Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
September 20, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 7, Minnesota Twins 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 2 1 0
Jackson rf 4 2 2 1
Cater 1b 5 2 2 2
Bando 3b 3 0 0 2
Monday cf 4 0 1 0
Green 2b 4 1 2 1
Keough lf 3 0 1 1
  Gosger lf 0 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 0 0
Hunter p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 10 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 0 0 0
Kelly rf 3 0 0 0
  Holt ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 0 2 0
  Kaat pr 0 0 0 0
  Quilici 3b 0 0 0 0
Nettles lf 4 0 2 0
Carew 2b 4 0 0 0
Allison 1b 3 0 1 0
Roseboro c 4 1 2 1
Renick ss 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ss 1 0 0 0
  Look ph 1 0 1 0
  Uhlaender pr 0 0 0 0
  Clark ss 1 0 0 0
Stephen p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Oakland 200 100 3017102
Minnesota 010 000 000183
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (13-13) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Stephen  L (0-1) 6.1 8 5 4 5 1
  Miller   0.2 1 1 0 0 0
  Merritt   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
5
4

  E–Green (7), Hunter (3), Hernandez 2 (25), Stephen (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Minnesota 2.  2B–Minnesota Nettles (2,off Hunter); Allison (16,off Hunter).  HR–Oakland Cater (6,9th inning off Merritt 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Roseboro (8,2nd inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bando (5,off Stephen).  SH–Hernandez (5,off Hunter).  SB–Campaneris 2 (56,2nd base off Stephen/Roseboro,3rd base off Stephen/Roseboro); Jackson (14,2nd base off Stephen/Roseboro); Green (3,2nd base off Stephen/Roseboro).  WP–Stephen (1).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:16.  A–1,710.
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