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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 3, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ellsworth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,053 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Russ Goetz 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Adair | Shortstop |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
| Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
| Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| George Scott | First Baseman |
| Dick Ellsworth | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Right Fielder |
| Rick Renick | Shortstop |
| Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 3, 1968
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Merritt
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Merritt
Adair hits a line drive towards first. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Merritt
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Merritt
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foy vs. Merritt
Foy hits a line drive into center field. Tovar picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tovar. Yastrzemski scores. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Merritt
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Ellsworth
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ellsworth
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Ellsworth
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Ellsworth
Allison takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to third. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roseboro vs. Ellsworth
Roseboro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nettles vs. Ellsworth
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Merritt
Gibson hits a line drive into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Merritt
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Merritt
Ellsworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Ellsworth
Renick hits a popup towards first. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Ellsworth
Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Ellsworth
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Merritt
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Merritt
Merritt fires to first and picks off Andrews. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Merritt
Adair hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Merritt
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Merritt
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Ellsworth
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ellsworth
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ellsworth
Rollins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Ellsworth
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. Merritt
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Merritt
Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Merritt
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Merritt
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsworth vs. Merritt
Ellsworth is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Ellsworth
Roseboro hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Ellsworth
Nettles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harrelson. Nettles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. Ellsworth
Renick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nettles moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quilici vs. Ellsworth
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair misplays the ball. That's an error on Adair. Nettles scores. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merritt vs. Ellsworth
Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to third for the out. Quilici moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Ellsworth
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quilici moves to third. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Ellsworth
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ellsworth fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Merritt
Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Merritt
Adair bunts towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Quilici covering, for the out. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Merritt
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Merritt
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to third. Yastrzemski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foy vs. Merritt
Foy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores. There goes Yastrzemski trying to get to home. Tovar throws the ball in to Renick who relays the ball to Roseboro who tags Yastrzemski who's trying to score from second, for the out. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Smith takes first base on ball four. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gibson vs. Miller
Gibson 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ellsworth
Rollins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Ellsworth
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Ellsworth
Roseboro strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1968 -- Boston at Minnesota (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Andrews M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Tovar C, cf 3 0 1 0
Adair J, ss 2 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 3 0 1 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 0 1 0 0 Rollins R, 3b 3 0 2 0
Harrelson K, rf 2 0 1 0 Allison B, lf 2 0 0 0
Foy J, 3b 3 1 3 2 Roseboro J, c 3 0 0 0
Smith R, cf 2 1 1 2 Nettles G, rf 2 1 1 0
Gibson R, c 3 0 0 0 Renick R, ss 2 0 1 0
Scott G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 2 0 0 1
Ellsworth D, p 2 0 0 0 Merritt J, p 2 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
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19 4 7 4 22 1 6 1
Boston 100 21 -- 4
Minnesota 000 10 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth D (W) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 4.2 7 4 4 4 3
Miller B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Tovar C, Adair J
LOB -- Boston 6, Minnesota 7
2B -- Nettles G
HR -- Smith R
SH -- Adair J
T -- 1:30
A -- 7053
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