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Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 29, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 29, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 29, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Palmer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 30,288 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bill Valentine |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Boog Powell | First Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Sam Bowens | Right Fielder |
Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Larry Haney | Catcher |
Jim Palmer | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 29, 1966
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Merritt
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Palmer
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowens vs. Merritt
Bowens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mincher vs. Palmer
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Palmer
Battey takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Merritt
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Merritt
Haney strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Merritt
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Palmer
Merritt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Palmer
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Oliva reaches second base with a double. Merritt moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Merritt
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Battey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Aparicio scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowens vs. Merritt
Bowens is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Palmer
Mincher hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Palmer
Battey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards short. Aparicio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Merritt
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Merritt
Haney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Palmer
Merritt bunts towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Bowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Palmer
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Merritt
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Merritt
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Palmer
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Palmer
Mincher hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bowens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowens vs. Merritt
Bowens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Versalles covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Palmer
Battey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Battey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Palmer
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Palmer
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Palmer
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Blair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Worthington
Haney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Worthington
Palmer bunts in front of the plate. Battey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Worthington
Aparicio bunts towards the mound. Worthington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Worthington
Powell hits a line drive into right field. Oliva picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Oliva. Palmer scores. Aparicio moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Palmer
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Palmer
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Palmer
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowens vs. Worthington
Bowens strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Worthington
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Fisher
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Fisher covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Battey vs. Fisher
Battey strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fisher
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Fisher
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1966 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Aparicio L, ss 4 1 2 0 Versalles Z, ss 4 0 1 0 Powell B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Hall J, lf 4 0 1 0 Robinson F, lf 4 1 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 0 2 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bowens S, rf 3 0 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Battey E, c 3 0 1 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0 Tovar C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Haney L, c 3 0 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0 Palmer J, p 3 1 0 0 Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0 Allen B, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 33 0 8 0 Baltimore 000 100 110 -- 3 Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Palmer J (W) 7.1 7 0 0 2 4 Fisher E (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (L) 7.0 3 2 2 1 6 Worthington A 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 E -- Oliva T DP -- Baltimore 2, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Baltimore 3, Minnesota 8 2B -- Oliva T, Robinson B, Battey E HR -- Robinson F SH -- Powell B T -- 2:16 A -- 30288
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