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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 2

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Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1968 (N) at Metropolitan Stadium

CLE A    0  3  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  1
MIN A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cardenal cf                   5   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Nelson 2b                     4   1   0   0       1   0       2   1
Scheinblum rf                 3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Azcue c                       4   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Horton 1b                     4   2   2   2       0   0      10   0
Alvis 3b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
Salmon lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Brown ss                      4   1   1   0       0   0       3   7
Williams p                    2   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   5       2   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Alvis (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Scheinblum 2 (2,off Kaat 2).
3B: Horton (3,off Kaat).
HR: Horton (13,2nd inning off Kaat 0 on 0 out).
SH: Williams 2 (3,off Kaat,off Perranoski).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Nelson (17,2nd base off Keller/Roseboro).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tovar cf                      4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Carew 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   1       4   2
Nettles rf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Allison 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0      13   1
Roseboro c                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Rollins 3b                    4   0   1   2       0   0       2   5
Kostro lf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       1   0
Clark ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Kaat p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Morris p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Killebrew ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Keller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Look ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Perranoski p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Mitterwald ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   2   7   2       1   6      27  15
FIELDING - 
TP: 1. Rollins-Carew-Allison.
E: Roseboro (7), Clark (15).
BATTING - 
2B: Tovar (28,off Williams); Roseboro (12,off Williams); Kostro (3,off Williams).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Williams W(12-10)             9     7   2   2   1   6   0  36

Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kaat L(12-12)                 2.1   6   5   2   0   0   1  14
Morris                        1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5
Keller                        0     1   1   1   2   0   0   3
Miller                        3     2   0   0   0   0   0   9
Perranoski                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                        9    10   6   3   2   2   1  38
Keller faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Miller 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bill Haller
Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13456
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins          
1. Cardenal            cf        Tovar               cf
2. Nelson              2b        Carew               2b
3. Scheinblum          rf        Nettles             rf
4. Azcue               c         Allison             1b
5. Horton              1b        Roseboro            c
6. Alvis               3b        Rollins             3b
7. Salmon              lf        Kostro              lf
8. Brown               ss        Clark               ss
9. Williams            p         Kaat                p

INDIANS 1ST: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum doubled to left;
Azcue grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar doubled to right; Carew struck out; Nettles
lined to center [Tovar to third]; Allison grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, Twins 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton homered to left; Alvis flied out to left;
Salmon singled to left; Brown reached on an error by Clark
[Salmon to third]; Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
unassisted) [Brown to second, Salmon scored (unearned)];
Cardenal singled to center [Brown scored (unearned)]; Nelson
flied out to right; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Roseboro made an out to shortstop; Rollins grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kostro was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, Twins 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Scheinblum doubled to left; Azcue flied out to
center; Horton tripled to right [Scheinblum scored, Horton
scored (error by Roseboro) (unearned) (no RBI)]; MORRIS REPLACED
KAAT (PITCHING); Alvis was called out on strikes; Debut game
for Danny Morris; Salmon grounded out (third to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Clark popped to third in foul territory; Morris
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tovar singled to center;
Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 5, Twins 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Williams flied
out to center; Cardenal grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Nettles singled to left; Allison made an out to
shortstop; Roseboro doubled to right [Nettles to third]; Rollins
singled to left [Roseboro scored, Nettles scored]; Kostro
reached on an error by Alvis [Rollins to second]; Clark forced
Kostro (shortstop to second) [Rollins to third]; KILLEBREW
BATTED FOR MORRIS; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, Twins 2.

INDIANS 5TH: KELLER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); Nelson
walked; Nelson stole second; Scheinblum walked; Azcue singled to
left [Scheinblum to second, Nelson scored]; MILLER REPLACED
KELLER (PITCHING); Horton grounded into a triple play (third to
second to first) [Scheinblum out at third, Azcue out at second];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nettles grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Alvis made an out to second; Salmon popped to first
in foul territory; Brown made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Allison popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Roseboro flied out to left; Rollins grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Williams singled to right; Cardenal singled to
center [Williams to second]; Nelson forced Williams (pitcher to
third) [Cardenal to second]; Scheinblum grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Nelson to second, Cardenal to third]; Azcue flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Kostro struck out; Clark flied out to right; LOOK
BATTED FOR MILLER; Look was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

INDIANS 8TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED LOOK (PITCHING); Horton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvis grounded out (shortstop
to first); Salmon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
walked; Nettles struck out; Allison singled to left [Carew to
second]; Roseboro made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 6, Twins 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Brown singled to center; Williams out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Brown to second]; Cardenal was
called out on strikes; Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Rollins flied out to right; Kostro doubled to left;
Clark flied out to center; MITTERWALD BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI;
Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 6, Twins 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians          6  10   1    5
 Twins            2   7   2    7
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