What happened — 11 July 1965, Yankees at Twins

• Final Score: Twins 6, Yankees 5. 

• Venue: Metropolitan Stadium (home of the Twins)

• Attendance: 35,263 spectators. 

• Game Duration: 3:28 (three hours, 28 minutes).

• The game went down to the wire: after eight innings, the score was tied 4–4. 

• In the top of the ninth, the Yankees scored one run to take a 5–4 lead. 

• In the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and the bases loaded (after a walk to Rich Rollins and the tying run on), the cleanup hitter Harmon Killebrew — famously — hit a two-run walk-off home run to win the game 6–5 for the Twins.

• That home run has endured as one of the most iconic in Twins history — dramatic, powerful, and emotionally resonant. 

• This game came right before the All-Star break, and the win gave the Twins a strong momentum going into the break — they were leading the AL. s

• The win contributed to what would be a championship-caliber season for the Twins. 

Key Event — Walk-off Home Run📈 Context in the Season

• This game came right before the All-Star break, and the win gave the Twins a strong momentum going into the break — they were leading the AL. 

• The win contributed to what would be a championship-caliber season for the Twins.