MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
04/20/1966
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 74 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kansas City Athletics (4-4) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Athletics Clip Twins, 3-2
The Minnesota Twins went down to defeat to Jeff James and his Kansas City teammates. The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Athletics. James picked up the win for Kansas City, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 1-1. Jim Shellenback earned the save for Kansas City, his 1st of the year.

In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, James came to the plate. He hit a sacrifice fly off Dock Ellis to put the Athletics in the lead, 1-0.

"I liked his command," said Kansas City manager Mike Ball. "Jeff was throwing strikes."

With the win, Kansas City climbs to 4-4.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Till RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .440 0 0
E. Kranepool CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .324 1 3
B. Oliver 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
T. Oliva LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .387 2 10
R. Rollins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160 0 2
M. Ranew C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .238 0 2
   R. Cassani P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 1
   d-D. Mincher PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
W. Jones SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 0 0
   b-T. Uhlaender PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   c-B. Shirley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 2
D. Baier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   e-M. Keough PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 0 0
D. Ellis P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   a-R. Nixon C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
   f-J. Nossek PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 9 13      
a - R. Nixon substituted for D. Ellis in the 6th
b - T. Uhlaender pinch hit for W. Jones in the 7th
c - B. Shirley substituted for T. Uhlaender in the 7th
d - D. Mincher pinch hit for R. Cassani in the 9th
e - M. Keough pinch hit for D. Baier in the 9th
f - J. Nossek pinch hit for R. Nixon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oliva (4, 4th Inning off J. James, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Mincher (1, 9th Inning off T. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Oliva (2, 6th Inning off J. James, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Till , E. Kranepool 2 , T. Oliva 6 , D. Mincher 2 , T. Uhlaender , D. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kranepool , W. Jones , J. Nossek
GIDP: B. Oliver
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rollins (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Baier-Jones-Oliver)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Adair SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .310 1 3
P. Miller 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   b-J. Briggs PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Johnson 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
T. Conigliaro LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194 0 2
T. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 1 5
J. Jablonski 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
D. Green 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 1 3
S. Higashi RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .364 0 0
   T. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Shellenback P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Rodgers C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .130 0 1
J. James P 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1.000 0 1
   a-C. Holland RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
Totals 30 3 9 3 0 2 16      
a - C. Holland substituted for J. James in the 7th
b - J. Briggs pinch hit for P. Miller in the 7th
c - D. Johnson substituted for J. Briggs in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Adair (1, 5th Inning off D. Ellis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adair 5 , P. Miller , D. Johnson , T. Conigliaro , J. Jablonski , D. Green , B. Rodgers 2
2-out RBI: J. Adair
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Green , S. Higashi
GIDP: P. Miller
Sac Bunt: J. James
Sac Fly: J. James
Hit by Pitch: J. Adair
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Higashi (1)
CS: J. Adair (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Green-Miller-Jablonski)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Ellis L (1-1) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 1 59 3.75   
R. Cassani 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Ellis 42
Batters Faced: D. Ellis 22, R. Cassani 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Ellis 8-5, R. Cassani 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Ellis 59-44, R. Cassani 34-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cassani 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cassani
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. James W (1-1) 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 1 92 3.21   
T. Jones H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 0.00   
J. Shellenback SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. James 57
Batters Faced: J. James 25, T. Jones 10, J. Shellenback 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. James 4-5, T. Jones 7-1, J. Shellenback 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. James 92-59, T. Jones 36-22, J. Shellenback 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0 , J. Shellenback 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff James
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (41 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 8531
Special Notes: SP Dock Ellis was injured while pitching.
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