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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 9, 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 September 9, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luis Tiant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Merritt |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,042 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Haller 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Larry Napp 3B: Frank Umont |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Lou Piniella | Left Fielder |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Luis Tiant | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Holt | Center Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Graig Nettles | Right Fielder |
| Bob Allison | First Baseman |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Frank Kostro | Left Fielder |
| Ron Clark | Shortstop |
| Bruce Look | Catcher |
| Jim Merritt | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 9, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Merritt
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Merritt
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Tiant
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Tiant
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Merritt
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. Merritt
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Tiant
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kostro vs. Tiant
Kostro is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tiant
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Piniella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Merritt
Alvis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kostro. Alvis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nettles. Brown reaches second base with a double. Alvis scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tiant vs. Merritt
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tiant vs. Merritt
Tiant 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 -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Merritt
Nelson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Tiant
Look hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Tiant
Merritt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Tiant
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Merritt
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Merritt
Azcue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Merritt
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Azcue trying to get to third. Holt throws the ball in to Rollins, who tags Azcue for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piniella vs. Merritt
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins juggles the ball. That's an error on Rollins. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alvis vs. Merritt
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Tiant
Allison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum who is chasing the ball. Allison reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rollins vs. Tiant
Rollins strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Merritt
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tiant vs. Merritt
Tiant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Merritt
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holt who is chasing the ball. Cardenal reaches third base with a triple. Tiant goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Merritt
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Merritt
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Merritt
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kostro vs. Tiant
Kostro strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tiant
Clark hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Tiant
Look takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Tiant
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Merritt.
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Look moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Tiant
Ron Keller pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Boswell
Dave Boswell now pitching.
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Boswell
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Lou Piniella.
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Boswell
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Jimmie Hall.
Alvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. Harper moves to third. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tiant vs. Boswell
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Tiant
Tommy Harper now playing left field.
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Tiant
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Tiant
Rollins strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Boswell
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Boswell
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Look and he is out, Clark applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Boswell
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Boswell
There goes Nelson. The throw from Look and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Boswell
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins juggles the ball. That's an error on Rollins. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Boswell
Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nelson moves to third. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Boswell
Horton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Carew catches it and throws to first to double up Azcue. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kostro vs. Tiant
Kostro hits a popup towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tiant
Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Tiant
Look strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Boswell
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Boswell
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Boswell
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tiant vs. Boswell
Tiant hits a fly ball into left field. Kostro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Tiant
John Roseboro pinch hits for Dave Boswell.
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Tiant
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Tiant
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nettles vs. Tiant
Nettles hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum 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: ---
Cardenal vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Miller
Nelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Miller
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Miller
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out. Nelson moves to third. Scheinblum moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Miller
Horton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harper vs. Miller
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to home to get Nelson. Scheinblum moves to third. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alvis vs. Miller
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark misplays the ball. That's an error on Clark. Scheinblum scores. Horton moves to third. Harper moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Miller
Brown is hit by the pitch. Horton scores. Harper moves to third. Alvis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tiant vs. Miller
Eddie Leon pinch runs for Larry Brown.
Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Tiant
Eddie Leon now playing shortstop.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Tiant
Rollins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kostro vs. Tiant
Kostro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Kostro reaches second base with a double. Rollins moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Tiant
Clark hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Look vs. Tiant
Look strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1968 -- Cleveland at Minnesota (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Cardenal J, cf 5 2 3 1 Holt J, cf 4 0 0 0
Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 0
Scheinblum R, rf 5 1 2 1 Nettles G, rf 4 1 1 1
Azcue J, c 5 0 2 0 Allison B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Horton T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Rollins R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Piniella L, lf 2 0 0 0 Kostro F, lf 4 0 1 0
Hall J, ph 0 0 0 0 Clark R, ss 4 0 0 0
Harper T, pr-lf 2 0 0 0 Look B, c 3 0 0 0
Alvis M, 3b 5 1 2 0 Merritt J, p 1 0 0 0
Brown L, ss 3 0 1 2 Killebrew H, ph 0 0 0 0
Leon E, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Keller R, pr 0 0 0 0
Tiant L, p 5 1 1 0 Boswell D, p 0 0 0 0
Roseboro J, ph 0 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 6 13 5 32 1 5 1
Cleveland 001 020 003 -- 6
Minnesota 100 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 3 16
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L) 5.0 7 3 3 0 6
Boswell D 3.0 3 0 0 3 0
Miller B 1.0 3 3 1 1 0
E -- Rollins R 2, Clark R
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Minnesota 7
2B -- Alvis M, Brown L, Kostro F
3B -- Allison B, Cardenal J
HR -- Nettles G
SB -- Nelson D
HBP -- by Miller B (Brown L)
WP -- Merritt J
T -- 3:03
A -- 7042
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