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Twins
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 27, 1968 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Roland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dick Bosman |
| Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 5,047 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Ed Runge 2B: John Rice 3B: Cal Drummond |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Rollins | Third Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Look | Catcher |
| Rick Renick | Shortstop |
| Jim Roland | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Hank Allen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Brant Alyea | Left Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Dick Bosman | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 27, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bosman
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bosman
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Bosman
Carew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Roland
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Roland
McMullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Roland
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Roland
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Bosman
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollins vs. Bosman
Rollins hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen juggles the ball. That's an error on McMullen. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Bosman
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. Rollins moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Look vs. Bosman
Look hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Look reaches second base with a double. Oliva scores. Rollins scores. Holt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renick vs. Bosman
Renick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Look scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roland vs. Bosman
Roland hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bosman fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Bosman
Tovar bunts towards the mound. Bosman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roland moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Ortega
Phil Ortega now pitching.
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Ortega
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Roland
Alyea strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Roland
Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Roland
Cullen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Roland
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Ortega
Oliva hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Ortega
Rollins is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Ortega
Holt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortega vs. Roland
Ortega takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Roland
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese juggles the ball. That's an error on Reese. Ortega moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Roland
McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Roland
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to second for the out. Ortega moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Roland
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ortega scores. Allen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alyea vs. Roland
Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Ortega
Look hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Ortega
Renick hits a popup towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roland vs. Ortega
Roland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Roland
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Roland
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Roland
Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Ortega
Tovar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Ortega
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Ortega
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ortega fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Ortega
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Roland
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Phil Ortega.
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Roland
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. Roland
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Roland
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Haywood
Bill Haywood now pitching.
Rollins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Haywood
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Rollins for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Look vs. Haywood
Look hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Roland
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops it up and throws to first, with Roland covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. Roland
Alyea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Roland
Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. Roland
Cullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Casanova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brinkman vs. Roland
Brinkman 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
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Haywood
Renick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roland vs. Haywood
Roland strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Haywood
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Renick moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Haywood
Haywood fires over to first and Howard drops the ball. That's an error on Howard. Renick scores. Tovar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Haywood
Reese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cullen catches it and throws to second with Brinkman covering, to double up Tovar. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. Roland
Frank Quilici now playing second base. Ron Clark now playing third base. Cap Peterson pinch hits for Bill Haywood.
Peterson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Look settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Roland
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Roland
McMullen hits a line drive towards third. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Humphreys
Oliva hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Oliva reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Humphreys
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Humphreys
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oliva scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Humphreys
Look hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Roland
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Roland
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. Roland
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Humphreys
Renick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roland vs. Humphreys
Roland bunts towards the mound. Humphreys fields it and throws to first for the out. Renick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Humphreys
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Humphreys
Reese hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alyea. Reese reaches second base with a double. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Quilici vs. Humphreys
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Roland
Casanova hits a popup towards short. Renick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. Roland
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Roland
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1968, game 2 -- Minnesota at Washington (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Tovar C, cf 5 1 3 1 Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0
Reese R, 1b 5 0 1 0 McMullen K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Carew R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Allen H, rf 4 0 1 0
Quilici F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Howard F, 1b 4 0 1 1
Oliva T, rf 4 2 2 0 Alyea B, lf 4 0 0 0
Rollins R, 3b 2 1 0 0 Casanova P, c 4 0 1 0
Clark R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Cullen T, 2b 4 0 2 0
Holt J, lf 4 1 2 1 Brinkman E, ss 4 0 0 0
Look B, c 4 1 1 3 Bosman D, p 0 0 0 0
Renick R, ss 3 1 2 1 Ortega P, p 0 1 0 0
Roland J, p 3 0 0 0 Stroud E, ph 1 0 0 0
Haywood B, p 0 0 0 0
Peterson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Humphreys B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 6 32 1 5 1
Minnesota 040 010 110 -- 7
Washington 001 000 000 -- 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Roland J (W) 9.0 5 1 0 3 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman D (L) 1.1 5 4 3 0 1
Ortega P 3.2 1 1 1 0 2
Haywood B 2.0 1 1 0 2 1
Humphreys B 2.0 4 1 1 0 1
E -- McMullen K, Reese R, Howard F
DP -- Minnesota 1, Washington 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Washington 7
2B -- Look B, Oliva T, Reese R
HR -- Tovar C
SH -- Roland J
T -- 2:19
A -- 5047
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