Minnesota Twins vs Washington Senators
August 27, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 7, Washington Senators 1

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 1 3 1
Reese 1b 5 0 1 0
Carew 2b 3 0 0 0
  Quilici 2b 2 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 2 2 0
Rollins 3b 2 1 0 0
  Clark 3b 1 0 0 0
Holt lf 4 1 2 1
Look c 4 1 1 3
Renick ss 3 1 2 1
Roland p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 0 0 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 0 0
Allen rf 4 0 1 0
Howard 1b 4 0 1 1
Alyea lf 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Cullen 2b 4 0 2 0
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Bosman p 0 0 0 0
  Ortega p 0 1 0 0
  Stroud ph 1 0 0 0
  Haywood p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
  Humphreys p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Minnesota 040 010 1107111
Washington 001 000 000152
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Roland  W (4-1) 9.0 5 1 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
3
3
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (1-8) 1.1 5 4 3 0 1
  Ortega   3.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Haywood   2.0 1 1 0 2 1
  Humphreys   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
2
5

  E–Reese (4), McMullen (18), F Howard (14).  DP–Minnesota 1, Washington 2.  2B–Minnesota Look (4,off Bosman); Oliva (23,off Humphreys); Reese (11,off Humphreys).  HR–Minnesota Tovar (5,5th inning off Ortega 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Roland (2,off Humphreys).  U-HP–Jim Odom, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:19.  A–5,047.
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