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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 19, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 19, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 19, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 19, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 16,446 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bob Stewart |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Dave Duncan | Catcher |
| Ted Kubiak | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Bob Kennedy | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Frank Quilici | Third Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Rick Renick | Shortstop |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 19, 1968
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Merritt
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Merritt
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Merritt
Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Merritt
Rudi is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Odom
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Odom
There goes Reese. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Odom
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Odom
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Uhlaender vs. Odom
There's a wild pitch. Tovar scores. Reese moves to third. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Uhlaender vs. Odom
Uhlaender is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Quilici vs. Odom
Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Odom
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Merritt
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. Merritt
Merritt fires to first and has Duncan trapped. There's the throw to Carew who tags Duncan for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Merritt
Kubiak hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Merritt
Odom is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Odom
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Odom
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Odom
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Merritt
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Odom
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Odom
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Odom
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Uhlaender for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Merritt
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Merritt
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Merritt
Rudi hits a line drive into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Odom
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Odom
Roseboro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Odom
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Merritt
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Merritt
Kubiak hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Merritt
Odom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Odom
Merritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Odom
There goes Tovar. The throw from Duncan and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Odom
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Merritt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Merritt
Cater bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Merritt
Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Merritt
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campaneris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Merritt
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Odom
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Odom
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Odom
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kubiak fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Odom
Quilici hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Odom
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Merritt
Rudi hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Merritt
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. Merritt
Kubiak hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Odom
Jim Gosger now playing left field.
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Odom
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Rollins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Odom
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Odom
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Perranoski
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields the ball and throws to Perranoski covering. Safe. Odom moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Perranoski
Cater hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to third for the out. Campaneris moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Perranoski
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Monday vs. Perranoski
Monday is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bando vs. Perranoski
Bando is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Odom
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Odom
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Odom
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Quilici vs. Odom
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perranoski
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Perranoski
Gosger hits a popup towards short. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Perranoski
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Odom
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Segui
Jackie Hernandez pinch runs for John Roseboro. Bruce Look pinch hits for Rick Renick. Diego Segui now pitching.
Look hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hernandez for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Segui
Bob Allison pinch hits for Ron Perranoski.
Allison strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/19/1968 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Campaneris B, ss 4 1 4 0 Tovar C, lf 2 1 1 0
Cater D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Monday R, cf 4 1 1 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bando S, 3b 3 1 2 1 Oliva T, rf 3 0 2 0
Jackson R, rf 4 1 1 3 Uhlaender T, cf 3 0 0 0
Rudi J, lf 3 0 0 0 Quilici F, 3b 3 0 1 1
Gosger J, lf 1 0 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 Hernandez J, pr 0 0 0 0
Kubiak T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Renick R, ss 3 0 0 0
Odom B, p 3 0 1 0 Look B, ph 1 0 0 0
Segui D, p 0 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 0 1 0
Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0
Allison B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 9 4 30 2 6 1
Oakland 300 001 000 -- 4
Minnesota 200 000 000 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom B (W)* 8.0 6 2 2 3 2
Segui D (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 7.0 7 4 4 2 3
Perranoski R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
DP -- Oakland 1, Minnesota 3
LOB -- Oakland 3, Minnesota 7
HR -- Jackson R
SB -- Reese R, Cater D, Campaneris B
CS -- Duncan D, Tovar C
SH -- Cater D
SF -- Quilici F
HBP -- by Odom B (Tovar C) 2
WP -- Odom B
T -- 2:29
A -- 16446
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