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Athletics 13 @ Twins 8
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 14, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The home team Twins were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 13 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 14, 1968 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 13 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 13
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 8 H: 12 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Catfish Hunter  
Losing Pitcher—Jim Merritt  
Save—Jack Aker  
Game Winning RBI—Bert Campaneris 

Game Info

DateMay 14, 1968 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / NightN 
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamMinnesota Twins 
Visiting Starting PitcherCatfish Hunter  
Home Starting PitcherJim Merritt  
BallparkMetropolitan Stadium 
CityBloomington 
StateMN 
Attendance13,357 
Time of Game2 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Drummond
1B: Jim Odom
2B: Ed Runge
3B: John Rice

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Reggie Jackson  Right Fielder 
Sal Bando  Third Baseman 
Jim Pagliaroni  Catcher 
Joe Rudi  Left Fielder 
Rick Monday  Center Fielder 
Danny Cater  First Baseman 
John Donaldson  Second Baseman 
Catfish Hunter  Pitcher 
Bob Kennedy  Manager 

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Cesar Tovar  Shortstop 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Harmon Killebrew  First Baseman 
Bob Allison  Left Fielder 
Rich Rollins  Third Baseman 
Ted Uhlaender  Center Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Jim Merritt  Pitcher 
Cal Ermer  Manager 

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Athletics 13 @ Twins 8
Metropolitan Stadium
May 14, 1968

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         Game of 5/14/1968 -- Oakland at Minnesota (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI
Campaneris B, ss      5  3  2  2   Carew R, 2b           5  1  2  1   
Jackson R, rf         5  2  2  0   Tovar C, ss           4  1  0  0   
Bando S, 3b           5  2  2  3   Oliva T, rf           5  2  3  2   
Pagliaroni J, c       5  1  2  2   Killebrew H, 1b       3  2  2  1   
Rudi J, lf            4  3  3  1   Allison B, lf         5  1  1  2   
Monday R, cf          5  0  1  1   Rollins R, 3b         4  1  2  2   
Cater D, 1b           4  1  1  0   Uhlaender T, cf       5  0  0  0   
Lindblad P, p         0  0  0  0   Roseboro J, c         4  0  0  0   
Aker J, p             1  0  0  0   Merritt J, p          2  0  0  0   
Donaldson J, 2b       3  0  1  2   Miller B, p           0  0  0  0   
Hunter C, p           3  1  1  0   Roland J, p           1  0  0  0   
Webster R, 1b         1  0  0  0   Kostro F, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   
                                   Reese R, ph           1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 13 15 11                        40  8 12  8

Oakland          021 600 130 -- 13
Minnesota        500 003 000 --  8

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hunter C (W)          6.0  8  8  8  5  4
Lindblad P            1.1  3  0  0  0  0
Aker J (S)            1.2  1  0  0  0  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Merritt J (L)         3.2  7  6  6  0  4
Miller B*             0.0  4  3  3  1  0
Roland J              3.1  2  1  1  0  5
Perranoski R          2.0  2  3  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 4th

E -- Campaneris B, Carew R, Tovar C, Oliva T
DP -- Minnesota 1
LOB -- Oakland 3, Minnesota 11
2B -- Carew R, Pagliaroni J, Oliva T, Rudi J
3B -- Rudi J, Campaneris B
HR -- Carew R, Oliva T, Rollins R, Allison B, Bando S
SB -- Campaneris B 2
SF -- Donaldson J
HBP -- by Hunter C (Rollins R)
T -- 2:58
A -- 13357

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