Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
April 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
May cf,rf 5 1 2 1
Motton lf 4 1 2 1
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Blefary rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 0 0 0
Powell 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 0 0
Hendricks c 1 1 1 1
  Etchebarren c 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 1 1 1
Hardin p 3 1 1 2
  Watt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 0 0 0
Carew 2b 3 1 2 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 1 1 1
Allison lf 4 0 1 1
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 1 1 1 1
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
Chance p 2 0 0 0
  Reese ph 0 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Baltimore 001 203 001781
Minnesota 200 100 000362
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  W (2-0) 5.2 6 3 3 3 3
  Watt  SV (4) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (2-2) 6.0 7 6 5 3 3
  Perranoski   3.0 1 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
4
6

  E–Johnson (4), Tovar (4), Chance (2).  DP–Baltimore 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Baltimore May (1,off Chance), Minnesota Killebrew (2,off Hardin); Allison (5,off Hardin).  3B–Baltimore Hardin (1,off Chance).  HR–Baltimore Motton (1,9th inning off Perranoski 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Hernandez (2,4th inning off Hardin 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Belanger (2,off Chance).  HBP–Powell (1,by Chance); Hernandez (1,by Hardin).  CS–Blefary (1,2nd base by Perranoski/Roseboro).  SB–Hernandez (1,2nd base off Hardin/Hendricks).  WP–Chance (1).  HBP–Hardin (3,Hernandez); Chance (1,Powell).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:13.  A–2,011.
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