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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 4, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 4, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Paul |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,847 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ed Runge |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Cesar Tovar | Third Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Dean Chance | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Hall | Right Fielder |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Duke Sims | First Baseman |
| Billy Harris | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Mike Paul | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 4, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Paul
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Paul
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Paul
Azcue fires to first and picks off Tovar. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Paul
Oliva strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Chance
Hall hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chance
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Chance
There goes Johnson. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Chance
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Azcue vs. Chance
Azcue strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Paul
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Paul
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Paul
Quilici hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Quilici reaches second base with a double. Allison goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Paul
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Paul
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quilici scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chance vs. Paul
Chance hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Paul fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Chance
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chance
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Paul
Uhlaender is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Paul
Tovar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Paul
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Kurtz
Hal Kurtz now pitching.
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Kurtz
Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Chance
Tommy Harper pinch hits for Hal Kurtz.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Quilici is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Romo
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hall. Roseboro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Romo
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chance vs. Romo
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Chance
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chance
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Chance
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Romo
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Romo
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Romo
Oliva hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hall who is chasing the ball. Oliva reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Romo
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Chance
Harris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Harris reaches second base with a double. Sims moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Chance
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sims scores. Harris scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romo vs. Chance
Romo bunts towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Chance
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Romo
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Romo
Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Romo
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Chance
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Chance
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Chance, and towards Quilici, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Chance
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Romo
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Romo
Chance strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Romo
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Chance
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chance
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Romo
Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Romo
Oliva hits a popup towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Romo
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Romo
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Chance
Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Chance
Dave Nelson pinch runs for Vern Fuller. Lee Maye pinch hits for Vicente Romo.
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Chance
Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Lee Maye.
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Perranoski
Max Alvis pinch hits for Jimmie Hall. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Alvis strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Perranoski
There's a wild pitch. Cardenal moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Perranoski
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Azcue vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Cardenal scores. Snyder moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Azcue vs. Worthington
Azcue hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Azcue reaches second base with a double. Snyder scores. Johnson scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Worthington
Sims is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Worthington
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Worthington
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Williams
Max Alvis now playing third base. Billy Harris now playing second base. Stan Williams now pitching. Jose Cardenal now playing center field. Russ
Quilici takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Williams
Roseboro hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Williams
Rod Carew pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez.
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Williams
Rich Reese pinch hits for Al Worthington.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1968 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 0 0 Snyder R, cf-rf 4 1 1 1
Tovar C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hall J, rf 3 0 0 0
Oliva T, rf 4 0 2 1 Alvis M, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnson L, lf 2 1 0 0
Allison B, lf 4 1 1 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 1 2
Quilici F, 2b 3 1 1 1 Sims D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 1 0 Harris B, 3b-2b 4 1 1 0
Hernandez J, ss 3 0 1 1 Brown L, ss 4 0 0 0
Carew R, ph 1 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 3 0 2 2
Chance D, p 3 0 0 0 Nelson D, pr 0 1 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Reese R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kurtz H, p 0 0 0 0
Harper T, ph 1 0 0 0
Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Maye L, ph 1 0 1 0
Cardenal J, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
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33 3 7 3 30 6 7 5
Minnesota 021 000 000 -- 3
Cleveland 000 020 04x -- 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Chance D (L)* 7.0 6 5 5 1 2
Perranoski R 0.1 0 1 1 1 1
Worthington A 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Paul M 2.1 5 3 3 1 2
Kurtz H 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Romo V (W) 5.0 2 0 0 1 5
Williams S (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Cleveland 4
2B -- Quilici F, Tovar C, Roseboro J, Harris B, Azcue J
3B -- Oliva T
SB -- Johnson L
SH -- Romo V
WP -- Chance D, Perranoski R, Worthington A
T -- 2:38
A -- 11847
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