1965 Twins 4, 1991 Twins 3
Zoilo Versalles’ home run in the bottom of the eighth broke a 3-3 tie and capped a 1965 Twins comeback that started when they were down 3-1 in the middle of the sixth inning. Jim Kaat went the distance to earn the win in Game 1 of the series. Versalles also manufactured a run in the bottom of the sixth when he singled off of Kevin Tapani, stole second, was balked to third, and scored on a Rich Rollins ground out. Bob Allison tied the game in the seventh with a solo home run. The 1991 Twins lost despite out-hitting their 1965 counterparts 11-8. Jim Kaat pitched well enough, and forced the 1991 Twins to strand nine runners in the game. The 1965 Twins lead the series 1-0.
Boxscore and play-by-play below the fold.
6/23/2007, Min91-Min65, Metropolitan Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1991 Twins 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 9 1
1965 Twins 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 x 4 8 1 3 0
Twins AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Gladden lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Knoblauch 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 4 0 0
Puckett cf 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 2 0 0 0
Mack rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0 0 0
Harper c 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 3 1 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 10 1 0 0
Leius 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1 0 0
Gagne ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 3 4 0 0
Tapani p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 2 0 0
Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Larkin pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
37 3 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 13 0 0
Twins AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Versalles ss 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 6 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 4 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Hall cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0
Allison lf 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 1 0
Battey c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 3 0 0
Kaat p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0
29 4 8 4 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 27 15 1 0
Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Tapani L 0-1 8.0 8 4 4 1 2 103 70 31 2 0 0 0 1 4.50
8.0 8 4 4 1 2 103 70 31 2 0 0 0 1
Twins INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Kaat W 1-0 9.0 11 3 3 0 0 110 77 39 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
9.0 11 3 3 0 0 110 77 39 0 0 0 0 0
Min: Davis batted for Tapani in the 9th
Larkin ran for Davis in the 9th
GWRBI: Versalles
Temperature: 82, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH.
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Twins batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Gladden grounded out to third (SFFBX)
0-0 1 --- 01 Knoblauch lined a single to right center (FX)
0-0 1 1-- 00 Puckett grounded a double down the third base line,
Knoblauch to third (X)
0-0 1 -23 11 Mack hit a sacrifice fly to left, Knoblauch scored,
Puckett to third (BCX)
1-0 2 --3 11 Harper flied out to left (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 30 Versalles walked (BBBB)
1-0 0 1-- 11 Rollins flied out to center (BCX)
1-0 1 1-- 01 Oliva grounded into a double play, Gagne to Hrbek (CX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Hrbek grounded out to short (X)
1-0 1 --- 00 Leius grounded out to short (X)
1-0 2 --- 10 Gagne grounded out to third (BX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 11 Hall grounded out to short (CBX)
1-0 1 --- 21 Killebrew popped out to second (BBSX)
1-0 2 --- 32 Allison lined a double to right center (BBCSBX)
1-0 2 -2- 20 Battey grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Tapani lined a single to shallow right (BX)
1-0 0 1-- 11 Gladden grounded to short, forcing Tapani at second,
Gladden to first (BbCX)
1-0 1 1-- 10 Knoblauch grounded out to third, Gladden to second (BX)
1-0 2 -2- 22 Puckett grounded out to third (BFBFX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Twins batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Kindall grounded a double down the third base line (CX)
1-0 0 -2- 01 Kaat popped out to short (SbX)
1-0 1 -2- 12 Versalles lined a single up the middle, Kindall scored
(CSBX)
1-1 1 1-- 00 Versalles was caught stealing second (>S)
1-1 2 --- 12 Rollins grounded out to second (>S.BCFFX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Twins batting
1-1 0 --- 22 Mack grounded out to short (SCBBX)
1-1 1 --- 11 Harper flied out to left (BCX)
1-1 2 --- 20 Hrbek doubled deep to left (BBX)
1-1 2 -2- 20 Hrbek to third, Leius to first on an error by the left
fielder Allison (BBX)
1-1 2 1-3 10 Gagne popped out to right (BX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Twins batting
1-1 0 --- 12 Oliva grounded out to first (CSBFX)
1-1 1 --- 22 Hall popped out to the catcher (BCBFX)
1-1 2 --- 32 Killebrew grounded out to the mound (BBFBCFFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Twins batting
1-1 0 --- 32 Tapani lined out to third (SBFFBBX)
1-1 1 --- 01 Gladden grounded out to short (CX)
1-1 2 --- 02 Knoblauch grounded out to the mound (FFX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Twins batting
1-1 0 --- 00 Allison lined a single to left (X)
1-1 0 1-- 00 Battey sacrifice bunted to the mound, Allison to second
(Xb)
1-1 1 -2- 10 Kindall grounded out to short (BX)
1-1 2 -2- 00 Kaat grounded out to short (X)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Twins batting
1-1 0 --- 10 Puckett grounded a single up the middle (BX)
1-1 0 1-- 01 Mack lined a single down the right field line, Puckett to
third (CX)
1-1 0 1-3 21 Harper hit a sacrifice fly to right, Puckett scored (CBBX)
2-1 1 1-- 10 Hrbek grounded to second, forcing Mack at second, Hrbek
to first (BX)
2-1 2 1-- 02 Leius lined a single to left center, Hrbek to third (CCX)
2-1 2 1-3 21 Gagne lined a single to right center, Hrbek scored, Leius
to third (FBBX)
3-1 2 1-3 02 Tapani flied out to center (CFX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Twins batting
3-1 0 --- 00 Versalles reached on an infield single to first (X)
3-1 0 1-- 00 Versalles stole second (>C)
3-1 0 -2- 01 Tapani balked, Versalles to third (>C.F)
3-1 0 --3 22 Rollins grounded out to second, Versalles scored
(>C.F.BBX)
3-2 1 --- 10 Oliva popped out to short (BX)
3-2 2 --- 01 Hall flied out to center (CX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Twins batting
3-2 0 --- 00 Gladden flied out to center (X)
3-2 1 --- 00 Knoblauch grounded out to second (X)
3-2 2 --- 12 Puckett grounded a single up the middle (BCFX)
3-2 2 1-- 11 Mack grounded out to second (CBX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Twins batting
3-2 0 --- 02 Killebrew lined out to second (SCX)
3-2 1 --- 10 Allison homered deep to left (BX)
3-3 1 --- 21 Battey grounded a double down the third base line (BCBX)
3-3 1 -2- 02 Kindall flied out to left, Battey to third (SSX)
3-3 2 --3 12 Kaat struck out (CSBS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Twins batting
3-3 0 --- 12 Harper lined out to short (BFFFX)
3-3 1 --- 00 Hrbek grounded a single up the middle (X)
3-3 1 1-- 12 Leius flied out to left (CBSFX)
3-3 2 1-- 01 Gagne flied out to center (CX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Twins batting
3-3 0 --- 22 Versalles homered deep to right center (BBCFFX)
3-4 0 --- 00 Rollins grounded out to second (X)
3-4 1 --- 02 Oliva struck out (CCC)
3-4 2 --- 22 Hall grounded out to third (BFFBX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Twins batting
Davis pinch hitting for Tapani
3-4 0 --- 10 Davis grounded a single up the middle (BX)
Larkin pinch running for Davis
3-4 0 1-- 00 Gladden grounded to second, forcing Larkin at second,
Gladden to first (X)
3-4 1 1-- 11 Knoblauch flied out to left (1BSX)
3-4 2 1-- 12 Puckett grounded out to the mound (CCBX)
