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California Angels @ Minnesota Twins

1966-08-15 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 15791 · 71°F · Wind 12 mph · 2:35

Minnesota Twins defeated California Angels 5–3. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 7th. Jim Kaat earned the win. Joe Adcock went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	10
MIN	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		5	7

W: Jim Kaat L: George Brunet SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Odom · 1B: Al Salerno · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Cardenal	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jay Johnstone	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Fregosi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Adcock	4	2	2	2	0	0
Buck Rodgers	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bobby Knoop	4	0	2	0	0	1
Frank Malzone	2	0	1	1	1	0
Jim Piersall	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Brunet	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Kirkpatrick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Zoilo Versalles	3	0	0	0	1	1
Cesar Tovar	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Rollins	3	1	0	0	0	1
Harmon Killebrew	3	2	2	2	1	1
Tony Oliva	4	0	1	0	0	1
Earl Battey	3	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Kosco	3	1	2	1	0	1
Ted Uhlaender	2	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Kaat	3	0	1	2	0	2

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Brunet	6.2	5	4	7
Minnie Rojas	1.1	2	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Kaat	9.0	10	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jose Cardenal: 9
Jay Johnstone: S9
Jim Fregosi: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Zoilo Versalles: W
Cesar Tovar: 6(1)3/GDP
Rich Rollins: K

Top 2

Joe Adcock: 4
Buck Rodgers: 53
Bobby Knoop: S4
Frank Malzone: S7.1-2
Jim Piersall: PO2(135)

Bot 2

Harmon Killebrew: K
Tony Oliva: K
Earl Battey: 8/L

Top 3

Jim Piersall: 63
George Brunet: 4
Jose Cardenal: 43

Bot 3

Andy Kosco: S7
Ted Uhlaender: S7.1-3(E4)
Jim Kaat: K/C
Zoilo Versalles: 43(1)/FO.3-3#
Cesar Tovar: SB2#
Cesar Tovar: CSH(425)#

Top 4

Jay Johnstone: 31
Jim Fregosi: S7
Joe Adcock: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Cesar Tovar: 8/L
Rich Rollins: HP
Harmon Killebrew: HR/7.1-H
Tony Oliva: 8
Earl Battey: 7

Top 5

Buck Rodgers: S8
Bobby Knoop: S8.1-3
Frank Malzone: 7/SF.3-H
Jim Piersall: 9/L
George Brunet: K

Bot 5

Andy Kosco: K/C
Ted Uhlaender: 3/G
Jim Kaat: K/C

Top 6

Jose Cardenal: 9
Jay Johnstone: K
Jim Fregosi: K

Bot 6

Zoilo Versalles: K
Cesar Tovar: 9
Rich Rollins: 2/FL

Top 7

Joe Adcock: HR/7
Buck Rodgers: D7
Bobby Knoop: K
Frank Malzone: IW
Jim Piersall: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Harmon Killebrew: W
Tony Oliva: 7/FL
Earl Battey: W.1-2
Andy Kosco: PO1(23)
Andy Kosco: S7.2-H
Ted Uhlaender: W.1-2
Jim Kaat: T9.1-H;2-H
Zoilo Versalles: 43

Top 8

Ed Kirkpatrick: 3/G
Jose Cardenal: S7
Jay Johnstone: 46(1)/FO
Jim Fregosi: 7

Bot 8

Cesar Tovar: 63
Rich Rollins: 7
Harmon Killebrew: S7
Tony Oliva: S9.1-3
Earl Battey: 8

Top 9

Joe Adcock: HR/7
Buck Rodgers: 8
Bobby Knoop: 43
Frank Malzone: 6

Notes & reviews

last two plays one play
407 feet
375 feet
Angels manager Rigney ejected by HP umpire Odom for arguing Kaat had swung on check swing; after ejection umpires huddled and changed call to swinging strike
421 feet

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