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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 6, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Brabender |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 14,201 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Ed Runge 3B: John Rice |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Ron Clark | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Gene Brabender | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 6, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Brabender
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Brabender
Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Brabender
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Brabender
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Brabender
Brabender fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Brabender. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Brabender
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Merritt
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Merritt
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Brabender
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Brabender
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Brabender
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Merritt
Blair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Merritt
There goes Blair. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etchebarren vs. Merritt
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Brabender
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Brabender
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Brabender
There goes Tovar. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Brabender
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell. Tovar scores. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Brabender
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Brabender covering, for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Brabender
Etchebarren fires to third and picks off Reese. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brabender vs. Merritt
Brabender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Merritt
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Merritt
Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Reese. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Merritt
Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Brabender
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Belanger who tags Oliva trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Brabender
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Brabender
Allison strikes out. There goes Roseboro. The throw from Etchebarren to second, and Roseboro is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Brabender
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Brabender
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merritt vs. Morris
John Morris now pitching.
Merritt takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tovar vs. Morris
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Morris
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Uhlaender vs. Morris
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Merritt
Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Merritt
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Merritt
Morris is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Morris
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Morris
Frank Kostro pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
Roseboro bunts between the mound and first base. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. Kostro moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Morris
Allison hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Morris
Carew hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Etchebarren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Morris
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Merritt
Frank Kostro now playing right field.
Buford hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Merritt
Curt Motton pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Motton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Uhlaender. Motton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Motton scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Merritt
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Merritt
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Merritt
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hendricks vs. Worthington
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Paul Blair. Al Worthington now pitching.
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Morris
Curt Motton now playing left field. Don Buford now playing second base. Davey Johnson now playing shortstop. Elrod Hendricks now catching. Dave M
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morris
Tovar strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Morris
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Morris
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Worthington
May hits a line drive towards short. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Worthington
Curt Blefary pinch hits for John Morris.
Blefary strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Worthington
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kostro vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Watt
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Watt
There goes Roseboro. The throw from Hendricks to Buford and they have Roseboro trapped. The throw over to Powell, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Watt
Allison hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Worthington
Motton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Worthington
Powell hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Allison chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Carew. Carew fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Carew. Motton goes all the way around to score. Powell moves all the way to home. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Worthington
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kostro. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching. Frank Quilici now playing third base. Cesar Tovar now playing right field.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Watt
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Watt
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Watt
Quilici hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Perranoski
Fred Valentine pinch hits for Dave May.
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Perranoski
Larry Haney pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
Haney hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Perranoski
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1968 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Tovar C, 3b-rf 3 2 2 1 Buford D, lf-2b 5 0 1 0
Reese R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Belanger M, ss 2 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Motton C, ph-lf 2 2 2 0
Oliva T, rf 3 0 1 0 Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 1
Kostro F, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 2 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b-ss 4 0 3 1
Allison B, lf 4 1 1 2 Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0
Carew R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hendricks E, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Clark R, ss 4 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 2 0 0 0
Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0 May D, cf 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0 Valentine F, ph 1 0 0 0
Quilici F, 3b 1 0 0 0 Brabender G, p 1 0 0 0
Morris J, p 1 0 0 0
Blefary C, ph 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
Haney L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 8 4 35 4 8 3
Minnesota 101 012 000 -- 5
Baltimore 000 002 020 -- 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (W) 5.2 5 2 2 2 9
Worthington A 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
Perranoski R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Brabender G (L)* 4.0 6 3 2 1 4
Morris J 3.0 1 2 1 2 3
Watt E 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Brabender G, Powell B, Reese R, Carew R
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Minnesota 4, Baltimore 6
2B -- Tovar C, Carew R, Motton C, Powell B, Johnson D
HR -- Allison B
SB -- Blair P, Tovar C
CS -- Roseboro J 2
SH -- Roseboro J
SF -- Tovar C
PB -- Etchebarren A
T -- 2:49
A -- 14201
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