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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 27, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dean Chance |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,206 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Bill Valentine 3B: Jim Honochick |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Chico Salmon | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Vic Davalillo | Right Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Tovar | Shortstop |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Dean Chance | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
May 27, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Chance
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. Chance
Salmon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Chance
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Chance
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Chance
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Williams
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Williams
Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Carew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a fly ball towards right. Davalillo catches it and throws to third to double up . View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Chance
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Horton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alvis vs. Chance
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alvis for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davalillo vs. Chance
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davalillo for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Chance
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rollins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Williams
Killebrew is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Williams
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Williams
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chance
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Chance
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Chance, and towards Carew, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Chance
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chance vs. Williams
There goes Uhlaender. The throw from Sims and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Tovar scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chance vs. Williams
Chance strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Williams
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Williams
Carew hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Chance
Jackie Hernandez now playing shortstop. Cesar Tovar now playing third base.
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Chance
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Chance
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Chance
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Chance
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Chance
There goes Alvis. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Alvis steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Chance
Davalillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a line drive into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Williams
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Williams
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvis. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chance
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Chance
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Chance
Maye 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender strikes out. Sims drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Uhlaender out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Williams
Chance strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Chance
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Chance
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chance fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Chance
Sims strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Williams
Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Williams
Carew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Williams
There goes Carew. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Williams
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Williams
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Williams
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Chance
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Chance
Alvis bunts towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Carew covering, for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davalillo vs. Chance
Davalillo strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Chance
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Chance
There goes Brown. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Chance
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton scores. Brown scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Chance
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Williams
Bob Allison pinch hits for Dean Chance.
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Allison reaches second base with a double. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kostro vs. Paul
Frank Kostro pinch hits for John Roseboro. Mike Paul now pitching.
Kostro strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Paul
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Perranoski
Jerry Zimmerman now catching. Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Salmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Perranoski
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Perranoski
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Perranoski
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Paul
Tommy Harper now playing left field.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Paul
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Paul
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Paul
Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Perranoski
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar juggles the ball. That's an error on Tovar. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Perranoski
Davalillo bunts towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. Alvis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Perranoski
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paul vs. Perranoski
Paul is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Paul
Tovar hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Paul
Uhlaender is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Paul
Ron Clark pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman.
Clark strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/1968 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Maye L, lf 4 0 1 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 1 0
Harper T, lf 0 0 0 0 Kostro F, ph 1 0 0 0
Salmon C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Cardenal J, cf 4 1 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Sims D, c 4 0 1 1 Reese R, lf 4 0 0 0
Horton T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Alvis M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, rf 3 0 1 0
Davalillo V, rf 3 0 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Brown L, ss 3 1 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0
Williams S, p 3 0 1 2 Tovar C, ss-3b 3 1 1 0
Paul M, p 1 0 0 0 Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0
Chance D, p 2 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 1 0
Zimmerman J, c 0 0 0 0
Clark R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 33 1 7 0
Cleveland 000 100 200 -- 3
Minnesota 001 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (W) 6.1 6 1 0 1 6
Paul M (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Chance D (L) 7.0 6 3 3 1 7
Perranoski R 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Sims D, Alvis M, Tovar C
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Minnesota 8
2B -- Carew R, Horton T, Allison B
3B -- Horton T
SB -- Cardenal J 2, Uhlaender T, Alvis M, Carew R, Brown L
SH -- Alvis M, Davalillo V
HBP -- by Williams S (Killebrew H), by Williams S (Tovar C)
T -- 2:42
A -- 7206
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