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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 28, 1966 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 28, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 6,923 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Cal Drummond |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
Chico Salmon | First Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Joe Azcue | Catcher |
Jose Vidal | Center Fielder |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
George Strickland | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
Jimmie Hall | Left Fielder |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Earl Battey | Catcher |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Zoilo Versalles | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Sam Mele | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 28, 1966
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Fuller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Kaat
Salmon hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Kaat
Wagner hits a line drive towards short. Versalles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Versalles. Fuller scores. Colavito moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Tiant
Hall hits a popup towards first. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue 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 -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles misplays the ball. That's an error on Versalles. Vidal goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Kaat
Tiant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Kaat
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Battey vs. Tiant
Battey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Tiant
Uhlaender hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Versalles vs. Tiant
Versalles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kaat
Russ Nixon now catching.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wagner for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Tiant
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Tiant
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Kaat
Tiant strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Kaat
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Tiant
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Tiant
Uhlaender hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tiant
Versalles strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kaat
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Kaat covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Tiant
Kaat hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Vidal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Tiant
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Kaat
Tiant hits a line drive towards center. Uhlaender catches it and throws to Versalles who relays to Mincher to double up Brown. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brown. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Vidal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Mincher reaches second base with a double. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Tiant
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Uhlaender vs. Tiant
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Kaat
Salmon hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Kaat
Wagner hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Kaat
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tiant
Jim Landis now playing left field.
Versalles hits a popup towards first. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valdespino vs. Tiant
Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Jim Kaat.
Valdespino strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Tiant
Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Worthington
Azcue 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 -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Worthington
Vidal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nixon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Tiant
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Tiant
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mincher vs. Tiant
Mincher hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Tiant
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1966 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Fuller V, 2b 4 1 2 0 Tovar C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Salmon C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hall J, lf 4 0 1 0 Wagner L, lf 4 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 4 0 3 0 Landis J, lf 0 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 0 1 0 Mincher D, 1b 3 0 1 0 Alvis M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Battey E, c 1 0 1 0 Azcue J, c 4 1 1 1 Nixon R, c 3 0 0 0 Vidal J, cf 4 1 1 0 Uhlaender T, cf 3 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 2 1 0 0 Versalles Z, ss 3 0 0 0 Tiant L, p 3 0 1 1 Kaat J, p 2 0 0 0 Valdespino S, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 6 2 32 0 6 0 Cleveland 120 000 100 -- 4 Minnesota 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Tiant L (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 8.0 6 4 1 1 4 Worthington A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Versalles Z 2, Brown L DP -- Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1 LOB -- Cleveland 3, Minnesota 6 2B -- Fuller V, Mincher D HR -- Azcue J T -- 2:01 A -- 6923
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