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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3

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Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3

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Game Played on Thursday, July 4, 1968 (D) at Cleveland Stadium

MIN A    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0
CLE A    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  4  x  -   6  7  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Uhlaender cf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Tovar 3b                      3   1   1   0       1   0       1   2
Oliva rf                      4   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Killebrew 1b                  3   0   0   0       1   1      12   1
Allison lf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Quilici 2b                    3   1   1   1       1   1       1   4
Roseboro c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Hernandez ss                  3   0   1   1       0   0       2   6
  Carew ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Chance p                      3   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Perranoski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Worthington p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reese ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3       3   7      24  15
BATTING - 
2B: Quilici (4,off Paul); Tovar (18,off Paul); Roseboro (8,off Romo).
3B: Oliva (1,off Romo).
Team LOB: 6.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Snyder cf,rf                  4   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
Hall rf                       3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Alvis ph,3b                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Johnson lf                    2   1   0   0       2   0       3   0
Azcue c                       4   0   1   2       0   1       8   1
Sims 1b                       3   1   1   0       1   0      10   0
Harris 3b,2b                  4   1   1   0       0   1       2   2
Brown ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Fuller 2b                     3   0   2   2       0   0       1   1
  Nelson pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Paul p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Kurtz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harper ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romo p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Maye ph                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Cardenal pr,cf              0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   6   7   5       3   3      27  10
BATTING - 
2B: Harris (5,off Chance); Azcue (5,off Worthington).
SH: Romo (1,off Chance).
IBB: Johnson (1,by Perranoski); Sims (6,by Worthington).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (2,2nd base off Chance/Roseboro).
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chance L(7-9)                 7     6   5   5   1   2   0  28
Perranoski                    0.1   0   1   1   1   1   0   2
Worthington                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        8     7   6   6   3   3   0  34
Chance faced 3 batters in the 8th inning
WP: Chance (7), Perranoski (4), Worthington (6).
IBB: Perranoski (7,Johnson); Worthington (3,Sims).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Perranoski 2-0; Worthington 3-3.
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Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Paul                          2.1   5   3   3   1   2   0  12
Kurtz                         0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Romo W(1-0)                   5     2   0   0   1   5   0  18
Williams SV(6)                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4
Totals                        9     7   3   3   3   7   0  36
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kurtz 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ed Runge
Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 11847
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians        
1. Uhlaender           cf        Snyder              cf
2. Tovar               3b        Hall                rf
3. Oliva               rf        Johnson             lf
4. Killebrew           1b        Azcue               c
5. Allison             lf        Sims                1b
6. Quilici             2b        Harris              3b
7. Roseboro            c         Brown               ss
8. Hernandez           ss        Fuller              2b
9. Chance              p         Paul                p

TWINS 1ST: Uhlaender grounded out (third to first); Tovar
walked; Tovar was picked off first (catcher to first); Oliva
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Snyder grounded out (shortstop to first); Hall made
an out to shortstop; Johnson walked; Johnson stole second;
Chance threw a wild pitch [Johnson to third]; Azcue struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Indians 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; Allison
singled to shortstop; Quilici doubled to left [Allison scored];
Roseboro grounded out (third to first); Hernandez singled to
left [Quilici scored]; Chance grounded out (pitcher to first); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Sims flied out to right; Harris flied out to left;
Brown grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 2, Indians 0.

TWINS 3RD: Uhlaender was called out on strikes; Tovar doubled to
left; Oliva singled to left [Tovar scored]; KURTZ REPLACED PAUL
(PITCHING); Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oliva
to second]; Allison flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Fuller grounded out (shortstop to first); HARPER
BATTED FOR KURTZ; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first);
Snyder grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 4TH: ROMO REPLACED HARPER (PITCHING); Quilici was called
out on strikes; Roseboro doubled to right; Hernandez grounded
out (second to first) [Roseboro to third]; Chance was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Hall flied out to left; Johnson grounded out
(second to first); Azcue grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

TWINS 5TH: Uhlaender flied out to right; Tovar grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliva tripled to right; Killebrew struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Sims singled to right; Harris doubled to left [Sims
to third]; Brown flied out to right; Fuller singled to left
[Harris scored, Sims scored]; Romo out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Fuller to second]; Snyder flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 6TH: Allison struck out; Quilici flied out to left;
Roseboro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Hall grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Azcue grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Chance
struck out; Uhlaender flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Sims popped to third in foul territory; Harris
struck out; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar popped to catcher in foul territory; Oliva made
an out to third; Killebrew walked; Allison forced Killebrew
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Fuller singled to left; NELSON RAN FOR FULLER; MAYE
BATTED FOR ROMO; Maye singled to center [Nelson to third];
CARDENAL RAN FOR MAYE; Snyder singled to left [Cardenal to
second, Nelson scored]; ALVIS BATTED FOR HALL; PERRANOSKI
REPLACED CHANCE (PITCHING); Alvis struck out; Perranoski threw a
wild pitch [Snyder to second, Cardenal to third]; Johnson was
walked intentionally; WORTHINGTON REPLACED PERRANOSKI
(PITCHING); Worthington threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second,
Snyder to third, Cardenal scored]; Azcue doubled to right
[Johnson scored, Snyder scored]; Sims was walked intentionally;
Harris forced Sims (first to shortstop); Brown grounded out
(third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 6.

TWINS 9TH: ALVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HARRIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); WILLIAMS REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING);
CARDENAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SNYDER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING RF); Quilici walked; Roseboro flied out to left; CAREW
BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Carew forced Quilici (third to second);
REESE BATTED FOR WORTHINGTON; Reese grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Indians 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            3   7   0    6
 Indians          6   7   0    4
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