GAME 1 - Oct. 3 (at Cincinnati)
Minnesota 9,
Cincinnati 6
The much-anticipated pitching duel between the Reds' Jim O'Toole and
Minnesota's Camilo Pascual never panned out as both lacked the command and sharpness
that made them 20-game winners this year. Pascual breezed through the first two
innings but gave up five runs in the fourth as Cincinnati took a 5-1 lead.
O'Toole, who struggled from the outset, allowing 10 hits in five complete
innings, left in the sixth with a runner on and nobody out after allowing the
Twins to narrow the lead to 5-4. Bob Allison then put Minnesota ahead with a
three-run homer off of Reds reliever Johnny Klippstein, capping a five-run
sixth inning. Pascual, who was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth, got the
win despite allowing 11 hits in seven innings pitched.
(Twins lead series 1-0)
GAME 2 - Oct. 4 (at Cincinnati)
Cincinnati
4, Minnesota 2
Reds first baseman Gordy Coleman drove in three runs and pitcher Bob
Purkey quieted Minnesota's offense as Cincinnati evened the series at a game
each. Coleman's bases-loaded single off of Minnesota's 23-game winner Jim Kaat
tied the score in the home half of the first after Harmon Killebrew had doubled
home a run in the top of the inning. Coleman drove in two more with a two-out
double in the third to give the Reds a 3-1 lead. Cincinnati added another on a
solo homer by Vada Pinson in the eighth. Meanwhile, Purkey held the Twins
scoreless until Lenny Green homered in the ninth. (Series even 1-1)
GAME 3 - Oct. 6 (at Minnesota)
Cincinnati 10,
Minnesota 6
The Reds sent 13 men to the plate in a nine-run third inning that spelled
curtains for Twins starter Jack Kralick. Cincinnati came roaring back after the
Twins had taken an early lead on a first-inning home run by third baseman Rich
Rollins. The Reds offensive outburst included home runs by catcher Hank Foiles
and slugging first baseman Gordy Coleman. Cincinnati starter Joey Jay (15-11)
went six innings to earn the win. Jay left with nobody out in the seventh after
serving up a two-run dinger to Zoilo Versalles and walking pinch hitter Bill
Tuttle. Jim Brosnan got the save after fellow reliever Bill Henry had loaded
the bases with one out in the ninth. (Reds lead series 2-1)
GAME 4 - Oct. 7 (at Minnesota)
Minnesota 10,
Cincinnati 7
Harmon Killebrew's two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning broke a
7-7 tie and Twins reliever Ted Sadowski shut down the Reds in the ninth as
Minnesota evened the series at two games each. Both starting pitchers, Jim
Maloney for Cincinnati and Dick Stigman for the Twins, were roughed up and
ineffective for six innings before the game was handed to the respective relief
corps. Reds reliever Dave Sisler was unable to help as the Twins went on to score
three times in the sixth to take a one-run lead. Sisler's counterpart,
Minnesota's Ray Moore, fared no better, as Cincinnati tied it in the seventh on
Gordy Coleman's solo home run. Reds reliever Jim Brosnan was charged with the
loss after allowing three runs in the Twins eighth. (Series even 2-2)
GAME 5 - Oct. 8 (at Minnesota)
Minnesota 8,
Cincinnati 2
Displaying the sharpness and control that helped him win 21 games during the
regular season, Twins righthander Camilo Pascual scattered six hits in a complete-game
win that gave Minnesota a 3-2 series edge. Pascual spelled trouble for
Cincinnati pitching as well, going 3 for 4 at the plate, including a solo home
run in the fourth inning and a run-scoring double in the sixth. Meanwhile, Reds
starter Jim O'Toole, Cincinnati's ace during the regular season, has been no
mystery for Twins hitters. The Cincinnati southpaw has allowed 13 runs in 10
1/3 innings pitched in this series. (Twins lead series 3-2)
GAME 6 - Oct. 10 (at Cincinnati)
Cincinnati 6,
Minnesota 4
Cincinnati righthander Bob Purkey, winning for the second time in as many
starts, allowed two runs in five innings pitched before being ejected in the
sixth after hitting Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew, who had homered off of
Purkey in an earlier at bat. Killebrew suffered a possible bone chip in his
elbow that may sideline him for the remainder of the series. Home plate umpire
Nestor Chylak said later that in his judgement Purkey had deliberately thrown
at Killebrew in retaliation for Twins starter Jim Kaat hitting Reds batters Leo
Cardenas and Eddie Kasko. Cincinnati used a trio of relievers, Johnny
Klippstein, Jim Brosnan and Bill Henry, to preserve the win. (Series even
3-3)
GAME 7 - Oct. 11 (at Cincinnati)
Minnesota 11,
Cincinnati 5
Minnesota put the Reds in a hole early, scoring seven runs in the first inning
off of Cincinnati's starter Joey Jay. Jay, the winner in Game 3, was unable to
get an out, allowing five singles and a pair of walks before leaving the game
with two on and the Reds in a 5-0 hole. A two-run double by Twins starter Jack
Kralick off of reliever Ted Wills completed Minnesota's seven-run outburst. The
Twins added two more in the second on the first of two home runs by Bob
Allison. Allison homered again in the eighth off of reliever Dave Sisler with
Minnesota ahead 10-4. Home runs by Leo Cardenas, Frank Robinson and Gordy
Coleman were not enough to bring Cincinnati back from the early deficit.
(Twins win series 4-3)
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