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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 17, 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 July 17, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 17, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Talbot |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Lou DiMuro |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Horace Clarke | Shortstop |
Bobby Richardson | Second Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Left Fielder |
Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Tom Tresh | Center Fielder |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Fred Talbot | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 17, 1966
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Merritt
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Merritt
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Merritt
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Talbot
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Talbot
The ball gets by Howard for a passed ball. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Merritt
Tresh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Merritt
Clinton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Merritt
Talbot strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Talbot
Roy White now playing center field.
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Talbot
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Merritt
Clarke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Merritt
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Merritt
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Talbot
Merritt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Talbot
Uhlaender hits a line drive towards third. Boyer catches it and throws to first to double up Merritt. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pepitone for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Merritt
White hits a line drive towards the mound. Merritt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Merritt
Clinton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Talbot vs. Merritt
Talbot strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Talbot
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Talbot
Merritt strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Merritt
Clarke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Merritt
Richardson hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Merritt
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Talbot
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops it up and throws to first, with Talbot covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Siebler
Dwight Siebler now pitching.
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Siebler
White hits a popup towards short. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Siebler
Clinton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pepitone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Talbot
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Talbot
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Siebler
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Talbot vs. Siebler
Talbot bunts towards the mound. Siebler fields it and throws to first for the out. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clarke vs. Siebler
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richardson vs. Siebler
Richardson hits a line drive towards third. Killebrew catches it and races to tag Boyer, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Talbot
Battey hits a fly ball into right field. Clinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Talbot
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Talbot
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Dwight Siebler.
Rollins hits a popup towards the mound. Talbot settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Talbot
Versalles hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Klippstein
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Klippstein
There goes Pepitone. The throw from Battey and he is safe. Pepitone steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Klippstein
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Klippstein
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Klippstein covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Talbot
Ray Barker now playing first base. Joe Pepitone now playing center field.
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Talbot
Oliva bunts towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Talbot
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Uhlaender moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mincher vs. Reniff
Hal Reniff now pitching.
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it and throws to second for the out. Uhlaender scores. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Reniff
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Battey vs. Reniff
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1966, game 1 -- New York at Minnesota (D) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Clarke H, ss 3 1 1 1 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 0 Richardson B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, lf 3 1 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 1 2 0 Pepitone J, 1b-cf 3 1 1 2 Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Tresh T, cf 1 0 0 0 Hall J, lf 4 0 1 1 White R, cf 3 0 0 0 Battey E, c 4 0 0 0 Barker R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Tovar C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Clinton L, rf 3 1 1 1 Merritt J, p 2 0 1 0 Boyer C, 3b 3 0 1 0 Siebler D, p 0 0 0 0 Talbot F, p 2 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0 Reniff H, p 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 4 4 4 32 2 8 2 New York 210 001 000 -- 4 Minnesota 000 000 002 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Talbot F (W)* 8.0 7 2 2 2 2 Reniff H (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (L) 6.0 3 4 4 1 4 Siebler D 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Klippstein J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Clarke H DP -- New York 4, Minnesota 1 LOB -- New York 2, Minnesota 5 HR -- Pepitone J, Clinton L, Clarke H SB -- Pepitone J SH -- Talbot F PB -- Howard E T -- 2:15 A -- 0
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