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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 17, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 17, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Horlen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 13,457 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Cal Drummond |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Second Baseman |
Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Gene Freese | Third Baseman |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Danny Cater | Left Fielder |
Al Weis | Shortstop |
Joe Horlen | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Jerry Zimmerman | Catcher |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 17, 1966
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buford for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Kaat
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Horlen
Versalles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Horlen
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Versalles moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Horlen
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Horlen
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Horlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Horlen
Rollins hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Horlen
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Horlen
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Kaat
Romano hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Kaat
Freese hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Horlen
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Horlen
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Horlen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Horlen
Versalles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Horlen
Tovar strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Kaat
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Kaat
Ken Berry pinch hits for Joe Horlen.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. Weis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Higgins
Dennis Higgins now pitching.
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Higgins
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Higgins
Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Higgins
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Higgins
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rollins moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Higgins
Zimmerman is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Agee vs. Kaat
Agee strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Kaat
Romano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Kaat
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. Romano moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron 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
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Higgins
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Higgins
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Higgins
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Kaat
Weis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Kaat
Higgins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Higgins
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Higgins
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rollins vs. Higgins
Rollins hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. Allison tags and moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Higgins
There's a wild pitch. Allison moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Higgins
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Higgins
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cater. Allen reaches second base with a double. Allison scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Lamabe
Jack Lamabe now pitching.
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Kaat
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Kaat
Romano hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Kaat
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Lamabe
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Lamabe
Versalles hits a popup towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lamabe
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skowron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Kaat
Weis hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Kaat
Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Jack Lamabe.
McNertney hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Fisher
Allison is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Fisher
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Fisher
Killebrew hits a line drive towards third. Freese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Jimmie Hall now playing left field. Don Mincher now playing first base.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Kaat
Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Kaat
Romano hits a line drive towards third. Rollins reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Kaat
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Fisher
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Fisher
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Fisher
Kaat hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Fisher
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Kaat
Skowron is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Kaat
Cater 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 -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weis vs. Kaat
Weis strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1966 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Buford D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Versalles Z, ss 5 2 2 1 Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 1 Tovar C, cf 4 1 1 0 Agee T, cf 4 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 4 3 3 4 Romano J, c 4 1 2 2 Allison B, lf 4 1 1 0 Freese G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hall J, lf 0 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 2 0 1 1 Cater D, lf 4 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Weis A, ss 4 0 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Berry K, ph 1 0 0 0 Zimmerman J, c 4 0 0 0 Higgins D, p 1 0 1 0 Kaat J, p 4 1 1 1 Lamabe J, p 0 0 0 0 McNertney J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 34 8 11 8 Chicago 000 002 010 -- 3 Minnesota 311 020 01x -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Horlen J (L) 2.0 4 4 4 1 2 Higgins D 2.2 6 3 3 0 2 Lamabe J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Fisher E 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 6 LOB -- Chicago 5, Minnesota 5 2B -- Allen B HR -- Oliva T 2, Versalles Z, Romano J, Robinson F, Kaat J SF -- Rollins R WP -- Higgins D T -- 2:15 A -- 13457
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