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Yankees 5 @ Twins 8
Metropolitan Stadium
September 2, 1966

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees, played on September 2, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins beat the visiting Yankees with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 2, 1966 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 8 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherMudcat Grant  
Losing PitcherSteve Hamilton  
SaveAl Worthington  
Game Winning RBIMudcat Grant 

Game Info

DateSeptember 2, 1966 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Bouton  
Home Starting PitcherMudcat Grant  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance18,999 
Time of Game2 hours 29 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Drummond
1B: Lou DiMuro
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Nestor Chylak

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Horace Clarke  Shortstop 
Bobby Richardson  Second Baseman 
Tom Tresh  Left Fielder 
Joe Pepitone  First Baseman 
Roger Maris  Right Fielder 
Steve Whitaker  Center Fielder 
Elston Howard  Catcher 
Clete Boyer  Third Baseman 
Jim Bouton  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Shortstop 
Jimmie Hall  Left Fielder 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  Third Baseman 
Don Mincher  First Baseman 
Earl Battey  Catcher 
Ted Uhlaender  Center Fielder 
Bernie Allen  Second Baseman 
Mudcat Grant  Pitcher 
Sam Mele  Manager 

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Yankees 5 @ Twins 8
Metropolitan Stadium
September 2, 1966

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/2/1966 -- New York at Minnesota (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Clarke H, ss          5  0  2  1   Tovar C, ss           5  1  1  0   
Richardson B, 2b      5  0  1  0   Hall J, lf            4  2  2  0   
Tresh T, lf           4  0  2  0   Oliva T, rf           5  1  3  1   
Pepitone J, 1b        4  0  0  0   Killebrew H, 3b       5  1  1  1   
Maris R, rf           4  1  1  0   Mincher D, 1b         4  1  0  0   
Whitaker S, cf        4  1  0  0   Battey E, c           2  1  1  3   
Howard E, c           4  1  2  1   Uhlaender T, cf       3  1  3  0   
Boyer C, 3b           4  1  1  1   Allen B, 2b           4  0  1  1   
Bouton J, p           1  0  0  0   Grant M, p            4  0  1  1   
White R, ph           1  0  1  1   Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   
Hamilton S, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Barker R, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Reniff H, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Bryan B, ph           1  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 11  5                        36  8 13  7

New York         020 200 001 --  5
Minnesota        400 111 10x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bouton J              3.0  4  4  3  2  2
Hamilton S (L)        2.0  5  2  2  1  2
Reniff H              3.0  4  2  2  2  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M (W)           8.2 11  5  4  1  1
Worthington A (S)     0.1  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Clarke H, Mincher D, Bouton J, Allen B
DP -- New York 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- New York 7, Minnesota 9
2B -- Battey E, Killebrew H, Oliva T
HR -- Bryan B
SB -- Tovar C
CS -- Mincher D
T -- 2:29
A -- 18999

    

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