Yanks Stay Ice Cold

June 17, 1965 - “Now it’s time for the Yankees to get hot,” Luis Aparicio laughed as he knotted his tie. “I hope they win three out of four from Minnesota.”

Perhaps that is to be the extent of Yankee glory this season — to spoil somebody else’s season. Theirs is rapidly dying in the unaccustomed chill of June. They lasted 16 innings tonight, but they couldn’t hit, and they couldn’t win. Baltimore pushed a run across and won its seventh straight, 2-1, at Yankee Stadium. Now the Yanks have lost four straight, have a 26-33 record, and play the first-place Twins tomorrow.

For New York, Jim Bouton, Steve Hamilton, and Pedro Ramos were exceptional. The losing pitcher, Hal Reniff, wasn’t bad. But the hitters were awful. They didn't score after Roger Maris homered in the first. That’s 15 scoreless innings.

“How do you like them three intentional walks followed by three double plays?” Bauer marveled. These happened in the ninth, 12th, and 14th innings. Bauer was so giddy he even took credit for the double play that ended the game.

Maris was on second, and Tom Tresh slammed a line drive right at pitcher Dick Hall. “I can’t hit any harder than that,” Tresh sighed. “I never even got out of the box.”

The ball landed in Hall’s glove. “I just happened to have my glove there,” Hall said. “Right away, I said, ‘I got him at second.’” He turned around and doubled up Maris. “Then it took me a minute to figure the game was over.”“How did you like that double play?” Bauer crowed. “I told Hall to be alive out there. I said Tresh might hit a line drive.”

In the Oriole clubhouse, there was singing and dancing. Heroes lurked in every corner. Hall reminded visitors “we used four pitchers tonight, and they added up to 148 years old.” Robin Roberts (38), Stu Miller (37), Harvey Haddix (39), and Hall (34) all appeared in their prime against the Yankees. 

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