Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins
May 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull rf 5 3 2 1
Andrews 2b 5 0 1 1
Yastrzemski lf 6 1 3 3
Smith cf 2 1 1 0
Petrocelli ss 5 1 2 2
Foy 3b 3 1 1 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 1b 0 0 0 0
Howard c 4 2 2 0
Culp p 3 0 0 0
  Stange p 2 0 1 1
Totals 40 9 13 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Roseboro c 4 1 2 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 2
Reese lf 4 0 2 1
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 5 1 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 3 2 2
Tovar ss 4 2 2 0
Uhlaender cf 5 0 2 1
Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Roland p 1 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 0 0 0 1
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Boston 222 100 2009132
Minnesota 022 011 1007113
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Culp   4.2 8 5 4 2 3
  Stange  W (2-0) 4.1 3 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
4
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (3-5) 1.2 3 4 2 2 2
  Roland   2.1 5 3 2 2 1
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Perranoski   2.0 3 2 2 2 3
  Worthington   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
8
8

  E–Foy (7), Scott (4), Carew (8), Oliva (2), Boswell (3).  PB–Howard (1).  2B–Boston Howard (1,off Boswell), Minnesota Rollins (1,off Culp); Roseboro (4,off Stange).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (5,1st inning off Boswell 1 on, 1 out); Petrocelli (5,3rd inning off Roland 1 on, 0 out), Minnesota Rollins (3,3rd inning off Culp 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Howard (4,by Perranoski).  SF–Reese (1,off Stange); Kostro (2,off Stange).  HBP–Rollins (2,by Culp).  WP–Roland (2), Perranoski (2), Worthington (2).  BK–Roland (1).  HBP–Culp (3,Rollins).  IBB–Perranoski (3,Howard).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–(none), 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–3:26.  A–12,858.
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