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August 6, 1968

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Bottom 5 R H E
Twins 3 6 1
Orioles 0 2 2
Bottom 5 R H E
Twins 3 6 1
Orioles 0 2 2

John Morris Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 2
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 12 0
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Memorial Stadium - August 6, 1968
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Strikeout
Jim Merritt
John Roseboro
Rich Reese
Rod Carew
Cesar Tovar
Ron Clark
Bob Allison
Ted Uhlaender
Tony Oliva
John Morris
Davey Johnson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Morris is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Etchebarren strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blair hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. Merritt moves to second.
Top 5 Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carew tags and scores.
Top 5 John Morris now pitching. Merritt takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Top 5 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew moves to third.
Top 5 Carew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Buford. Carew reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Allison strikes out. There goes Roseboro. The throw from Etchebarren to second, and Roseboro is out.
Top 4 Roseboro takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson throws the ball in to Belanger who tags Oliva trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Belanger hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Reese.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brabender hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Etchebarren fires to third and picks off Reese.
Top 3 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Brabender covering, for the out. Reese moves to third.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell juggles the ball. That's an error on Powell. Tovar scores. Reese moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 There goes Tovar. The throw from Etchebarren and he is safe. Tovar steals second.
Top 3 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Etchebarren strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Blair. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Blair steals second.
Bottom 2 Blair takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Clark is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Carew is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Belanger strikes out.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Brabender fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Brabender. Oliva moves to second.
Top 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Uhlaender strikes out.
Top 1 Reese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar scores.
Top 1 Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Tovar reaches second base with a double.