Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
July 21, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Cater 1b 5 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 2 2
Jackson rf 4 1 1 1
Hershberger lf 3 0 1 2
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
  Donaldson ph 1 0 0 0
  Roof c 0 0 0 0
Kubiak 2b 3 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Gosger ph 1 0 0 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Green 2b 1 1 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar ss,lf 4 2 2 0
Reese 1b 4 1 1 1
Uhlaender cf 3 1 2 1
Oliva rf 2 1 2 3
Carew 2b 3 0 1 1
Quilici 3b 4 0 0 0
Allison lf 4 1 1 1
  Renick ss 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 0
Kaat p 3 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 10 7
Oakland 000 000 230591
Minnesota 100 200 40x7102
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (7-10) 6.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Sprague   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Sanders   1.2 2 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
5
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (7-6) 7.2 8 5 5 0 5
  Worthington  SV (14) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
6

  E–Jackson (8), Tovar (22), Quilici (4).  DP–Oakland 2.  3B–Oakland Jackson (4,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Oliva (15,4th inning off Dobson 1 on, 0 out); Allison (8,7th inning off Dobson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dobson (4,off Kaat); Worthington (2,off Sanders).  SF–Hershberger (3,off Kaat); Oliva (5,off Dobson).  IBB–Oliva (9,by Sanders).  SB–Tovar (10,2nd base off Dobson/Duncan).  IBB–Sanders (2,Oliva).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:14.
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