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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on April 15, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Boswell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 6,491 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Third Baseman |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Dave Boswell | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curt Blefary | Right Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Left Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
April 15, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Boswell
Blefary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. Boswell
Blair takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson hits a popup towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to third. Blair moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Boswell
Powell hits a popup towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Boswell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Blefary scores. Blair moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Belanger vs. Boswell
Belanger is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Boswell
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Boswell
Phoebus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Boswell
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Phoebus
Boswell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Boswell
Blair hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. Allison reaches third base with a triple. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allison scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blefary. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boswell vs. Phoebus
Boswell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Boswell
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Boswell
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Boswell
Belanger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etchebarren vs. Boswell
Etchebarren hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva. Etchebarren reaches second base with a double. Oliva throws the ball in to Tovar who tags Etchebarren trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Johnson scores. Belanger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Boswell
Phoebus is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a line drive towards right. Blefary catches it and throws to first to double up Tovar. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
There goes Oliva. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Oliva steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Boswell
Blefary hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Boswell
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger misplays the ball. That's an error on Belanger. Allison scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Phoebus
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Phoebus
Boswell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Boswell
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Boswell
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Phoebus
There goes Tovar. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Tovar steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
There goes Oliva. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Oliva steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to third. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roseboro vs. Drabowsky
Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Boswell
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Boswell
Etchebarren bunts in front of the plate. Roseboro fields it and throws to first for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Boswell
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky.
Hendricks strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Boswell
Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Boswell
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Watt
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Watt
Boswell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Boswell
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Boswell
There's a wild pitch. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Boswell
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boswell fields it and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Boswell
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Watt
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Watt
Carew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliva vs. Watt
There goes Carew. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Carew steals second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Oliva vs. Watt
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Killebrew vs. Watt
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Carew scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Watt
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Watt
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Boswell
Cesar Tovar now playing left field. Ron Clark now playing third base. Rich Reese now playing first base. Don Buford pinch hits for Mark Belanger.
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Boswell
Dave May pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren.
May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Boswell
Curt Motton pinch hits for Eddie Watt.
Motton 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 4/15/1968 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Tovar C, 3b-lf 3 2 1 0 Blefary C, rf 3 1 1 0
Carew R, 2b 5 2 2 0 Blair P, cf 3 0 0 0
Oliva T, rf 5 0 2 1 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 1 2 Robinson F, lf 3 0 1 0
Reese R, pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Allison B, lf 5 2 3 1 Johnson D, 2b 2 1 0 1
Clark R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 2 1 1 0
Roseboro J, c 5 0 1 1 Buford D, ph 1 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, cf 4 0 1 0 Etchebarren A, c 2 0 1 2
Hernandez J, ss 3 0 0 0 May D, ph 1 0 0 0
Boswell D, p 4 0 0 0 Phoebus T, p 2 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
Hendricks E, ph 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0
Motton C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 5 29 3 4 3
Minnesota 000 201 102 -- 6
Baltimore 100 200 000 -- 3
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell D (W) 9.0 4 3 3 6 7
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (L) 6.1 9 4 3 3 8
Drabowsky M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Watt E 2.0 2 2 2 1 4
E -- Belanger M
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Baltimore 6
2B -- Allison B 2, Uhlaender T, Etchebarren A
3B -- Allison B
SB -- Oliva T 2, Tovar C, Carew R
SH -- Etchebarren A
WP -- Boswell D
T -- 2:53
A -- 6491
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