Category: Twins

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1954 Cleveland Indians

Larry Doby

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-3
  • 1954 Cleveland Indians-6

The Tribe take the Twins thanks to a little help from Larry Doby and a 5 run 6th. Minnesota led the game 2-0 after a Rich Rollins RBI single in the 2nd and a Rollins RBI on a fielder’s choice to short in the 4th. For Cleveland, Dave Philley doubled to begin the 6th, and he went home on a 2 out Dave Pope single. Al Rosen drove in Bobby Avila on the following at bat, and right afterwards, Larry Doby hit an outta the park 3 run zinger to make it 5 for the inning. The Indians added another in the bottom of the 7th and Minnesota added their 3rd and final run of the day on a Harmon Killebrew solo blast in the top of the 8th. Larry Doby only went 1 for 4, but with his 3 RBI homer he gets the game ball. The Twins scored 3 runs on 8 hits with 1 error while the Tribe grab 6 runs on 9 hits without an error.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 3 Nov 2018
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Dave Philley (2), Zoilo Versalles, Al Rosen
  • 3B: Sandy Valdespino
  • HR: Larry Doby, Harmon Killebrew
  • TB: Harmon Killebrew (5), Zoilo Versalles (4), Larry Doby (4), Dave Philley (4), Sandy Valdespino (3), Bobby Avila (3), Al Rosen, Tony Oliva, Rich Rollins, Dave Pope, Jim Hegan
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: Jerry Kindall
  • With RISP: Minnesota 2-5, Cleveland 5-8
  • GIDP: Jimmie Hall
  • RBI: Larry Doby (3), Rich Rollins (2), Harmon Killebrew, Bobby Avila, Dave Pope, Al Rosen
  • Team LOB: Minnesota-7, Cleveland-7
  • E: Harmon Killebrew
  • DP: Rosen-Avila-Glynn
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: None
  • Win: Art Houtteman
  • Loss: Mudcat Grant
  • Save: Ray Narleski
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: Art Houtteman
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: None
  • Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1962 San Francisco Giants

Tom Haller

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-1
  • 1962 San Francisco Giants-12

Tom Haller and the San Francisco Giants had a field day on the Minnesota Twins. The game was interesting and tied at 1 a piece until the bottom of the 5th when the Giants came alive with 5 runs, snagged 2 more in the 6th, and added 4 in the 7th for a 12-1 dominant victory. Tom Haller crushed 3 homers: a solo shot to lead off the 3rd, a 3 run blast in the 5 run 4th, and a 2 runner in the 7th. Harvey Kuenn also went yard in the 7th. San Fran crushes the Twins with 12 runs on 15 hits and 1 error. The Twins go down with 1 run on 7 hits and no errors.

Game Notes

  • Date Played: 3 Feb 2018
  • Venue: Soothing Meadows
  • Game Duration: Unknown
  • 2B: Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva
  • 3B: None
  • HR: Tom Haller (3), Harvey Kuenn
  • TB: Tom Haller (12), Harvey Kuenn (5), Harmon Killebrew (3), Tony Oliva (2), Jerry Kindall (2), Chuck Hiller (2), Orlando Cepeda (2), Jim Davenport (2), Jose Pagan (2), Billy O’Dell (2), Zoilo Versalles, Earl Battey, Felipe Alou,
  • SH: None
  • SF: None
  • IBB: None
  • HBP: None
  • With RISP: Minnesota 1-6, San Francisco 5-7
  • GIDP: Chuck Hiller, Rich Rollins
  • RBI: Tom Haller (6), Harvey Kuenn (2), Earl Battey, Felipe Alou, Orlando Cepeda, Jim Davenport, Jose Pagan
  • Team LOB: Minnesota-9, San Francisco-6
  • E: Jim Davenport
  • DP: Versalles-Kindall-Killebrew, Pagan-Hiller-Cepeda
  • Outfield Assists: None
  • PB: None
  • SB: None
  • CS: None
  • Picked Off: Jimmie Hall
  • Win: Billy O’Dell
  • Loss: Dick Stigman
  • Save:
  • Balks: None
  • WP: None
  • HBP: None
  • IBB: None
  • Pickoffs: Billy O’Dell
  • Additonal Notes: None

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1906 Chicago Cubs

Bob Allison

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-4
  • 1906 Chicago Cubs-2

Outscoring the Twins 2-1, and outhitting them 8-4, the Chicago Cubs suffered a defensive breakdown in the top of the 9th when a one out triple by Bob Allison led to him scoring with 2 outs thanks to an error on Tinker. The 2-2 tie sent the game into extras where a Harmon Killebrew 2 run homer put the Twins up 4-2. The Cubs could not hit the ball out of the infield in their half of the inning and lost the game. With 2 triples and scoring the tying run, Bob Allison is given player of the game distinction. The Twins scored 4 runs on 6 hits with no errors while the Cubs scored 2 runs on 8 hits with 3 errors.

Notes: Played at Soothing Meadows on 8 Jul 2015

1965 Minnesota Twins

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The 1965 Minnesota Twins qualify for the Great Teams Season with a franchise record 102 wins and the highest total attendance of any team in the American League for that year. Behind offensive star Zoilo Versalles who won the AL MVP with 126 runs, Tony Oliva leading the league with a .321 batting average, and Mudcat Grant’s 21 wins which also led the league, the Twins coasted into the World Series with a 7 game lead.  Despite losing the World Series in 7 games to the LA Dodgers, the 1965 Twins deserve to be in the Great Teams Season and are looking to prove it to all of the naysayers.

Starters: 

  • C: Earl Battey
  • 1B: Don Mincher
  • 2B: Jerry Kindall
  • SS: Zolio Versalles
  • 3B: Rich Rollins
  • OF: Bob Allen
  • OF: Jimmy Hall
  • OF: Tony Oliva

4 Man Starting Rotation

  • Mudcat Grant
  • Jim Kaat
  • Jim Perry
  • Camilo Pascual

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates

Kiki Cuyler

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-7
  • 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates-9

In the first high scoring affair of interleague play, the 1925 Pirates came up big despite a solid comeback from Minnesota. The Bucs started off quick and strong, scoring the first 3 of the batting order in the bottom of the 1st inning, but the Twins would not go down lightly scoring 1 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd off of a groundout and a single respectively.  With the score too close for comfort at 3-2, the Pirates decided to drive in some more, accounting for 2 more runs in the 5th and 3 in the 6th forcing Minnesota to go through relievers consistently.  The runs continued coming for both teams with the Twins dropping 2 in the 7th and the Pirates scoring an insurance run off of a Max Carey in the park home run in the bottom of the 8th.  In the top of the 9th, down 9 to 4, Minnesota made of run of it with a 3 run shot to right field by Tony Oliva, followed by 2 more base hits that put the go ahead run at the plate.  Jimmie Hall could not get the job done however, ending the game on a fly out to the catcher.  Minnesota piled up 7 runs on 18 hits with 0 errors, but the 1925 Pirates get the win with 9 runs on 15 hits with 1 error.  Player of the game honor goes to Kiki Cuyler for the Pirates who went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI’s, 2 stolen bases, and 2 runs scored.  The Twins remain in last place.  Next on the schedule for Minnesota is a home game against the 1975 Cincinnati Reds.

Notes:

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins 5 Round Recap

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The 1965 Twins have had a rough go of things so far this season and currently stand in last place. After dropping their first game at Baltimore 9-6 and their second at Philadelphia 5-0, the Twins picked up a 4-2 win against the 15th place 1906 Chicago Cubs before dropping their last 2 at Cleveland and at San Francisco, 6-3 and 12-7 respectively.  With an average run differential of 4 points per game in their losses, the Twins are looking for anything to spark victory.  Offensively they have only one player batting over .300, Zolio Versalles, and, with the exception of Jim Kaat, their pitching staff has struggled thus far.  Things do not get easier for Minnesota in interleague play as they battle the 1925 Pirates, and then face 2 teams at home from 1975, the Reds and the A’s.

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1976 Philadelphia Phillies

jim lonborg

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-0
  • 1976 Philadelphia Phillies-5

Sometimes there are games you just have to shake your head and brush it off because they were so disappointing. That was the day for the 1965 Twins.  Phillies pitcher and player of the game Jim Lonborg completely dominated tossing 7 innings before giving up a hit to the leadoff batter in the 8th inning.  With his chance of a no-hitter gone, he went to the bench and allowed Wayne Twitchell to come in and close out the contest in the final inning.  At the plate the Phillies scored their first 2 batters of the game thanks to a Mike Schmidt 2 RBI single in the 1st, and they drove in another 3 thanks to a 3 run blast from Jay Johnstone in the 8th.  The Twins were shutout with only 2 total hits while the Phils scored 5 runs on 9 hits.  Both teams were perfect defensively and tallied no errors for the game.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 22 Apr 2014.

GTS-1965 Minnesota Twins at 1969 Baltimore Orioles

Boog Powell

  • 1965 Minnesota Twins-6
  • 1969 Baltimore Orioles-9

Offense aplenty in this battle of 1960’s powerhouse AL teams. The 1965 Twins scored 3 runs in the 5th, 2 runs in the 7th thanks to back to back long balls from Oliva and Versalles, and a single run in the 9th, but it was not enough to stop the Baltimore Orioles who scored a run in every inning except the 5th and 7th on their way to a 9 to 6 victory at home.  The 2 teams combined for a total of 7 home runs with the Orioles accounting for 5 of that total.  Boog Powell was the game’s star knocking 2 of the 5 out in consecutive at bats in the 6th and 8th innings, and with a single in the 1st for a 3 for 4 showing.  The Twins scored 6 runs on 11 hits without an error while Baltimore totaled 9 with 16 hits and an error for the win.

Notes: Played at Red Canyon on 7 Apr 2014.