1967 AL Game: Bal. @ Min.

 August 28, 1967

    The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins played a slugfest today with the Twins coming out ahead 14-13 in 10 innings. It was the most runs scored by 2 teams in a game in the AL this season. The Orioles out-hit the Twins 20-18 and those 38 combined hits were also the most by 2 teams this year. 

   Tony Oliva and Ceasar Tovar led the Twins attack. Despite all the hitting and scoring, the decisive run was scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning.

BOXSCORE: 1967 Baltimore Orioles At 1967 Minnesota Twins            8/28/1967
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Twins              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Aparicio SS       6  2  3  2 .225     T.Uhlaender CF      5  2  3  1 .252  
  B.Powell 1B         6  2  2  3 .214     C.Tovar LF          6  4  5  3 .302  
  P.Blair CF          6  2  4  0 .287     T.Oliva RF          6  2  4  4 .311  
  F.Robinson RF       5  2  3  1 .307     H.Killebrew 1B      5  0  0  0 .261  
  C.Blefary LF        4  2  3  5 .241     R.Rollins 3B        6  2  3  3 .246  
  B.Robinson 3B       5  0  0  0 .252     R.Carew 2B          4  1  2  0 .336  
  V.Roznovsky C       6  1  2  1 .224     Z.Versalles SS      4  1  0  0 .207  
  M.Belanger 2B       4  1  1  0 .132     H.Izquierdo C       5  1  1  2 .130  
B-R.Snyder PH,2B      2  0  1  0 .269     J.Perry P           2  0  0  0 .200  
  P.Richert P         4  0  1  0 .164   A-B.Allison PH        1  1  0  0 .278  
  E.Fisher P          0  0  0  0 .167     A.Worthington P     0  0  0  0 .250  
  S.Miller P          0  0  0  0 .000   D-R.Reese PH          1  0  0  0 .202  
C-D.May PH            0  1  0  0 .172     M.Grant P           0  0  0  0 .179  
  E.Watt P            0  0  0  0 .143     J.Ollom P           0  0  0  0 .000  
E-A.Etchebarren PH    1  0  0  0 .181                                          
  M.Drabowsky P       0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49 13 20 12                 Totals      45 14 18 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perry In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Belanger In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Worthington In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Watt In 10th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 3 1  0 3 2  0 1 3  0 - 13 20  0
Twins........... 0 0 0  3 0 0  8 2 0  1 - 14 18  2
 
Orioles (60-67)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Richert                 6       7   6   6   1   5   1   3.32
E.Fisher                  0       2   4   4   2   0   0   4.66
S.Miller                  2       6   3   3   2   1   1   2.47
E.Watt                    1       1   0   0   0   1   0   1.31
M.Drabowsky LOSS(2-2)     0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   1.55
Totals                    9 2/3  18  14  14   6   7   2
 
Twins (71-58)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Perry                   7      13   9   7   2   7   1   4.29
A.Worthingto BS(5th)      2       5   4   4   3   1   1   3.52
M.Grant                   0 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   4.55
J.Ollom WIN(3-2)          0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.75
Totals                   10      20  13  11   6   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,566 DATE- Monday, August 28th 1967 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Valentine, Marty Springstead, Johnny Stevens, Bob Stewart
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:13  Twins: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Twins: 0
ERRORS- C.Tovar, J.Perry
DOUBLES- F.Robinson(21st), R.Snyder(7th), P.Richert, T.Oliva(31st)
TRIPLES- L.Aparicio(3rd), C.Tovar(3rd)
HOME RUNS- B.Powell(12th), C.Blefary(19th), T.Oliva(11th), R.Rollins(9th)
RBIs- L.Aparicio-2(29th), B.Powell-3(48th), F.Robinson(60th), C.Blefary-5(62nd),
      V.Roznovsky(7th), T.Uhlaender(28th), C.Tovar-3(43rd), T.Oliva-4(59th),
      R.Rollins-3(46th), H.Izquierdo-2(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- P.Blair(13th), C.Tovar-2(24th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Robinson, T.Uhlaender-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Blefary
WALKS- L.Aparicio, B.Powell, F.Robinson, C.Blefary, B.Robinson, D.May,
       T.Uhlaender, H.Killebrew, R.Carew-2, Z.Versalles, B.Allison
STRIKE OUTS- B.Powell-2, P.Blair, C.Blefary, V.Roznovsky, M.Belanger-2,
             P.Richert, T.Uhlaender-2, H.Killebrew, R.Rollins, R.Carew,
             H.Izquierdo, R.Reese
WILD PITCHES- M.Drabowsky, A.Worthington
2-out RBI- L.Aparicio-2, F.Robinson, B.Powell-3
RLISP 2-out- H.Killebrew, B.Powell-4, B.Robinson-2, B.Allison-2, Z.Versalles,
             C.Blefary
TEAM RISP- Orioles: 7 for 17  Twins: 6 for 16
 
Tony Oliva had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Metropolitan Stadium as the Minnesota Twins
beat the Baltimore Orioles in 10 innings 14 to 13.
 
The score was tied at 13 after nine.  Minnesota won the hard fought contest in
the 10th inning.  Cesar Tovar lined a one-base hit.  Oliva stepped into the
batter's box and he ripped a base-knock.  Oliva took second on the throw.
Two outs later Rod Carew came to the plate and was walked intentionally to
load the bases.  Moe Drabowsky then threw a wild pitch making Minnesota
victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd.  Minnesota managed 18
hits in their victory.  
 
Jim Ollom(3-2) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the victory.
Drabowsky(2-2) was tagged with the loss in relief.