June 21, 1966California pitcher Marcelino Lopez threw a no-hitter today against the Minnesota Twins. The Angels needed the gem by Lopez as they won the game by a score of 2-0. The no hitter was the 1st in the AL this season and came against one of the top hitting teams in the league. Only a walk in the 7th inning marred what could have been a perfect game. Lopez, his team, and the hometown fans celebrated wildly anyway after the final out was recorded.
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BOXSCORE: 1966 Minnesota Twins At 1966 California Angels 6/21/1966
Twins AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG
C.Tovar SS 4 0 0 0 .281 J.Piersall CF 3 1 1 0 .238
R.Rollins 3B 3 0 0 0 .257 E.Kirkpatrick RF 2 1 1 2 .159
T.Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 .310 J.Fregosi SS 4 0 0 0 .221
H.Killebrew LF 3 0 0 0 .316 N.Siebern 1B 3 0 0 0 .212
D.Mincher 1B 2 0 0 0 .175 R.Reichardt LF 4 0 1 0 .245
A.Kosco CF 3 0 0 0 .212 B.Knoop 2B 4 0 1 0 .254
E.Battey C 3 0 0 0 .244 T.Satriano C 3 0 1 0 .183
J.Klippstein P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Schaal 3B 2 0 0 0 .295
B.Allen 2B 2 0 0 0 .237 M.Lopez P 2 0 0 0 .185
B-B.Allison PH 1 0 0 0 .214
J.Perry P 2 0 0 0 .188
A-J.Zimmerman C 1 0 0 0 .237
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Totals 27 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 5 2
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perry In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Allen In 9th Inning
Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Angels.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 0
Twins (35-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Perry LOSS(2-3) 7 2/3 5 2 2 4 6 1 3.07
J.Klippstein 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
Totals 8 5 2 2 4 6 1
Angels (32-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Lopez WIN(3-9) 9 0 0 0 1 4 0 4.61
Totals 9 0 0 0 1 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 17,836 DATE- Tuesday, June 21st 1966 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 1:56
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 1 Angels: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 0 Angels: 0
TRIPLES- B.Knoop(6th)
HOME RUNS- E.Kirkpatrick(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Reichardt(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Kirkpatrick, M.Lopez
WALKS- D.Mincher, J.Piersall, E.Kirkpatrick, N.Siebern, P.Schaal
STRIKE OUTS- R.Rollins, B.Allen, J.Perry-2, E.Kirkpatrick, J.Fregosi, N.Siebern,
B.Knoop, P.Schaal-2
RLISP 2-out- N.Siebern, R.Reichardt, M.Lopez, J.Piersall, B.Knoop
Marcelino Lopez(3-9) thrilled the fans at Anaheim Stadium as he crafted a
no-hit masterpiece against the Minnesota Twins. The California Angels won by
a final score of 2 to 0.
Lopez was spectacular. He allowed Minnesota just one walk. The tension
started to build around the 6th inning. By the 9th inning the crowd was
electrified. California finished with just 5 hits in the victory.
Jim Perry(2-3) was given the loss. What a show!' Bill Rigney said. 'Lopez
was great out there -- I'm happy that he got it.'
