Baltimore Orioles vs Minnesota Twins
August 18, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 7, Minnesota Twins 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford rf 5 1 1 0
  May rf 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 1 1 2
Robinson F. lf 4 1 3 4
Powell 1b 5 0 1 0
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Blair cf 4 1 1 0
Haney c 4 2 2 1
Leonhard p 3 1 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 4 1 1 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 0 2 0
Roseboro c 2 0 1 1
Allison 1b 4 0 0 0
Holt lf 3 0 0 0
Clark ss 3 0 1 0
Merritt p 2 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Baltimore 002 001 202790
Minnesota 000 000 001171
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard  W (6-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (8-14) 6.2 6 5 3 2 3
  Miller   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Roland   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
3
3

  E–Allison (6).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Belanger (10,off Merritt); Blair (20,off Merritt); F Robinson (19,off Roland), Minnesota Clark (3,off Leonhard).  HR–Baltimore F Robinson (11,6th inning off Merritt 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Leonhard (6,off Roland).  IBB–F Robinson (2,by Merritt).  SF–Roseboro (4,off Leonhard).  IBB–Merritt (1,F Robinson).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Emmett Ashford, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:12.  A–23,348.
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