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Twins 4 @ Yankees 3
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1968

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 9, 1968 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Twins with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1968 
Visiting Team
Minnesota Twins
R: 4 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherJim Roland  
Losing PitcherFritz Peterson  
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Game Winning RBIJohn Roseboro 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1968 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMinnesota Twins 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherTom Hall  
Home Starting PitcherJoe Verbanic  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance14,968 
Time of Game3 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nestor Chylak
1B: Johnny Stevens
2B: Russ Goetz
3B: Hank Soar

Minnesota Twins Lineup 

Name  Position 
Cesar Tovar  Third Baseman 
Rich Reese  First Baseman 
Rod Carew  Second Baseman 
Tony Oliva  Right Fielder 
Ted Uhlaender  Center Fielder 
John Roseboro  Catcher 
Bob Allison  Left Fielder 
Ron Clark  Shortstop 
Tom Hall  Pitcher 
Cal Ermer  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Howser  Second Baseman 
Roy White  Left Fielder 
Mickey Mantle  First Baseman 
Rocky Colavito  Right Fielder 
Tom Tresh  Shortstop 
Bill Robinson  Center Fielder 
Bobby Cox  Third Baseman 
Frank Fernandez  Catcher 
Joe Verbanic  Pitcher 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/9/1968 -- Minnesota at New York (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Tovar C, 3b-rf        2  1  0  0   Howser D, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Reese R, 1b           5  0  1  1   White R, lf           6  1  2  0   
Carew R, 2b           5  0  2  0   Mantle M, 1b          4  1  1  1   
Oliva T, rf           4  0  0  0   Amaro R, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Quilici F, 3b         0  0  0  0   Kosco A, ph           1  0  0  0   
Uhlaender T, cf       4  1  1  0   Colavito R, rf        4  0  1  0   
Roseboro J, c         5  1  2  2   Tresh T, ss           3  0  0  1   
Allison B, lf         4  1  0  0   Robinson B, cf        3  0  1  1   
Clark R, ss           5  0  2  0   Cox B, 3b             4  0  1  0   
Hall T, p             0  0  0  0   Fernandez F, c        2  0  0  0   
Boswell D, p          2  0  0  0   Pepitone J, ph        1  0  0  0   
Miller B, p           0  0  0  0   Gibbs J, c            1  0  0  0   
Holt J, ph            1  0  0  0   Verbanic J, p         3  0  0  0   
Worthington A, p      0  0  0  0   McDaniel L, p         1  0  0  0   
Perranoski R, p       0  0  0  0   Peterson F, p         0  0  0  0   
Rollins R, ph         1  0  0  1   Smith C, ph           1  0  0  0   
Roland J, p           1  0  0  0   Michael G, pr         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  4  8  4                        38  3  7  3

Minnesota        100 100 001 01 --  4
New York         300 000 000 00 --  3

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hall T*               0.0  2  3  2  3  0
Boswell D             3.2  1  0  0  3  3
Miller B              2.1  1  0  0  0  1
Worthington A         1.1  0  0  0  2  2
Perranoski R          0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Roland J (W)          3.0  3  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Verbanic J            6.2  5  2  2  3  3
McDaniel L            2.1  1  1  1  1  1
Peterson F (L)        2.0  2  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 6 batters in 1st

E -- Clark R 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Minnesota 8, New York 12
2B -- Roseboro J, Carew R, Cox B
HR -- Roseboro J
SB -- Tovar C 2, Uhlaender T, Mantle M, White R, Tresh T, Pepitone J
CS -- Carew R, Robinson B
SH -- Robinson B, Howser D
HBP -- by Verbanic J (Tovar C)
T -- 3:31
A -- 14968

    

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