august 25
Mudcat Grant tossed a complete game as the Minnesota Twins clobbered the
outmatched New York AL Yankees, 12 to 2.
Grant(10-12) contributed a very nicely pitched game. He didn't allow much,
just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Minnesota finished with 11 hits in the
victory.
Al Downing(9-14) was the losing pitcher. His biggest problem was control as
he allowed 8 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
N.Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 .284 N.Oliver 2B 4 2 2 1 .279
R.Duren P 0 0 0 0 .000 Z.Versalles SS 4 3 1 4 .271
V.Power 1B 4 1 2 1 .268 H.Killebrew LF 4 1 2 0 .267
F.Mantilla LF 4 0 3 1 .249 T.Oliva RF 4 1 2 3 .310
M.Mantle RF 3 0 0 0 .288 J.Herrnstein 1B 5 1 2 0 .208
E.Howard C 4 0 0 0 .309 E.Charles 3B 4 1 1 1 .219
T.Tresh CF 4 0 0 0 .238 B.Allison CF 3 1 1 2 .264
B.Richardson SS,2B 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Zimmerman C 4 1 0 0 .000
C.Boyer 3B 4 0 1 0 .205 M.Grant P 3 1 0 0 .090
A.Downing P 2 0 0 0 .176
B.Daley P 0 0 0 0 .111
A-T.Kubek PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .208
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 2 7 2 Totals 35 12 11 11
A-Pinch Hit For Daley In 7th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
Twins........... 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 1 - 12 11 0
Yankees (63-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Downing LOSS(9-14) 4 2/3 8 10 7 8 5 2 120 4.78 A1 D3
B.Daley 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 1.91 D4 D9
R.Duren 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 44 4.55 E1
Totals 8 11 12 8 10 7 2
Twins (65-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
M.Grant WIN(10-12) 9 7 2 2 1 5 0 117 4.16 A1
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 5 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,703 DATE- Friday, August 25th 1964 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Twins:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Twins: 0
ERRORS- V.Power, B.Richardson
DOUBLES- F.Mantilla(9th), C.Boyer(11th), N.Oliver-2(12th), T.Oliva(28th)
TRIPLES- V.Power(1st)
HOME RUNS- Z.Versalles(15th), E.Charles(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Grant
WALKS- M.Mantle, N.Oliver-2, Z.Versalles-2, H.Killebrew, T.Oliva, E.Charles,
B.Allison, J.Zimmerman, M.Grant
HIT BY PITCH- B.Allison
STRIKE OUTS- E.Howard, T.Tresh, C.Boyer, A.Downing-2, J.Herrnstein-2,
E.Charles-2, J.Zimmerman, M.Grant-2
GIDP- J.Zimmerman
WILD PITCHES- A.Downing
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august 26
Ken Johnson launched 2 homeruns as the Minnesota Twins defeated the New York
AL Yankees 4 to 0 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Johnson(12-9) contributed a very nicely pitched game. He surrendered only 5
hits and 3 walks in 8 innings. For the game Minnesota out-hit New York AL 11
to 5.
Al Worthington earned his 22nd save. Jim Bouton(8-13) was the losing pitcher.
He served up 3 gopher balls in 7 innings.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
T.Kubek SS 4 0 1 0 .208 E.Charles 3B 4 1 2 1 .221
B.Richardson 2B 4 0 0 0 .249 Z.Versalles SS 4 0 0 0 .269
J.Pepitone 1B 4 0 0 0 .234 H.Killebrew LF 3 0 1 0 .267
R.Terry P 0 0 0 0 .353 T.Oliva RF 4 1 2 0 .311
M.Mantle RF 2 0 0 0 .287 J.Herrnstein CF 4 0 0 0 .200
E.Howard C 4 0 3 0 .312 J.Azcue C 4 0 3 0 .246
T.Tresh CF 3 0 0 0 .236 N.Oliver 2B 4 0 0 0 .274
H.Lopez LF 2 0 1 0 .238 A.Worthington P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-F.Mantilla PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .248 J.Kindall 1B 4 0 1 1 .158
C.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .203 K.Johnson P 3 2 2 2 .079
J.Bouton P 2 0 0 0 .036 D-J.Snyder 2B 0 0 0 0 ----
B-N.Fox PH 1 0 0 0 .284
C-V.Power 1B 0 0 0 0 .268
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 34 4 11 4
A-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bouton In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Fox In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Johnson In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2
Twins........... 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 - 4 11 1
Yankees (63-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Bouton LOSS(8-13) 7 10 4 4 1 5 3 114 4.07 A1 D4
R.Terry 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.23 D5
Totals 8 11 4 4 1 6 3
Twins (66-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Johnson WIN(12-9) 8 5 0 0 3 5 0 127 4.16 A1 D5
A.Worthingto SAVE(22nd) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.98 D6
Totals 9 5 0 0 3 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 29,901 DATE- Saturday, August 26th 1964 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Twins: 0
ERRORS- J.Pepitone-2, N.Oliver
DOUBLES- T.Kubek(13th)
HOME RUNS- E.Charles(16th), K.Johnson-2(2nd)
WALKS- M.Mantle-2, T.Tresh, H.Killebrew
STRIKE OUTS- B.Richardson, E.Howard, T.Tresh, F.Mantilla, C.Boyer, J.Bouton,
H.Killebrew, J.Herrnstein, N.Oliver-2, J.Kindall, K.Johnson
GIDP- Z.Versalles
august 27
Rick Wise had a strong outing as the Minnesota Twins topped theNew York AL
Yankees by a score of 4 to 1 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Bob Allison enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He doubled bringing in two
baserunners in the 6th inning and cracked a two-run shot (his 36th of the
season) in the 8th inning. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th
inning.
Wise(1-0) got the win allowing 1 run in 8 innings. Jim Perry gained credit for
his 9th save. Sam McDowell(11-8) was the losing pitcher.
Minnesota continued their winnings ways improving their record to 67-77. They
are 8-2 in their last ten games. With this loss, New York AL has a 4-6
record of late, 63-81 overall.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
T.Kubek SS 4 0 0 0 .206 N.Oliver 2B 4 0 2 0 .278
B.Richardson 2B 4 0 0 0 .247 Z.Versalles SS 4 0 0 0 .267
J.Pepitone 1B 3 1 1 0 .234 H.Killebrew LF 2 1 1 0 .268
M.Mantle RF 4 0 1 0 .286 T.Oliva RF 4 1 1 0 .311
E.Howard C 3 0 1 0 .313 J.Herrnstein 1B 4 0 0 0 .193
T.Tresh CF 3 0 0 0 .235 E.Charles 3B 3 1 0 0 .220
F.Mantilla LF 3 0 0 0 .246 B.Allison CF 3 1 2 4 .266
C.Boyer 3B 3 0 0 0 .202 J.Zimmerman C 3 0 0 0 .000
S.McDowell P 3 0 1 0 .137 R.Wise P 3 0 1 0 .200
A-R.Rollins PH 1 0 0 0 .292
J.Perry P 0 0 0 0 .167
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 1 4 0 Totals 31 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Wise In 8th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 0
Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 7 0
Yankees (63-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
S.McDowell LOSS(11-8) 8 7 4 4 4 8 1 120 3.30 A1
Totals 8 7 4 4 4 8 1
Twins (67-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Wise WIN(1-0) 8 4 1 1 1 6 0 101 1.93 A1 D1
J.Perry SAVE(9th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.34 D2
Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 48,862 DATE- Sunday, August 27th 1964 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 1:54
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 3 Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Twins: 1
DOUBLES- B.Allison(36th)
HOME RUNS- B.Allison(36th)
WALKS- J.Pepitone, H.Killebrew-2, B.Allison, J.Zimmerman
HIT BY PITCH- E.Charles
STRIKE OUTS- M.Mantle-2, T.Tresh-2, F.Mantilla, C.Boyer-2, N.Oliver,
Z.Versalles, H.Killebrew, T.Oliva, J.Herrnstein-2, E.Charles,
R.Wise
GIDP- E.Howard
WILD PITCHES- S.McDowell
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august 28
One run was the difference at Metropolitan Stadium as the Minnesota Twins
defeated the New York AL Yankees 4 to 3.
Minnesota jumped out to the early lead in the first inning plating an isolated
run. After two outs Harmon Killebrew lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his
43rd of the season). Minnesota won despite being out-hit by New York AL 10
hits to 5.
The victory went to Joe Gibbon(5-9) who went 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing 3
runs. Gibbon got help from Jim Perry who was credited with his 10th save.
Whitey Ford(9-13) was hit with the loss.
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
N.Fox 2B 5 0 2 0 .285 N.Oliver 2B 4 1 1 0 .278
B.Richardson SS 5 1 1 0 .246 Z.Versalles SS 4 1 1 3 .267
P.Runnels 1B 1 1 0 0 .125 H.Killebrew LF 4 1 1 1 .268
B-J.Blanchard PH 1 0 0 0 .197 T.Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 .309
E.Howard C 4 0 1 1 .312 J.Herrnstein 1B 3 0 0 0 .188
M.Mantle RF 4 0 2 1 .288 E.Charles 3B 2 0 0 0 .219
T.Tresh LF 4 0 0 0 .233 B.Allison CF 3 0 0 0 .265
J.Pepitone CF 4 1 1 1 .234 J.Zimmerman C 3 0 1 0 .048
V.Power 3B 4 0 3 0 .276 J.Gibbon P 2 1 1 0 .132
W.Ford P 2 0 0 0 .070 J.Perry P 0 0 0 0 .167
A-F.Mantilla PH 1 0 0 0 .246
H.Reniff P 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 10 3 Totals 29 4 5 4
A-Pinch Hit For Ford In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Runnels In 9th Inning
Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1
Twins........... 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0
Yankees (63-82) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Ford LOSS(9-13) 7 5 4 4 1 5 2 96 2.89 A1 D1
H.Reniff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.26 D2
Totals 8 5 4 4 1 5 2
Twins (68-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Gibbon WIN(5-9) 7 2/3 10 3 3 3 7 1 125 4.65 A1 D8
J.Perry SAVE(10th) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.22 D9
Totals 9 10 3 3 3 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 48,430 DATE- Monday, August 28th 1964 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:59
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Twins: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Twins: 1
ERRORS- V.Power
HOME RUNS- J.Pepitone(20th), Z.Versalles(16th), H.Killebrew(43rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Ford, J.Gibbon
WALKS- P.Runnels-3, E.Charles
STRIKE OUTS- J.Blanchard, T.Tresh-2, J.Pepitone-2, V.Power, W.Ford-2,
F.Mantilla, Z.Versalles, T.Oliva, J.Herrnstein, E.Charles,
J.Gibbon
GIDP- B.Richardson
BALKS- J.Gibbon
WILD PITCHES- W.Ford
