Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 9, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 5 2 3 1
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 1
Scheinblum rf 5 1 2 1
Azcue c 5 0 2 0
Horton 1b 4 1 1 0
Piniella lf 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 0 0 0 0
  Harper pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 5 1 2 0
Brown ss 3 0 1 2
  Leon pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Tiant p 5 1 1 0
Totals 40 6 13 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Holt cf 4 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 0 1 0
Nettles rf 4 1 1 1
Allison 1b 4 0 1 0
Rollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Kostro lf 4 0 1 0
Clark ss 4 0 0 0
Look c 3 0 0 0
Merritt p 1 0 0 0
  Killebrew ph 0 0 0 0
  Keller pr 0 0 0 0
  Boswell p 0 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 001 020 0036130
Minnesota 100 000 000153
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (20-9) 9.0 5 1 1 3 16
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
16
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  L (10-16) 5.0 7 3 3 0 6
  Boswell   3.0 3 0 0 3 0
  Miller   1.0 3 3 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
4
6

  E–Rollins 2 (9), Clark (14).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Alvis (16,off Merritt); Brown (17,off Merritt), Minnesota Kostro (2,off Tiant).  3B–Cleveland Cardenal (6,off Merritt), Minnesota Allison (6,off Tiant).  HR–Minnesota Nettles (5,1st inning off Tiant 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Brown (5,by Miller).  IBB–Horton (5,by Miller).  SB–Nelson (16,2nd base off Boswell/Look).  WP–Merritt (1).  HBP–Miller (5,Brown).  IBB–Miller (7,Horton).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Frank Umont.  T–3:03.  A–7,042.
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