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Minnesota Twins @ New York Yankees

1966-09-16 · Night game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 9306 · 66°F · 1:51

Minnesota Twins defeated New York Yankees 2–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 9th. Jim Merritt earned the win and Al Worthington picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Jim Merritt L: Jim Bouton SV: Al Worthington

Umpires — HP: Nestor Chylak · 1B: Cal Drummond · 2B: Lou DiMuro · 3B: Hank Soar · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Cesar Tovar	3	0	0	1
Jimmie Hall	4	0	0	1
Tony Oliva	4	0	0	0
Harmon Killebrew	3	0	0	2
Don Mincher	3	0	1	1
Earl Battey	3	0	0	1
Ted Uhlaender	3	0	0	0
Zoilo Versalles	3	1	1	0
Jim Merritt	2	0	0	1
Sandy Valdespino	0	1	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Horace Clarke	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bobby Murcer	4	1	0	0	0	1
Mickey Mantle	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tom Tresh	4	0	1	1	0	2
Elston Howard	4	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Clinton	3	0	1	0	0	0
John Miller	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Ferraro	3	0	1	0	0	2
Jim Bouton	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Pepitone	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Merritt	8.0	5	1	10
Al Worthington	1.0	0	0	2

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bouton	9.0	2	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Tovar: K
Jimmie Hall: 43
Tony Oliva: 7

Bot 1

Horace Clarke: W
Bobby Murcer: 46(1)/FO
Mickey Mantle: S7.1-2
Tom Tresh: S7.1-2;2-H
Elston Howard: K
Lou Clinton: 13

Top 2

Harmon Killebrew: K
Don Mincher: K/C
Earl Battey: 3

Bot 2

John Miller: 7/L
Mike Ferraro: K
Jim Bouton: 53

Top 3

Ted Uhlaender: 43
Zoilo Versalles: 53
Jim Merritt: K

Bot 3

Horace Clarke: 7
Bobby Murcer: K/C
Mickey Mantle: 53

Top 4

Cesar Tovar: 9
Jimmie Hall: K
Tony Oliva: 6/8

Bot 4

Tom Tresh: 7
Elston Howard: 9/L
Lou Clinton: S8
John Miller: K

Top 5

Harmon Killebrew: 9
Don Mincher: 7
Earl Battey: 53

Bot 5

Mike Ferraro: S7.BX2(64)
Jim Bouton: K23
Horace Clarke: S7
Bobby Murcer: 43

Top 6

Ted Uhlaender: 8
Zoilo Versalles: 6/7
Jim Merritt: 43

Bot 6

Mickey Mantle: K
Tom Tresh: K
Elston Howard: 8/8D

Top 7

Cesar Tovar: 63
Jimmie Hall: 9
Tony Oliva: 9

Bot 7

Lou Clinton: 7/L
John Miller: K
Mike Ferraro: K

Top 8

Harmon Killebrew: K/C
Don Mincher: S8
Earl Battey: K
Ted Uhlaender: 31

Bot 8

Jim Bouton: K
Horace Clarke: 7
Bobby Murcer: 5/FL

Top 9

Zoilo Versalles: DGR/7
Sandy Valdespino: HP
Cesar Tovar: E5/TH1/SH.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Jimmie Hall: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
Tony Oliva: 5

Bot 9

Joe Pepitone: 9
Tom Tresh: K
Elston Howard: K

Notes & reviews

hit on leg
runner on third did not immediately break for home on the ground ball; when the throw went to second, he did go home and shortstop Murcer ignored him, completing the DP and letting the winning run score

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