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August 14, 1968

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Frank Howard Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .281
OBP .667 .340
At Bats 3 424
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 63
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 1 33
Walks 0 36
RBI’s 1 81

Al Worthington Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 5 15
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 14, 1968
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Home Run
Al Worthington
Jerry Zimmerman
Bob Allison
Rod Carew
Frank Quilici
Ron Clark
Cesar Tovar
Ted Uhlaender
Tony Oliva
Frank Howard
Ken McMullen
Hank Allen
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Al Worthington now pitching. Howard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Carew. Allen moves to second.
Top 9 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark misplays the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Top 9 Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Ted Uhlaender now playing center field. Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Dennis Higgins now pitching. Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Frank Kostro. Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cap Peterson pinch hits for Barry Moore. Peterson hits a popup towards short. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cullen hits a popup towards short. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Casanova strikes out.
Bottom 7 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 McMullen strikes out.
Bottom 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Quilici takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 6 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Kostro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Moore strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Tovar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Merritt strikes out.
Bottom 5 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brinkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Quilici fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Quilici hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kostro scores. Oliva moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Kostro moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 4 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Tovar. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman misplays the ball. That's an error on Brinkman.
Top 4 Alyea strikes out.
Top 4 Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 McMullen hits a line drive towards first. Allison reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cullen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allison settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Quilici hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Moore covering, for the out.
Top 2 Casanova strikes out.
Top 2 Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Howard hits a line drive into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cullen scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Allen is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Unser strikes out.