MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS
04/22/1966
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS
GAME ID: 84 - FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND , 1966 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (5-4) 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 7 13 0
California Angels (4-5) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Oliver Swats 2 Homers, Twins Top Angels, 7-3
Bob Oliver made an impact in the 7-3 Minnesota win over California. Oliver hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Minnesota starter Dave Roberts was credited with the win after throwing 122 pitches over 7.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-2. After losing, California is 4-5.

Oliver had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-0 changeup from Jerry Stephenson, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Twins a 4-3 lead. It was the 2nd home run of the year for Oliver.

Oliver said his team "played with determination."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Till RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .400 0 0
E. Kranepool CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .333 1 3
B. Oliver 1B 5 2 4 5 0 1 0 .316 2 5
T. Oliva LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .417 3 11
R. Rollins 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
M. Ranew C 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .200 0 3
B. Shirley 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 0 2
   J. Baldschun P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Jones SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .148 0 0
D. Roberts P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-D. Baier 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 7 0 8 9      
a - D. Baier substituted for D. Roberts in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Oliva (3, 2nd Inning off J. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Oliver 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Stephenson, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Stephenson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Till , E. Kranepool 2 , B. Oliver 10 , T. Oliva 6 , R. Rollins 2 , B. Shirley
2-out RBI: B. Oliver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Till , M. Ranew , B. Shirley 2
Sac Bunt: R. Rollins , D. Roberts
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rollins-Shirley-Oliver)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. White 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .179 1 2
J. Fregosi 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .378 2 7
W. Mays RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .237 2 7
L. Curtis LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .344 2 9
B. Knoop 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .241 0 2
   a-L. Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 0 3
   b-L. Zayas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Palafox C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 0 2
B. Moran SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .226 0 2
M. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226 0 1
J. Stephenson P 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250 0 1
   E. Elizalde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Satriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 5 16      
a - L. Wagner pinch hit for B. Knoop in the 8th
b - L. Zayas substituted for L. Wagner in the 9th
c - T. Satriano pinch hit for E. Elizalde in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. White 2 , J. Fregosi , L. Curtis , B. Knoop , B. Moran 2
2-out RBI: L. Curtis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. White , J. Fregosi , B. Knoop , J. Stephenson
GIDP: A. Palafox
Team LOB: 7
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Roberts W (1-2) 7.1 6 3 3 4 4 0 122 2.70   
J. Baldschun SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Roberts 54
Batters Faced: D. Roberts 31, J. Baldschun 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Roberts 11-6, J. Baldschun 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Roberts 122-69, J. Baldschun 17-12
WP: D. Roberts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stephenson L (1-2) 8.2 12 7 7 0 8 3 142 4.62   
E. Elizalde 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stephenson 40
Batters Faced: J. Stephenson 38, E. Elizalde 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stephenson 11-7, E. Elizalde 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stephenson 142-90, E. Elizalde 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Elizalde 2-2
WP: E. Elizalde
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bob Oliver
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 9616
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