The series will now got to Atlanta for 3 games. They are all must games for the Braves

  The Braves will start Dennis Ribant  18-8 2.89 ERA

 

Opposing him is Minnesota's ace and AL Cy Young Award winner Jim Kaat  25-14  2.35 ERA

 

 

10/9/2014, Min66-Atl66, Atlanta Stadium

 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP

1966 Minnesota         1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  8  0     7  0

1966 Atlanta           0  3  0  2  0  0  0  1  x     6 12  1     7  1

 

Minnesota            AB  R  H BI   AVG    Atlanta              AB  R  H BI   AVG

Scott             1b  4  0  0  0  .167    Pinson            rf  5  0  2  2  .308

Blair             cf  3  2  1  0  .333    Grote             c   4  0  0  0  .125

Northrup          lf  4  0  2  1  .400    Mathews           3b  4  0  0  0  .182

Killebrew         3b  3  0  1  1  .182    Mays              cf  4  1  1  0  .167

Conigliaro        rf  4  0  0  0  .154    Williams          lf  3  1  1  1  .091

Knoop             2b  4  0  2  0  .400    Cardenas          ss  4  1  1  0  .273

Casanova          c   4  0  1  0  .364    Kranepool         1b  3  1  2  1  .200

Petrocelli        ss  2  0  1  0  .375    Lanier            2b  4  2  4  1  .857

 Sims             ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Ribant            p   4  0  1  1  .250

Kaat              p   2  0  0  0  .000                         35  6 12  6

 Stock            p   0  0  0  0  .000

 Gosger           ph  1  0  0  0  .000

 Reed             p   0  0  0  0  .000

 Blasingame       ph  1  0  0  0  .000

                     33  2  8  2

 

Minnesota                        INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA

Kaat             L 0-1           3.1  9  5  5  1  1  79  49 13.50

Stock                            1.2  0  0  0  0  0  16   8  0.00

Reed                             3.0  3  1  1  1  4  42  27  3.00

                                 8.0 12  6  6  2  5 137  84

 

Atlanta                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA

Ribant           W 1-0           9.0  8  2  1  2  5 126  83  1.00

                                 9.0  8  2  1  2  5 126  83

 

Min: Gosger batted for Stock in the 6th

     Sims batted for Petrocelli in the 9th

     Blasingame batted for Reed in the 9th

 

E-Williams. 2B-Pinson 2(3), Williams(1), Cardenas(2), Lanier 2(2).

RBI-Northrup(1), Killebrew(3), Pinson 2(3), Williams(1), Kranepool(1),

Lanier(2), Ribant(1). CS-Kranepool. K-Conigliaro, Knoop, Kaat 2, Blasingame,

Pinson, Grote, Kranepool, Ribant 2. BB-Blair, Petrocelli, Williams,

Kranepool. SF-Killebrew.

GWRBI: Kranepool

Temperature: 82, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 9 MPH.

 

**************  Bottom of the 2nd inning, Atlanta batting

 1-0  0 --- 00  Mays lined a single up the middle (X)

 1-0  0 1-- 21  Williams lined a double to right center, Mays scored

                  (CBBX)

 1-1  0 -2- 32  Cardenas grounded out to the mound (CBBBCFX)

 1-1  1 -2- 31  Kranepool grounded a single up the middle, Williams

                  scored (CBBBX)

 1-2  1 1-- 00  Kranepool was caught stealing second (>S)

 1-2  2 --- 01  Lanier grounded a single between third and short (>S.X)

 1-2  2 1-- 22  Ribant lined a single down the left field line, Lanier to

                  third (CBBSX)

 1-2  2 1-3 00  Pinson doubled deep to left, Lanier scored, Ribant to

                  third (X)

 1-3  2 -23 12  Grote flied out to center (BCFFX)

 

 

**************  Bottom of the 4th inning, Atlanta batting

 2-3  0 --- 11  Kranepool lined a single to right center (BCX)

 2-3  0 1-- 22  Lanier doubled to right center, Kranepool to third

                  (FbCBBFFFFX)

 2-3  0 -23 00  Ribant grounded out to short, Kranepool scored (X)

 2-4  1 -2- 11  Pinson lined a double down the left field line, Lanier

                  scored (FBX)

                Stock now pitching

 2-5  1 -2- 20  Grote grounded out to short (BBX)

 2-5  2 -2- 21  Mathews grounded out to third (BBSX)

 

   With the victory Atlanta keeps it hopes alive. Game 4 is also at Atlanta and it is a rematch

between game 1 starters Al Jackson and Fritz Peterson.