Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 15, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1968 at Metropolitan 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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Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 2 1 1 0
  Blair cf 1 0 0 0
Belanger ss 5 1 1 0
Blefary lf 4 0 1 1
Powell 1b 5 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnson 2b 2 0 2 0
May rf 4 0 1 0
Haney c 4 1 1 1
Hardin p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 3 1 0 0
Reese 1b 3 1 2 0
  Kostro 1b 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 3 1 1 1
  Rollins 3b 1 0 0 0
Oliva rf 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Quilici 3b,2b 4 0 1 2
Holt lf 3 0 0 0
Clark ss 3 0 1 0
Chance p 2 0 0 0
  Tovar ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Baltimore 010 030 000490
Minnesota 300 000 000361
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Hardin  W (15-8) 9.0 6 3 3 4 6
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (11-11) 7.0 9 4 4 4 4
  Miller   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
7

  E–Quilici (5).  DP–Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Belanger (8,off Chance), Minnesota Quilici (10,off Hardin).  HR–Baltimore B Robinson (14,2nd inning off Chance 0 on, 0 out); Haney (1,5th inning off Chance 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hardin (7,off Chance).  SF–Blefary (7,off Chance).  IBB–Buford (4,by Chance); Holt (1,by Hardin).  HBP–Oliva (5,by Hardin).  SB–Carew (10,2nd base off Hardin/Haney).  CS–Oliva (8,2nd base by Hardin/Haney); Clark (1,2nd base by Hardin/Haney).  HBP–Hardin (6,Oliva).  IBB–Hardin (4,Holt); Chance (6,Buford).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:24.
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