar Tovar: S8
Rich Rollins: 6
Tony Oliva: S9.B-2;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR)
Harmon Killebrew: 53

Bot 8

Tommy McCraw: W
Bill Skowron: S9.1-2
Jerry McNertney: 53/SH.1-2;2-3
Smoky Burgess: K
J. C. Martin: S6.2-3;3-H
Al Weis: FC.3XH(12);1-2

Top 9

Don Mincher: 9
Bob Allison: 13
Bernie Allen: 8

Bot 9

Don Buford: K
Tommie Agee: K
Floyd Robinson: 8

Notes & reviews

the throw beat Cesar Tovar but Wayne Causey dropped the ball; Tovar walked away from the base; Lee Elia picked up the ball
Floyd Robinson held the ball then threw late

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