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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 29, 1966 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 29,038 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Bill Valentine |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Sandy Valdespino | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Chico Salmon | Shortstop |
Pedro Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
May 29, 1966
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tiant
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva strikes out. There goes Tovar. The throw from Sims to Salmon, and Tovar is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Grant
Davalillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Grant
Alvis bunts towards the mound. Grant fields it and throws to first for the out. Davalillo moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew juggles the ball. That's an error on Killebrew. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Grant
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Tiant
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Grant
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Grant
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Grant
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Tiant
Battey hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Tiant
Allen hits a popup towards short. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Tiant
Grant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Grant
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Grant
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Grant
There goes Davalillo. The throw from Battey and he is out, Allen applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Grant
Alvis hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tiant
Versalles hits a popup towards short. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Grant
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Tiant
Valdespino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Tiant
Battey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Grant
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Grant
Salmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Grant
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tiant vs. Grant
Tiant strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Tiant
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. Tiant
Grant strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tiant
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Grant
Davalillo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Grant
Alvis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Allen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Grant
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Grant
Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Grant
Salmon hits a fly ball into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdespino vs. Tiant
Valdespino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Tiant
There goes Valdespino. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Valdespino steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Battey vs. Tiant
Battey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Valdespino scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Tiant
Allen hits a line drive towards first. Whitfield catches it and steps on first to double up Battey. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Grant
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Grant
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
Hinton hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Grant
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Grant
Alvis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grant vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Grant hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McMahon
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. McMahon
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Grant
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Grant covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Grant
Colavito hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Valdespino settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Grant
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Grant
Dick Howser pinch runs for Fred Whitfield.
Sims strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1966, game 2 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Versalles Z, ss 4 0 0 0 Davalillo V, cf 3 0 2 0 Tovar C, cf 4 0 1 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 3 0 0 0 Wagner L, lf 4 0 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 2 0 0 0 Whitfield F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Valdespino S, lf 3 1 1 0 Howser D, pr 0 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 1 1 Sims D, c 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Salmon C, ss 2 0 0 0 Grant M, p 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Tiant L, p 2 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 1 3 1 30 0 4 0 Minnesota 000 000 010 -- 1 Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Grant M (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (L) 8.0 3 1 1 1 7 McMahon D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Killebrew H DP -- Cleveland 2 LOB -- Minnesota 1, Cleveland 6 2B -- Whitfield F SB -- Valdespino S CS -- Davalillo V SH -- Alvis M T -- 2:08 A -- 29038
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