MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/21/1967
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 8657 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1967 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Athletics (61-93) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 1
Minnesota Twins (58-96) 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 X 8 8 0
Twins Handle Athletics, 8-2
Minnesota Twins starter Jerry MacDonald hurled his team past the Kansas City Athletics, 8-2. Minnesota is now 58-96, Kansas City 61-93.

The Twins got a big at-bat from catcher Russ Nixon. For the game, Nixon was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Minnesota a 5-1 lead.

"Jerry -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Twins manager Bryce Breuer. "He was the key to us winning."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Davis CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 13 55
T. Conigliaro LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .252 25 87
J. Briggs 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .266 13 43
J. Callison RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .241 1 6
D. Cater 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .251 4 20
   a-S. Higashi PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264 7 47
D. Green SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .260 6 41
   b-A. Rios PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 0 15
C. Boyer 3B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .223 5 32
   c-J. Covington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .208 3 13
   d-J. Driscoll SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 2 13
J. Brown P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .164 0 7
   J. Shellenback P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 5
   e-P. Miller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 1 22
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .244 5 41
Totals 33 2 9 2 5 4 20      
a - S. Higashi pinch hit for D. Cater in the 8th
b - A. Rios pinch hit for D. Green in the 8th
c - J. Covington pinch hit for C. Boyer in the 8th
d - J. Driscoll substituted for J. Covington in the 8th
e - P. Miller pinch hit for J. Shellenback in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Conigliaro (40, 8th Inning off J. MacDonald, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Miller (8, 9th Inning off R. Braddock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Conigliaro 4 , J. Callison , D. Cater , S. Higashi , D. Green 2 , P. Miller 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Conigliaro , J. Covington , J. Pagliaroni 2
GIDP: J. Callison , D. Cater
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Briggs (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Boyer (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Green-Cater-Briggs, Briggs-Green-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Till RF, LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .237 11 44
B. Shirley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 8 42
E. Kranepool CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .254 16 49
B. Oliver 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .228 20 64
T. Oliva LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .265 14 52
   a-M. Rettenmund PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 1 4
R. Severson 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .257 3 43
W. Jones SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .211 5 29
R. Nixon C 4 1 1 4 0 1 1 .221 6 21
J. MacDonald P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .061 0 2
   D. Higgins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0
   b-T. Uhlaender PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 4 17
   R. Braddock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 31 8 8 8 5 4 14      
a - M. Rettenmund pinch hit for T. Oliva in the 7th
b - T. Uhlaender pinch hit for D. Higgins in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Oliva (20, 4th Inning off J. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) , J. MacDonald (3, 7th Inning off J. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Oliver (23, 7th Inning off J. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Till (4, 3rd Inning off J. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Nixon (6, 4th Inning off J. Brown, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Oliver (20, 5th Inning off J. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Till 3 , E. Kranepool , B. Oliver 6 , T. Oliva 2 , R. Severson , R. Nixon 4 , J. MacDonald 2
2-out RBI: , B. Oliver 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Kranepool , M. Rettenmund
GIDP: B. Shirley , W. Jones
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Till (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Shirley-Jones-Oliver, Shirley-Jones-Oliver)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brown L (8-18) 6.2 8 8 7 4 2 2 107 3.71   
J. Shellenback 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brown 26
Batters Faced: J. Brown 31, J. Shellenback 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brown 12-4, J. Shellenback 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brown 107-65, J. Shellenback 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shellenback 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. MacDonald W (6-19) 7.1 6 2 2 5 3 0 119 4.62   
D. Higgins 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.26   
R. Braddock 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. MacDonald 56
Batters Faced: J. MacDonald 30, D. Higgins 4, R. Braddock 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. MacDonald 13-3, D. Higgins 0-2, R. Braddock 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. MacDonald 119-74, D. Higgins 14-8, R. Braddock 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Higgins 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jerry MacDonald
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 9355
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