Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
May 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1968 at Tiger Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Detroit Tigers 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,lf 5 0 1 0
Carew 2b 5 2 3 0
Oliva rf 5 0 1 1
Killebrew 1b 3 1 0 0
Reese lf 1 0 0 0
  Allison ph,lf 2 0 0 0
  Clark 3b 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 2 1
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 1
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Chance p 3 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 5 0 1 0
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Horton lf 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 5 0 0 0
Mathews 1b 3 0 0 0
  Tracewski ss 2 0 0 0
Northrup cf 3 2 2 1
Oyler ss 1 0 0 0
  Matchick ph,ss,1b 2 0 0 0
Sparma p 1 0 0 0
  Cash ph 1 0 1 1
  McLain pr 0 0 0 0
  Hiller p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
  Ribant p 0 0 0 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 6 2
Minnesota 000 200 000 1391
Detroit 000 010 001 0262
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  W (3-3) 9.0 5 2 2 3 9
  Worthington  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
6
2
2
5
11
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma   5.0 4 2 2 2 4
  Hiller   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Patterson   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Ribant  L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Lasher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
3
4

  E–Allison (2), Tracewski (1), Oyler (4).  DP–Detroit 4.  2B–Minnesota Hernandez (2,off Hiller); Carew (5,off Ribant).  HR–Detroit Northrup (4,9th inning off Chance 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Wert (4,off Worthington).  IBB–Horton (2,by Worthington).  SB–Carew (2,2nd base off Sparma/Freehan); Tovar (4,2nd base off Sparma/Freehan); Oliva (6,2nd base off Ribant/Freehan).  WP–Chance (2), Worthington (1).  IBB–Worthington (1,Horton).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–3:13.  A–16,801.
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