Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
August 26, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1968 at D.C. Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 4, Washington Senators 2

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 1 1 1
Reese 1b 3 0 1 2
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Oliva rf 4 0 0 0
Allison lf 4 1 2 0
Roseboro c 3 1 1 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 0 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Clark ss 3 1 0 0
Merritt p 2 0 0 0
  Look ph 0 0 0 1
  Miller p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Peterson rf 3 0 2 0
  Holman ph 1 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Alyea lf 4 1 0 0
Casanova c 3 1 1 0
Cullen 2b,ss 2 0 0 1
Brinkman ss 2 0 1 1
  Allen ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Coleman p 2 0 0 0
  Stroud ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Minnesota 000 000 400461
Washington 020 000 000252
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (10-14) 6.0 4 2 1 1 5
  Miller  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
1
7
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  L (9-14) 8.0 6 4 4 2 8
  Baldwin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
8

  E–Roseboro (5), McMullen (17), Coleman (3).  DP–Minnesota 1.  PB–Casanova (8).  2B–Minnesota Tovar (27,off Coleman), Washington Casanova (5,off Merritt); Holman (4,off Miller).  SF–Look (1,off Coleman); Cullen (1,off Merritt).  HBP–Reese (2,by Coleman).  CS–Allison (6,2nd base by Coleman/Casanova).  HBP–Coleman (9,Reese).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Cal Drummond, 3B–Jim Odom.  T–2:19.
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