Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 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 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 3 2
Brown ss 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 0 0
Azcue c 5 0 2 2
Cardenal cf 3 1 1 1
Salmon 1b 5 0 2 1
Harper rf 5 1 2 0
Fuller 3b 4 1 2 0
Tiant p 3 0 0 0
  Maye ph 0 0 0 0
  Horton ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 1 1 0
Uhlaender cf 3 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 1 1
Allison lf 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 2 0
Quilici 2b 4 0 1 0
Renick ss 2 1 0 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 2
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Holt ph 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Cleveland 003 101 0016130
Minnesota 000 021 000362
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (15-5) 6.0 4 3 3 1 6
  Williams  SV (8) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (5-10) 3.1 6 4 3 2 3
  Miller   3.1 5 1 1 2 0
  Perranoski   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Worthington   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
4
3

  E–Reese (1), Renick (2).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Azcue (6,off Miller); Cardenal (11,off Worthington), Minnesota Reese 2 (5,off Tiant,off Williams).  HR–Minnesota Roseboro (2,5th inning off Tiant 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Cardenal (3,off Merritt).  SH–Uhlaender (4,off Tiant).  HBP–Oliva (4,by Williams).  CS–Oliva (7,2nd base by Tiant/Azcue).  HBP–Williams (4,Oliva).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:45.  A–23,051.
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