Minnesota Twins vs Cleveland Indians
July 1, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 0 1 0
Uhlaender cf 4 1 0 0
Killebrew 1b 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 1
Allison lf 4 0 0 0
Quilici ss 2 0 0 0
Carew 2b 3 0 1 0
Zimmerman c 1 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Look c 1 0 0 0
Boswell p 2 0 0 0
  Perry p 0 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Snyder rf 5 0 3 2
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lf 4 2 2 2
  Harper lf 0 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 1 0
Sims 1b 4 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 3 1 1 0
Harris 2b 4 1 1 0
Brown ss 3 0 1 0
McDowell p 3 0 1 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Minnesota 000 000 010131
Cleveland 111 001 00x4102
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (7-7) 5.2 9 4 4 2 4
  Perry   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Roland   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (8-7) 7.1 2 1 0 5 11
  Williams  SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
5
11

  E–Quilici (1), Harris 2 (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Tovar (16,off McDowell), Cleveland Snyder (5,off Roland).  HR–Cleveland Johnson 2 (3,1st inning off Boswell 0 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Boswell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Alvis (2,by Perry).  WP–Roland (4), McDowell (5).  HBP–Perry (3,Alvis).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:55.  A–12,795.
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