Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 11, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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 1, Minnesota Twins 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 5 0 1 0
Nelson 2b 3 0 1 0
  Nagelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Fuller 2b 1 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
Scheinblum rf 4 0 0 0
Maye lf 4 0 1 0
  Azcue ph 0 0 0 0
  Piniella pr 0 0 0 0
  Fosse c 0 0 0 0
Horton 1b 5 0 2 0
Sims c 4 0 1 0
  Salmon lf,2b 1 1 0 0
Alvis 3b 5 0 1 0
Brown ss 4 0 2 0
  Harper pr 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,lf 1 0 1 1
McDowell p 3 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
  Leon ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 1 10 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 0 1 0
Carew 2b 5 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 2 0 0 0
  Clark 3b 2 0 0 0
Allison 1b 5 0 1 0
Kostro rf 5 0 1 0
Mitterwald c 5 0 1 0
Kelly lf 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 1 0
  Uhlaender pr 0 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Roseboro ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Look ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 0 6 0
Cleveland 000 000 000 0011101
Minnesota 000 000 000 000061
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   9.0 4 0 0 3 8
  Romo  W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Pina  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
6
0
0
3
10
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   10.0 8 0 0 0 5
  Perranoski  L (7-7) 1.1 2 1 0 2 1
  Worthington   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
1
0
2
6

  E–Cardenal (10), Hernandez (20).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Horton (27,off Perry), Minnesota Kelly (1,off McDowell).  3B–Cleveland Brown (3,off Perry), Minnesota Allison (7,off Romo).  HBP–Scheinblum (1,by Perry); Kelly (1,by McDowell).  SH–Tovar (5,off McDowell).  CS–Tovar (13,2nd base by McDowell/Sims).  WP–Perry (2).  HBP–McDowell (10,Kelly); Perry (5,Scheinblum).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Jerry Neudecker.  T–3:20.  A–7,547.
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