Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
August 6, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,rf 3 2 2 1
Reese 1b 3 0 1 1
Uhlaender cf 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 1 0
  Kostro pr,rf 1 1 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Roseboro c 2 0 1 0
Allison lf 4 1 1 2
Carew 2b 4 1 1 0
Clark ss 4 0 1 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Worthington p 1 0 0 0
  Quilici 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford lf,2b 5 0 1 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
  Motton ph,lf 2 2 2 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 1 1
Powell 1b 4 1 1 1
Robinson B. 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b,ss 4 0 3 1
Blair cf 1 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph,c 2 0 0 0
Etchebarren c 2 0 0 0
  May cf 1 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
Brabender p 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 1 0 0 0
  Blefary ph 1 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
  Haney ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Minnesota 101 012 000582
Baltimore 000 002 020482
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (7-12) 5.2 5 2 2 2 9
  Worthington   2.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Perranoski  SV (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
12
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Brabender  L (4-3) 4.0 6 3 2 1 4
  Morris   3.0 1 2 1 2 3
  Watt   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
3
8

  E–Reese (3), Carew (15), Powell (9), Brabender (3).  DP–Baltimore 1.  PB–Etchebarren (5).  2B–Minnesota Tovar (23,off Brabender); Carew (18,off Brabender), Baltimore Motton (6,off Merritt); Powell (15,off Worthington); Johnson (16,off Worthington).  HR–Minnesota Allison (13,6th inning off Morris 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Roseboro (2,off Morris).  SF–Tovar (4,off Morris).  SB–Tovar (14,2nd base off Brabender/Etchebarren); Blair (3,2nd base off Merritt/Roseboro).  CS–Roseboro 2 (3,2nd base by Brabender/Etchebarren,2nd base by Watt/Hendricks).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:49.  A–14,201.
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