Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox
September 14, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1968 at Fenway Park. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 4 1 1 0
Reese 1b 5 1 1 1
Kostro rf 3 0 0 0
Allison lf 5 1 0 1
Nettles 3b 3 1 1 0
  Killebrew ph 0 0 0 0
  Clark pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 1 3
Hernandez ss 4 0 2 1
Mitterwald c 4 0 0 0
Boswell p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 7 7 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Alvarado ss 5 1 1 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 2 1 1 1
Harrelson rf 3 0 0 0
Foy 3b 3 0 0 1
Smith cf 4 1 1 1
Gibson c 4 0 0 0
Scott 1b 4 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 3 3
Minnesota 010 000 051771
Boston 001 000 011331
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell  W (10-12) 9.0 3 3 3 5 8
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
5
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (13-7) 8.0 6 6 5 3 2
  Lyle   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
4
3

  E–Clark (16), Alvarado (1).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Boswell (3,off Ellsworth); Carew (26,off Ellsworth).  HR–Minnesota Reese (4,9th inning off Lyle 0 on, 2 out), Boston Yastrzemski (20,8th inning off Boswell 0 on, 2 out); Smith (14,9th inning off Boswell 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Tovar (16,by Ellsworth); Yastrzemski (2,by Boswell).  IBB–Kostro (1,by Ellsworth).  SB–Tovar (30,2nd base off Ellsworth/Gibson).  WP–Lyle (4).  BK–Ellsworth (1).  HBP–Boswell (7,Yastrzemski); Ellsworth (7,Tovar).  IBB–Ellsworth (3,Kostro).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–Hank Soar, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:27.  A–22,530.
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