California Angels vs Minnesota Twins
July 23, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 1, Minnesota Twins 3

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 5 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 3 0 1 0
Reichardt lf 4 1 1 0
Morton rf 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 3 0
Hinton 1b 3 0 0 1
Knoop 2b 4 0 0 0
McFarlane c 2 0 1 0
  Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0
  Repoz ph 1 0 0 0
Murphy p 1 0 0 0
  Satriano ph 1 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Rodgers c 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar lf 3 2 1 0
Reese 1b 4 0 2 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 1 1 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Quilici 3b 4 0 0 0
Look c 4 0 1 0
Renick ss 3 0 1 0
Merritt p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 0
California 000 001 000184
Minnesota 101 001 00x371
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy  L (2-3) 4.0 4 2 0 1 2
  Clark   1.2 2 1 0 2 1
  Burgmeier   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
7
3
0
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (6-11) 9.0 8 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
4

  E–Fregosi (17), Hinton 2 (3), Murphy (2), Carew (13).  DP–California 2, Minnesota 1.  PB–McFarlane (1).  2B–California Davalillo (11,off Merritt); Morton (2,off Merritt); Reichardt (12,off Merritt); Rodriguez (8,off Merritt).  3B–Minnesota Reese (1,off Burgmeier).  SF–Hinton (3,off Merritt).  HBP–Tovar (10,by Murphy).  IBB–Oliva (11,by Burgmeier).  SB–Uhlaender (12,2nd base off Murphy/McFarlane).  WP–Murphy (2), Clark (12).  BK–Merritt (1).  HBP–Murphy (1,Tovar).  IBB–Burgmeier (3,Oliva).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:55.  A–14,646.
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