Minnesota Twins vs Baltimore Orioles
August 7, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 0, Baltimore Orioles 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 0 0 0
Reese 1b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 2 0
Allison lf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Clark ss 3 0 0 0
Holt rf 3 0 1 0
Look c 2 0 1 0
Boswell p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Oliva ph 1 0 0 0
  Keller p 0 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
  Blair cf 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 2 0 0 0
Robinson F. rf 4 1 1 1
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
Blefary lf 4 1 2 1
Robinson B. 3b 4 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 2 0
Etchebarren c 1 0 0 1
Hardin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 5 3
Minnesota 000 000 000062
Baltimore 010 110 00x350
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  L (8-9) 3.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Miller   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Keller   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Roland   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
3
2
3
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  W (14-7) 9.0 6 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
6

  E–Tovar (23), Look (1).  DP–Minnesota 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Johnson 2 (18,off Boswell,off Miller).  HR–Baltimore Blefary (10,2nd inning off Boswell 0 on, 0 out); F Robinson (9,5th inning off Keller 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Belanger (3,by Boswell); Etchebarren (3,by Boswell).  IBB–Etchebarren (4,by Keller).  CS–Look (1,2nd base by Hardin/Etchebarren); Blefary (3,Home by Keller/Look).  SB–Powell (4,2nd base off Boswell/Look); Blefary (5,2nd base off Keller/Look); Belanger (3,2nd base off Keller/Look).  WP–Boswell 2 (7), Hardin (6).  HBP–Boswell 2 (4,Belanger,Etchebarren).  IBB–Keller (1,Etchebarren).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:16.
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