Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
May 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,lf 5 0 3 0
Carew 2b 5 1 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 1 0
  Reese pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Oliva rf 5 0 2 1
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Allison lf 4 0 1 0
  Clark pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
Look c 3 1 1 0
Perry p 3 0 1 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 0 1 1
Webster 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 4 0 2 0
Donaldson 2b 4 0 0 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 2 0
  La Russa pr 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 2 0
Odom p 2 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Cater ph 1 1 1 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Minnesota 001 010 0002100
Oakland 000 000 010193
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (4-2) 7.2 5 1 1 1 6
  Perranoski   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Worthington  SV (5) 1.1 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (2-3) 6.1 8 2 1 4 2
  Lindblad   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Segui   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
4
3

  E–Campaneris (8), Jackson (2), Bando (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Robinson (1,off Perry); Pagliaroni (2,off Perry).  SH–Perry (3,off Odom); Hernandez (2,off Odom).  SB–Uhlaender (1,2nd base off Odom/Pagliaroni); Hernandez (2,2nd base off Odom/Pagliaroni).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–2:43.  A–8,039.
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