Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
April 30, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1968 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 6

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,lf 5 2 2 0
Carew 2b 5 0 2 1
Oliva rf 3 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 4 1 2 1
  Reese 1b 0 0 0 0
Allison lf 4 0 1 0
  Clark 3b 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 5 1 1 1
Hernandez ss 5 1 2 1
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Boswell p 3 2 2 2
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 3 1 2 1
Foy 3b 5 1 1 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 3 1 1 0
Harrelson rf 3 2 1 0
Scott 1b 4 0 1 1
Petrocelli ss 4 0 0 0
Gibson c 4 0 1 1
Ellsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Culp p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 1
  Roggenburk p 0 0 0 0
  Siebern ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Minnesota 012 210 0107130
Boston 200 201 001691
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  W (3-1) 5.2 6 5 5 4 6
  Worthington   3.0 3 1 1 1 5
  Perranoski  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
11
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (2-1) 3.2 8 5 5 1 2
  Culp   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Roggenburk   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Bell   3.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
6

  E–Petrocelli (3).  DP–Minnesota 2.  PB–Roseboro (1).  2B–Minnesota Boswell (1,off Ellsworth); Carew (4,off Ellsworth); Uhlaender (5,off Roggenburk); Tovar (4,off Bell), Boston Gibson (1,off Boswell); Andrews (4,off Worthington).  3B–Minnesota Killebrew (2,off Ellsworth).  HR–Minnesota Boswell (1,3rd inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out), Boston Foy (1,1st inning off Boswell 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Roseboro (1,off Ellsworth).  SF–Killebrew (1,off Ellsworth).  HBP–Oliva (1,by Ellsworth).  SB–Andrews (1,2nd base off Boswell/Roseboro).  WP–Boswell (2).  HBP–Ellsworth (3,Oliva).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:51.  A–7,310.
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