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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 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 August 8, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 8, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Attendance | 7,874 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Cal Drummond 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Ed Runge |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Third Baseman |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
John Roseboro | Catcher |
Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
Ron Clark | Shortstop |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Cal Ermer | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Second Baseman |
Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
Andy Etchebarren | Catcher |
Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Kaat
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Kaat
Blair strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Phoebus
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Kaat
Motton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Kaat
Etchebarren hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Allison. Uhlaender fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Uhlaender. Motton goes all the way around to score. Etchebarren moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Kaat
Blefary strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Phoebus
Kaat hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair. Kaat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford fields it and throws to second for the out. Kaat moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kaat scores. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Kaat
Phoebus hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kaat
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Kaat
Belanger bunts towards the mound. Kaat fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Kaat
Blair hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Kaat
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Kaat
Motton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Etchebarren is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Phoebus
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Miller
Blefary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phoebus vs. Miller
Phoebus bunts, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Miller
Buford takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Miller
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to second for the out. Blefary moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blair vs. Miller
There's a wild pitch. Blefary scores. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blair vs. Miller
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Phoebus
Jim Holt pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Reese reaches second base with a double. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tovar scores. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Keller
Ron Keller now pitching. Frank Kostro now playing first base.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Keller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Keller
Motton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Keller
Etchebarren strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Dave May now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary juggles the ball. That's an error on Blefary. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allison vs. Phoebus
Allison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roseboro scores. Uhlaender moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Phoebus
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. Uhlaender moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kostro vs. Phoebus
Kostro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Keller
Bruce Look now catching.
Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Keller
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Keller
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Phoebus
Frank Quilici pinch hits for Ron Keller.
Quilici hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Phoebus
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blefary scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Roland
Jim Roland now pitching.
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Roland
Blair hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roland
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Look vs. Phoebus
Look hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Uhlaender vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Leonhard
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Leonhard
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Roland
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, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Roland
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Roland
Etchebarren takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Roland
Blefary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to third. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leonhard vs. Roland
Leonhard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Roland
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. Etchebarren scores. Blefary moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belanger vs. Roland
Belanger takes first base on ball four. Blefary moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Blair vs. Roland
Blair hits a line drive into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kostro vs. Leonhard
Chico Fernandez now playing second base.
Kostro strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Leonhard
Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollins vs. Leonhard
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Rollins is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1968 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N) Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI Tovar C, 3b 5 1 2 0 Buford D, 2b 4 1 2 2 Reese R, 1b 2 0 1 0 Fernandez C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Keller R, p 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 1 1 0 Quilici F, ph 1 0 0 0 Blair P, cf 5 1 1 3 Roland J, p 0 0 0 0 Robinson F, rf-lf 4 1 1 1 Rollins R, ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 1 1 Motton C, lf 2 2 1 1 Oliva T, rf 4 0 2 1 May D, rf 0 1 0 0 Roseboro J, c 3 1 0 0 Etchebarren A, c 3 1 1 0 Look B, c 1 0 1 0 Blefary C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Uhlaender T, cf 3 0 1 0 Phoebus T, p 3 1 1 1 Allison B, lf 4 0 1 1 Leonhard D, p 1 0 0 0 Clark R, ss 4 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 1 1 1 0 Miller B, p 0 0 0 0 Holt J, ph 1 0 0 0 Kostro F, 1b 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 10 3 34 10 10 8 Minnesota 001 011 000 -- 3 Baltimore 015 110 02x -- 10 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J (L) 2.2 6 6 5 1 3 Miller B 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 Keller R 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 Roland J 2.0 2 2 2 3 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO Phoebus T (W)* 7.0 10 3 2 2 3 Leonhard D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Uhlaender T, Blefary C DP -- Baltimore 2 LOB -- Minnesota 8, Baltimore 5 2B -- Kaat J, Buford D, Reese R HR -- Phoebus T, Blair P, Motton C, Robinson F WP -- Miller B T -- 2:33 A -- 7874
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