June 16, 1967 - Cleveland 2, Twins 1 in 10 Innings

I'm waiting on a few ttm returns from some Twins before the season ends.  I sent to Capps, Nathan and Pavano back on the 12th of September, hoping these decent ttm signers would send a few back before the season ends.  So far, nothing.

A few weeks ago I visited The Ballpark in Apple Valley and bought a few vintage scorecards.  One of those included this score card from the Cleveland Indians versus the Twins.

The date was June 16th, 1967.  It was my Mom's birthday.  She was about 8 months pregnant with me.  The Monterey Pop Festival opened in California and the Twins lost to the Indians 2-1 in 10 innings.

The Twins only run came on a Rod Carew home run in the 6th inning.  Killebrew was 0-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.  Jim Merritt pitched nine good innings for the Twins, striking out six and walking two, giving up just one run.  Al Worthington came in for the 10th and struck out one, but gave up three hits to lose the game.

Luis Tiant, then with the Indians, pitched all 10 innings for the Tribe, striking out nine and walking one.  He gave up eight hits but just one run.  No wonder the Twins acquired him for the 1970 season.

You can see the entire box score here.

Another Program - Angels Spring Training - 1966

While at The Ballpark today, I also picked up a nice California Angels Spring Training program and scorecard from March 19th, 1966, when they played the Giants.  The original owner of this scorecard was kind enough to write in the date and the fact that the Angels won 4-1.  The scoring isn't very complete, but the roster is filled in.

For the Gaints, stars such as Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Bobby Bonds played that day. 

The Angels had Jose Cardenal, Jim Fregosi and Lew Burdette.  Looks like this fan might have spilled a little ketchup on the program.

The ads in this program aren't as interesting and don't have much for graphics, mostly text.  I like the cover art though.  I've never seen a Spring Training program, much less a vintage one like this, so I grabbed it.