Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
May 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Cleveland Indians 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Killebrew 1b 2 0 0 0
Allison lf 2 1 0 0
Roseboro c 3 0 0 0
Clark 3b,2b 3 0 1 1
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
Quilici 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rollins ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 2 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Salmon 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wagner ph 1 0 1 1
  Nelson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 2 0 1 0
Horton 1b 4 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
Harper lf 4 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 1 2 0
Brown ss 2 0 0 0
Siebert p 3 1 2 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Minnesota 000 000 100120
Cleveland 000 010 10x281
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt   6.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Worthington  L (0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert  W (3-2) 7.0 1 1 1 6 5
  Williams  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
7
8

  E–Siebert (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Minnesota Oliva (4,off Williams).  SH–Hernandez (1,off Siebert).  IBB–Killebrew (5,by Williams).  SB–Allison (2,2nd base off Siebert/Azcue).  CS–Cardenal (4,Home by Worthington/Roseboro).  IBB–Williams (2,Killebrew).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:43.  A–7,888.
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