1966 AL Game of Note: No-hitter

June 21, 1966

California 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.

Event Codes:  N
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                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         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.'