Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
July 5, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1968 at Fenway Park. 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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Minnesota Twins 2, Boston Red Sox 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 1 2 1
Uhlaender cf 3 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Allison lf 4 1 1 0
Quilici ss 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 2 0
Roseboro c 4 0 2 1
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 1 1 0 0
Jones 1b 4 1 1 0
  Scott 1b 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 3 1 1 1
Harrelson rf 4 1 1 3
Smith cf 2 0 0 0
Petrocelli ss 3 0 1 0
Foy 3b 3 0 0 0
Gibson c 4 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 4 4
Minnesota 010 001 0002101
Boston 301 000 00x441
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (6-5) 2.1 3 4 4 3 0
  Miller   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Worthington   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Perranoski   2.0 0 0 0 3 3
Totals
8.0
4
4
4
7
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  W (7-5) 6.2 9 2 2 0 3
  Stange  SV (6) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
0
3

  E–Allison (3), Gibson (2).  DP–Boston 2.  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (14,off Perry).  HR–Minnesota Tovar (3,6th inning off Ellsworth 0 on, 0 out), Boston Harrelson (18,1st inning off Perry 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Uhlaender (3,off Ellsworth); Petrocelli (5,off Perranoski).  IBB–Foy (1,by Perranoski).  SB–Tovar (8,2nd base off Ellsworth/Gibson).  CS–Smith (7,3rd base by Perranoski/Roseboro).  IBB–Perranoski (8,Foy).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:26.  A–33,278.
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