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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3

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Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 3

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 14, 1968 (D) at Metropolitan Stadium

CLE A    0  0  3    1  0  1    0  0  1  -   6 13  0
MIN A    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  2
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nelson 2b                     5   1   3   2       0   1       2   1
Brown ss                      4   1   1   0       1   0       1   1
Johnson lf                    4   1   0   0       1   0       2   1
Azcue c                       5   0   2   2       0   0      11   1
Cardenal cf                   3   1   1   1       1   0       1   0
Salmon 1b                     5   0   2   1       0   0       8   0
Harper rf                     5   1   2   0       0   2       1   0
Fuller 3b                     4   1   2   0       1   0       1   3
Tiant p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Maye ph                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Horton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   6  13   6       4   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Azcue-Nelson.
BATTING - 
2B: Azcue (6,off Miller); Cardenal (11,off Worthington).
SF: Cardenal (3,off Merritt).
GDP: Brown (8,off Miller).
Team LOB: 11.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tovar 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Uhlaender cf                  3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Oliva rf                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   0
Allison lf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Reese 1b                      4   0   2   0       0   1       9   0
Quilici 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       5   4
Renick ss                     2   1   0   0       1   2       2   7
Roseboro c                    3   1   1   2       0   1       4   0
Merritt p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Perranoski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Holt ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Worthington p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3       1   8      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tovar-Reese.
E: Reese (1), Renick (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Reese 2 (5,off Tiant,off Williams).
HR: Roseboro (2,5th inning off Tiant 1 on 2 out).
SH: Uhlaender (4,off Tiant).
HBP: Oliva (4,by Williams).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Oliva (7,2nd base by Tiant/Azcue).
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Tiant W(15-5)                 6     4   3   3   1   6   1  22
Williams SV(8)                3     2   0   0   0   2   0  11
Totals                        9     6   3   3   1   8   1  33
HBP: Williams (4,Oliva).
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Merritt L(5-10)               3.1   6   4   3   2   3   0  19
Miller                        3.1   5   1   1   2   0   0  16
Perranoski                    1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Worthington                   1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9    13   6   5   4   3   0  44
Inherited Runners - Scored: Miller 2-0; Perranoski 3-0.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak
Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 23051
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins          
1. Nelson              2b        Tovar               3b
2. Brown               ss        Uhlaender           cf
3. Johnson             lf        Oliva               rf
4. Azcue               c         Allison             lf
5. Cardenal            cf        Reese               1b
6. Salmon              1b        Quilici             2b
7. Harper              rf        Renick              ss
8. Fuller              3b        Roseboro            c
9. Tiant               p         Merritt             p

INDIANS 1ST: Nelson struck out; Brown walked; Johnson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Azcue forced Brown (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Uhlaender grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliva grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Cardenal flied out to left; Salmon singled to left;
Harper was called out on strikes; Fuller grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Allison struck out; Reese doubled to center; Quilici
grounded out (third to first); Renick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Tiant flied out to left; Nelson singled to left;
Brown singled to left [Nelson to second]; Johnson walked [Nelson
to third, Brown to second]; Azcue singled to center [Johnson to
third, Brown scored, Nelson scored]; Cardenal hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Johnson scored]; Salmon forced Azcue (second to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Roseboro struck out; Merritt grounded out (second to
first); Tovar grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Harper struck out; Fuller singled to center; Tiant
reached on an error by Reese [Fuller to second]; Nelson singled
to left [Tiant to second, Fuller scored (unearned)]; MILLER
REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Brown grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Tiant out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Uhlaender made an out to third; Oliva flied out to
left; Allison flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 4, Twins 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Azcue
doubled to left; Cardenal flied out to left; Salmon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese struck out; Quilici grounded out (third to
first); Renick walked; Roseboro homered to right [Renick
scored]; Miller was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 4, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Harper singled to left; Fuller singled to center
[Harper to third]; Tiant forced Fuller (shortstop to second)
[Harper stayed at third]; Nelson singled to pitcher [Harper
scored, Tiant to third (error by Renick), Nelson to second];
Brown grounded out (second to first) [Nelson stayed at second,
Tiant stayed at third]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar singled to center; Uhlaender out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Tovar to second]; Oliva singled to
center [Tovar scored]; Allison struck out while Oliva was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 5, Twins 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Azcue grounded out (third to first); Cardenal
walked; Salmon forced Cardenal (shortstop to second); Harper
singled to right [Salmon to second]; Fuller walked [Salmon to
third, Harper to second]; MAYE BATTED FOR TIANT; PERRANOSKI
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); HORTON BATTED FOR MAYE; Horton lined
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED HORTON (PITCHING); Reese doubled to
right; Quilici popped to catcher in foul territory; Renick
struck out; Roseboro grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Brown made
an out to second; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: HOLT BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Holt struck out; Tovar
made an out to second; Uhlaender lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 3.

INDIANS 9TH: WORTHINGTON REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); Azcue popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Cardenal doubled to left; Salmon
singled to left [Cardenal scored]; Harper forced Salmon
(shortstop to second); Fuller flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva was hit by a pitch; Allison popped to catcher
in foul territory; Reese lined to right; Quilici singled to left
[Oliva out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 6, Twins 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          6  13   0   11
 Twins            3   6   2    3
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