Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins
May 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1968 at Metropolitan 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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Detroit Tigers 1, Minnesota Twins 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 0 0
Northrup cf 3 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Mathews 1b 4 0 0 0
Horton lf 3 1 1 0
Freehan c 3 0 1 1
Matchick ss 3 0 0 0
Wert 3b 3 0 1 0
Sparma p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Roseboro c 3 1 1 0
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 3 0
Reese lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 1
  Holt lf 0 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 1 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 2 2
  Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0
Tovar ss,3b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 2 0 1 0
Chance p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Detroit 010 000 000140
Minnesota 100 000 02x380
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sparma  L (3-4) 8.0 8 3 3 3 7
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
3
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  W (4-4) 9.0 4 1 1 1 9
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Freehan (3).  2B–Detroit Horton (5,off Chance); Northrup (5,off Chance), Minnesota Carew (9,off Sparma).  SH–Sparma (3,off Chance).  IBB–Uhlaender (2,by Sparma); Oliva (1,by Sparma).  CS–Uhlaender (2,2nd base by Sparma/Freehan).  IBB–Sparma 2 (3,Uhlaender,Oliva).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:17.  A–9,024.
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