Minnesota Twins 8 – 2 New York Yankees
12 August 1965 · NYC16
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Jimmie Hall | 1 in 107 games |
| 24 | final score 8–2 | 1 in 85 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Jim Merritt | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoilo Versalles | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Rich Rollins | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Oliva | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Allison | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jimmie Hall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Earl Battey | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Don Mincher | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Frank Quilici | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Jim Merritt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
New York Yankees batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Richardson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Pepitone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mickey Mantle | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Tom Tresh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elston Howard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hector Lopez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Clete Boyer | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR, 2B |
| Phil Linz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Al Downing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ray Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
New York Yankees pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Downing | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Pedro Ramos | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hal Reniff | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bill Stafford | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |