Senators @ Twins
June 18, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 8 10 0
Twins 8 16 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 8 10 0
Twins 9 16 1

Cesar Tovar Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .400 .252
OBP .400 .303
At Bats 5 246
Hits 2 62
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 1 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 19

Dennis Higgins Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 2
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Metropolitan Stadium - June 18, 1968
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Out
Dennis Higgins
Paul Casanova
Mike Epstein
Bernie Allen
Ken McMullen
Ed Brinkman
Sam Bowens
Ed Stroud
Cap Peterson
Cesar Tovar
Rich Reese
Frank Quilici

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 8 10 0 8
Minnesota Twins 9 16 1 11
Winning Pitcher Jim Perry
Losing Pitcher Dennis Higgins
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cesar Tovar
Attendance 13,524
Time of Game 3 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Quilici scores. Reese moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Reese is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Quilici hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peterson who is chasing the ball. Quilici reaches third base with a triple. Rollins goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez. Rollins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Sam Bowens now playing left field. Ed Stroud now playing center field. Look is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Jim Perry now pitching. Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Peterson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMullen moves to third. Epstein moves to second.
Top 9 Epstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stroud scores. McMullen moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Ed Stroud pinch runs for Frank Howard. McMullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bowens scores. Stroud moves to second.
Top 9 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 9 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out. Bowens moves to second.
Top 9 Rich Reese now playing first base. Al Worthington now pitching. Bowens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Allison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bowens. Allison reaches second base with a double. There goes Holt trying to get to home. Bowens throws the ball in to Casanova, who tags Holt, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Holt pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew. Dennis Higgins now pitching. Oliva hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Uhlaender hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 8 Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peterson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Reese moves to third.
Bottom 8 Rich Reese pinch hits for Ron Perranoski. Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ed Brinkman now playing shortstop. Dave Baldwin now pitching. Quilici hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brinkman hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Casanova hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMullen scores. Epstein moves to second.
Top 8 Ron Perranoski now pitching. Epstein takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second.
Top 8 McMullen takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Howard hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bowens hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ed Brinkman pinch hits for Dick Bosman. Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Look hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Look reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Oliva takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Hansen strikes out.
Top 7 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Peterson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Killebrew strikes out.
Bottom 6 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bowens who is chasing the ball. Uhlaender reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Merritt strikes out.
Top 6 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McMullen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allen moves to third.
Top 6 Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Allen is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Bowens hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Look scoops up the ball and tags Bowens for the out.
Bottom 5 Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground for an out. Oliva moves to third. Look moves to second.
Bottom 5 Look is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Allison hits a popup towards short. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Oliva hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Uhlaender scores. Killebrew moves to third.
Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Uhlaender moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dick Bosman now pitching. Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields the ball and throws to Bosman covering. Safe.
Top 5 Frank Coggins pinch hits for Bruce Howard. Coggins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coggins for the out.
Top 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Merritt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Hernandez steals third.
Bottom 4 Quilici bunts towards the mound. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Peterson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Quilici settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Epstein takes first base on ball four. McMullen moves to second.
Top 4 McMullen takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Look strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bruce Howard now pitching. Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Peterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Killebrew tags and scores.
Bottom 3 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to third.
Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bowens hits a fly ball into left field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ortega hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hansen hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Merritt hits a line drive towards short. Hansen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Quilici hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oliva tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Peterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Look takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to third. Allison moves to second.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 2 Oliva takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Casanova hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Peterson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Epstein strikes out.
Top 2 McMullen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Allen hits a line drive towards short. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bowens strikes out.