Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 10, Oakland Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Holt lf 5 2 1 0
Tovar rf 4 2 1 1
Carew 2b 2 0 0 0
  Clark 3b 2 2 1 0
Allison 1b 2 2 2 0
Uhlaender cf 3 0 2 2
Roseboro c 4 0 2 3
Quilici 3b,2b 5 1 1 0
Renick ss 5 1 1 1
Kaat p 4 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 11 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 1 2 0
Cater 1b 5 1 3 0
Monday cf 5 1 2 0
Bando 3b 4 1 3 3
Jackson rf 5 0 1 0
Hershberger lf 5 0 2 1
Donaldson 2b 5 0 2 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Rudi ph 1 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Kubiak ph 1 0 1 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 16 4
Minnesota 202 022 00210111
Oakland 000 000 3014166
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  W (8-6) 7.1 13 3 3 1 4
  Perranoski  SV (4) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
16
4
4
1
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (7-11) 4.0 3 4 3 4 7
  Aker   1.1 5 4 3 1 0
  Lindblad   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Sprague   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Sanders   1.0 2 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
10
7
7
10

  E–Clark (4), Campaneris 2 (22), Jackson (9), Donaldson (9), Duncan (5), Aker (1).  DP–Minnesota 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Tovar (22,off Dobson), Oakland Cater (14,off Kaat); Hershberger (6,off Kaat); Bando (20,off Kaat); Jackson (9,off Perranoski).  3B–Minnesota Allison (4,off Dobson); Holt (1,off Aker); Renick (2,off Sanders), Oakland Monday (6,off Kaat).  SH–Clark (1,off Aker); Allison (1,off Aker).  SF–Tovar (3,off Aker).  IBB–Roseboro (7,by Dobson).  SB–Allison (7,2nd base off Sprague/Duncan).  WP–Kaat (2), Sprague (5).  IBB–Dobson (6,Roseboro).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:01.  A–10,867.
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