Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
May 27, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1968 at Metropolitan 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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Cleveland Indians 3, Minnesota Twins 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Salmon 2b 4 0 1 0
Cardenal cf 4 1 1 0
Sims c 4 0 1 1
Horton 1b 4 1 2 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 3 0 0 0
Brown ss 3 1 0 0
Williams p 3 0 1 2
  Paul p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Roseboro c 3 0 1 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Reese lf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 1 0
Rollins 3b 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Tovar ss,3b 3 1 1 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Chance p 2 0 0 0
  Allison ph 1 0 1 0
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
Cleveland 000 100 200372
Minnesota 001 000 000171
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (3-2) 6.1 6 1 0 1 6
  Paul  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (4-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7
  Perranoski   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
9

  E–Sims (5), Alvis (5), Tovar (8).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Horton (9,off Chance), Minnesota Carew (10,off Williams); Allison (8,off Williams).  3B–Cleveland Horton (2,off Chance).  SH–Alvis (2,off Chance); Davalillo (1,off Perranoski).  IBB–Brown (5,by Chance); Oliva (2,by Williams).  HBP–Killebrew (1,by Williams); Tovar (2,by Williams).  SB–Cardenal 2 (10,2nd base off Chance/Roseboro 2); Alvis (3,2nd base off Chance/Roseboro); Brown (1,2nd base off Chance/Roseboro); Uhlaender (3,2nd base off Williams/Sims); Carew (5,2nd base off Williams/Sims).  HBP–Williams 2 (2,Killebrew,Tovar).  IBB–Williams (3,Oliva); Chance (1,Brown).  U-HP–Emmett Ashford, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:42.  A–7,206.
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