Orioles @ Twins
August 18, 1968

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Bottom 5 R H E
Orioles 2 2 0
Twins 0 3 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Orioles 2 2 0
Twins 0 4 1

Jim Merritt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .140
OBP .000 .210
At Bats 1 57
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 1

Dave Leonhard Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 1
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Metropolitan Stadium - August 18, 1968
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Single
Dave Leonhard
Larry Haney
Boog Powell
Davey Johnson
Brooks Robinson
Mark Belanger
Frank Robinson
Paul Blair
Don Buford
Jim Merritt
Ron Clark
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merritt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Clark trying to get to home. Buford throws the ball in to Haney who tags Clark who's trying to score from second, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clark scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Leonhard bunts towards the mound. Merritt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Allison hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roseboro hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carew for the out.
Top 4 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Uhlaender hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Merritt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out.
Top 3 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 Belanger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holt. Belanger reaches second base with a double. Leonhard scores. Buford scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leonhard moves to third. Buford moves to second.
Top 3 Leonhard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allison juggles the ball. That's an error on Allison.
Top 3 Haney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blair is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out. Oliva moves to third. Roseboro moves to second.
Bottom 2 Allison hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roseboro takes first base on ball four. Oliva moves to second.
Bottom 2 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Robinson hits a popup towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Carew strikes out.
Bottom 1 Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonhard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tovar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 Belanger bunts between the mound and first base. Merritt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Belanger for the out.
Top 1 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.