MINNESOTA (72-66) @ BALTIMORE (68-70) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
13YZ (11-7 3.20) 9YZ (4-4 3.84)
Bob Allison provided all the Jim Merritt would need when he went yard in the 2nd. The Twinkies would add three more off of knuckleballer Eddie Fisher to make the victory easier. Gene Brabender was solid as only the mistake to Bobby Allison but it was enough to spiral him to defeat.
MIN 010 000 030 4 9 1
BAL 000 000 000 0 4 0
2B BAL B. Robinson 32 D. Johnson 17
HR Allison 25 (2nd off Brabender)
RBI MIN Allison 2(67) Versalles 44 Merritt 1
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Merritt 9 4 0 2 9 0 0 34 86
Brabender 7 5 1 3 5 1 1 29 65
WP Merritt 12-7 3.03 LP Brabender 4-5 3.57
SCORING PLAYS:
TOP 2 .. Allison homered MIN 1 BAL 0
TOP 8 .. Killebrew walked. Valdespino pinch ran. Oliva singled putting runners on the corners. Allison sac fly scoring a run. Battey walked. Hernandez pinch ran. Versalles singled scoring a run. Merritt singled scoring a run. MIN 4 BAL 0
NOTES: Twins needed a win in the worst way. Bobby Allison has now homered in three straight games. Earl Battey collected his first hit since August 8. With a single on the 7th, Zolio Versalles broke an 0-31 skid. Rod Carew saw his hit streak end at 11 games. Jim Merritt has 4 Shutouts and 4 Complete Games. Brooks Robinson is 2nd in the league in two base hits. Pail Blair has reached base 14 straight games.
STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 HR 2 RBI
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