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Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 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 3, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 3, 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 | September 3, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Stottlemyre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 24,661 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 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 |
Clete Boyer | Third Baseman |
Joe Pepitone | First Baseman |
Tom Tresh | Left Fielder |
Steve Whitaker | Center Fielder |
Elston Howard | Catcher |
Lou Clinton | Right Fielder |
Mel Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Shortstop |
Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Bernie Allen | Second Baseman |
Russ Nixon | Catcher |
Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 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 short. Tovar scoops it up 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 line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richardson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richardson scores. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tresh vs. Merritt
Tresh hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boyer tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Merritt
Whitaker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stottlemyre
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball 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 ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stottlemyre vs. Merritt
Stottlemyre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Richardson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Stottlemyre
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Merritt
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Merritt
Richardson hits a popup towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Stottlemyre
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Stottlemyre
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tresh throws the ball in to Richardson who tags Nixon, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Stottlemyre
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Merritt
Tresh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Merritt
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Merritt
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clinton vs. Merritt
Clinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Clinton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stottlemyre vs. Merritt
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stottlemyre
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Merritt
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first 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: ---
Boyer vs. Merritt
Boyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Merritt
Pepitone hits a popup towards short. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a line drive into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Stottlemyre
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stottlemyre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Merritt
Tresh hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Merritt
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Klippstein
Roger Maris pinch hits for Lou Clinton.
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher fields it and throws to second for the out. Tresh moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stottlemyre vs. Klippstein
Stottlemyre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tresh scores. Maris moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clarke vs. Klippstein
Clarke hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball 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: ---
Allen vs. Stottlemyre
Roger Maris now playing right field.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson misplays the ball. That's an error on Richardson. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Stottlemyre
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards second. Richardson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Stottlemyre
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Ollom
Jim Ollom now pitching.
Richardson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Ollom
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Ollom
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ollom
Tresh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Ollom
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Whitaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Stottlemyre
Hall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Stottlemyre
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Stottlemyre
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Stottlemyre
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva scores. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Stottlemyre
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Tresh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Stottlemyre
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Stottlemyre
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pepitone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Ollom
Howard hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ollom
Maris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Ollom
Stottlemyre strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Ollom
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Stottlemyre
Ray Barker now playing first base. Bob Allison pinch hits for Jim Ollom.
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Stottlemyre
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tresh. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Allison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Hamilton
Steve Hamilton now pitching.
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Hamilton
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Hamilton
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Hamilton
Mincher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richardson vs. Cimino
Bob Allison now playing left field. Pete Cimino now pitching.
Richardson hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Cimino
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barker vs. Cimino
Barker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Cimino
Tresh strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hamilton
Uhlaender hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Hamilton
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hamilton
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Richardson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/3/1966, game 2 -- New York at Minnesota (N) New York AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Clarke H, ss 5 0 0 0 Tovar C, ss 4 0 1 1 Richardson B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Hall J, lf 4 1 1 1 Boyer C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Cimino P, p 0 0 0 0 Pepitone J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Oliva T, rf 3 1 0 0 Barker R, 1b 1 1 1 1 Killebrew H, 3b 3 1 1 0 Tresh T, lf 4 3 3 4 Mincher D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Whitaker S, cf 4 0 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Howard E, c 4 0 0 0 Allen B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Clinton L, rf 2 0 1 0 Nixon R, c 4 0 1 0 Maris R, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0 Stottlemyre M, p 4 0 1 1 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton S, p 0 0 0 0 Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0 Ollom J, p 0 0 0 0 Allison B, ph-lf 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 11 7 33 4 7 4 New York 200 101 201 -- 7 Minnesota 000 000 310 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Stottlemyre M (W)* 7.0 7 4 4 1 1 Hamilton S (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Merritt J (L)+ 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 Klippstein J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Ollom J 2.0 2 2 2 1 3 Cimino P 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 2 batters in 6th E -- Richardson B DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 7, Minnesota 4 2B -- Clinton L, Tovar C HR -- Tresh T 2, Hall J, Barker R SF -- Tresh T T -- 2:26 A -- 24661
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