Twins @ Indians
July 3, 1968

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Bottom 10 R H E
Twins 0 6 1
Indians 0 3 0
Bottom 10 R H E
Twins 0 6 1
Indians 1 4 0

Joe Azcue Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .254
OBP .333 .323
At Bats 3 142
Hits 1 36
• Singles 1 30
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 18

Jim Merritt Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 0
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium - July 3, 1968
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Single
Jim Merritt
John Roseboro
Rich Reese
Frank Quilici
Ron Clark
Cesar Tovar
Bob Allison
Ted Uhlaender
Tony Oliva
Joe Azcue
Lou Johnson

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 0 6 1 6
Cleveland Indians 1 4 0 3
Winning Pitcher Luis Tiant
Losing Pitcher Jim Merritt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Azcue
Attendance 21,135
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Azcue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned.

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Bottom 10 Ron Clark now playing third base. Cesar Tovar now playing shortstop. Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tovar picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tovar. Johnson moves to second.
Top 10 Merritt strikes out.
Top 10 Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez. Rollins strikes out.
Top 10 Roseboro strikes out.
Top 10 Quilici bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Reese moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 10 Reese hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Harper. Reese reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Alvis is called out on strikes.
Bottom 9 Bob Allison now playing left field. Tiant hits a popup towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Holt. Killebrew strikes out.
Top 9 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fuller hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Harper hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sims strikes out.
Top 8 Merritt strikes out.
Top 8 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 8 Roseboro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Cardenal strikes out.
Bottom 7 Azcue hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Merritt fires to first and picks off Brown.
Bottom 7 Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Quilici strikes out.
Top 7 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Oliva hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Alvis hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Holt strikes out.
Top 6 Tovar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Cardenal throws the ball in to Fuller who relays the ball to Alvis who tags Tovar trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 5 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sims hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cardenal is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Merritt strikes out.
Top 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 5 Roseboro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Quilici hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reese strikes out.
Top 4 Oliva strikes out.
Bottom 3 Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Tiant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Fuller hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Holt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Tovar strikes out.
Top 3 Merritt is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sims hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Roseboro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Quilici moves to third.
Top 2 Quilici hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Reese strikes out.
Top 2 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tovar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Uhlaender strikes out.
Top 1 Holt hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tovar hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.