Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
July 28, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1968 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 3, Oakland Athletics 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 1 1 0
Holt rf 4 0 0 0
Allison lf 4 1 2 2
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 1
Quilici 2b 3 0 1 0
Renick ss 2 0 0 0
  Rollins ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Merritt p 2 0 0 0
  Carew ph 1 0 0 0
  Keller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0
Cater 1b 4 1 1 1
Monday cf 2 1 0 0
Bando 3b 3 0 1 1
Hershberger lf 4 0 2 1
Jackson rf 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Donaldson 2b 3 0 0 0
Nash p 3 1 1 1
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 4
Minnesota 010 000 002350
Oakland 100 030 00x471
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (6-12) 7.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Keller   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
3
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nash  W (8-6) 8.1 5 3 3 1 2
  Lindblad  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
2

  E–Campaneris (23).  3B–Oakland Campaneris (5,off Merritt).  HR–Minnesota Roseboro (4,2nd inning off Nash 0 on, 2 out); Allison (11,9th inning off Nash 1 on, 1 out), Oakland Nash (2,5th inning off Merritt 0 on, 2 out).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:15.  A–13,478.
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