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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 2, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Hargan |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 9,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Ed Runge 2B: John Rice 3B: Cal Drummond |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Third Baseman |
| Jim Holt | Left Fielder |
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Jackie Hernandez | Shortstop |
| Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
| Cal Ermer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Harper | Right Fielder |
| Jose Vidal | First Baseman |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Steve Hargan | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 2, 1968
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Hargan
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hargan
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hargan
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Uhlaender reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Hargan
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vidal scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenal vs. Kaat
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Hargan
Quilici hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Hargan
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Hargan
Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaat vs. Hargan
Kaat hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Hargan
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Brown fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargan vs. Kaat
Hargan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Hargan
Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Hargan
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hargan
Reese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Reese reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Hargan
Quilici is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roseboro vs. Hargan
Roseboro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Hargan
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Reese scores. Roseboro goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaat vs. Hargan
Kaat hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tovar vs. Hargan
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Hargan
Holt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar goes all the way around to score. Holt moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Uhlaender vs. Hargan
Uhlaender strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Kaat
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Hargan
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hargan
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quilici vs. Kurtz
Hal Kurtz now pitching.
Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Kurtz
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Kurtz
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuller for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Kaat
Dave Nelson pinch hits for Hal Kurtz.
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown strikes out. Roseboro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brown out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Fisher
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Fisher
Holt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Kaat
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Fisher
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Fisher
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Fisher
Reese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Kaat
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Kaat
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Quilici strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Romo
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vidal scoops it up and throws to first, with Romo covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Romo
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vidal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Kaat
Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kaat
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Kaat
Azcue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Kaat
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Azcue moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Kaat
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Williams
Stan Williams now pitching.
Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Williams
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Williams
Holt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Uhlaender vs. Williams
Uhlaender hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson who is chasing the ball. Uhlaender reaches third base with a triple. Holt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oliva vs. Williams
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Williams
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vidal vs. Kaat
Vidal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Kaat
Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suarez vs. Kaat
Ken Suarez pinch hits for Stan Williams.
Suarez is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1968 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Tovar C, 3b 5 1 1 1 Brown L, ss 4 0 1 0
Holt J, lf 4 1 1 1 Alvis M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender T, cf 5 0 2 1 Johnson L, lf 3 0 1 0
Oliva T, rf 3 1 1 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 1 0
Reese R, 1b 5 1 2 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 0
Quilici F, 2b 3 0 0 1 Harper T, rf 4 0 2 0
Roseboro J, c 2 1 0 0 Vidal J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez J, ss 4 1 2 2 Fuller V, 2b 4 0 1 0
Kaat J, p 4 0 0 0 Hargan S, p 1 0 0 0
Kurtz H, p 0 0 0 0
Nelson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Snyder R, ph 0 0 0 0
Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Williams S, p 0 0 0 0
Suarez K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 9 6 34 0 7 0
Minnesota 000 410 001 -- 6
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan S (L)* 4.0 8 5 5 3 3
Kurtz H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fisher E 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Romo V 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Williams S 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
LOB -- Minnesota 8, Cleveland 9
2B -- Uhlaender T, Reese R, Hernandez J
3B -- Uhlaender T
SF -- Quilici F
T -- 2:28
A -- 9488
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