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CHW  6
@BAL  3

BOS  3
OAK  0

CLE  4
MIN  1
DET  5
CAL  1

WSA  3
NYY  1

PHI  6
@CHC  4

CIN  3
@HOU  2

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STL  5
@LAD  1

ATL  5
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 12,795

Monday, July 1, 1968
Time of Game: 2:55
Twins
1
38-36
Lost 3
4th, 10 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  3  1
Indians         1  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  X    4 10  2
W: Sam McDowell (8-7), L: Dave Boswell (7-7), S: Stan Williams (5)
Indians
4
43-36
Won 4
2nd, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .253  .652              0   0   2B
T Uhlaender CF                4   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .745              3   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .213  .771              4   2   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .280  .800              3   0   
B Allison LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .716              2   0   
F Quilici SS                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .352  .928              3   3   
R Carew 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .671              3   1   
J Zimmerman C                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .459              4   1   
  R Rollins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .627              0   0   
  B Look C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .691              1   0   
D Boswell P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .610              1   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .617              0   0   
  F Kostro PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .484              0   0   
  J Roland P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .516              0   0   
Totals                       31   1   3   0    5  11                         24   7
Batting Events
2B: C Tovar (16, off S McDowell).
TB: C Tovar 2; R Carew; T Oliva.
RBI: T Oliva (41).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. H Killebrew-F Quilici-H Killebrew.
E: F Quilici (1).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: R Carew (1st base by S Williams).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Snyder RF                   5   0   3   2    0   0  .224  .582              0   0   2B
M Alvis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .666              2   2   HBP
L Johnson LF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .247  .680              1   0   2·HR
  T Harper LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .704              0   0   
J Azcue C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .650             11   0   
D Sims 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .818              7   1   GDP
J Cardenal CF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .241  .612              0   0   
B Harris 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .740              2   1   
L Brown SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .205  .563              3   2   
S McDowell P                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .130  .297              1   1   
  S Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550              0   2   
Totals                       34   4  10   0    3   5                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: R Snyder (5, off J Roland).
HR: L Johnson 2 (4, 2 off D Boswell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: M Alvis (2, by J Perry).
TB: L Johnson 8; R Snyder 4; J Azcue; L Brown; S McDowell; B Harris; J Cardenal.
GIDP: D Sims (5).
RBI: R Snyder 2 (14); L Johnson 2 (19).
2-out RBI: R Snyder 2; L Johnson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: B Harris 2 (3).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Boswell, L (7-7)             5.2   9   4   4    2   4   2   2.88   28     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 0· 9     37    -     0.60  -0.23
J Perry                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.43    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.47   0.01
J Roland                       2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   5   2          38     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0·10          2-0 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McDowell, W (8-7)            7.1   2   1   0    5  11   0   1.65   31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 2     78    -     0.87   0.19
S Williams, S (5)              1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.94    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.17   0.10
Totals                         9     3   1   0    5  11   0          36     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 3          2-0 
Balks: None.
WP: J Roland (4); S McDowell (5).
HBP: J Perry (3; M Alvis).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: S Williams (1; R Carew, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 12,795.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Cleveland Indians                            
1. Cesar Tovar                  3B       1. Russ Snyder                  RF
2. Ted Uhlaender                CF       2. Max Alvis                    3B
3. Harmon Killebrew             1B       3. Lou Johnson                  LF
4. Tony Oliva                   RF       4. Joe Azcue                     C
5. Bob Allison                  LF       5. Duke Sims                    1B
6. Frank Quilici                SS       6. Jose Cardenal                CF
7. Rod Carew                    2B       7. Billy Harris                 2B
8. Jerry Zimmerman               C       8. Larry Brown                  SS
9. Dave Boswell                  P       9. Sam McDowell                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 2 --- R 13% 63% 0-0 CLE L. Johnson D. Boswell Home Run
b2 2 1-3 R 10% 78% 1-0 CLE R. Snyder D. Boswell Single to LF; McDowell to 2B; Cardenal Scores
b3 0 --- R 8% 87% 2-0 CLE L. Johnson D. Boswell Home Run
t1 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar S. McDowell Double to LF
t1 1 --3 O 7% 51% 0-0 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -7% 43% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar S. McDowell Double to LF
t1 0 -2- O 1% 44% 0-0 MIN T. Uhlaender S. McDowell Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tovar to 3B
t1 1 --3 O 7% 51% 0-0 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Strikeout
t1 2 --3 O 4% 54% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva S. McDowell Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CLE R. Snyder D. Boswell Flyball: 2B
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 CLE M. Alvis D. Boswell Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- R 13% 63% 0-0 CLE L. Johnson D. Boswell Home Run
b1 2 --- 1% 64% 1-0 CLE J. Azcue D. Boswell Walk
b1 2 1-- O -2% 63% 1-0 CLE D. Sims D. Boswell Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 MIN B. Allison S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- O 1% 66% 0-1 MIN F. Quilici S. McDowell Strikeout
t2 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 MIN R. Carew S. McDowell Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- 3% 70% 1-0 CLE J. Cardenal D. Boswell Single to RF
b2 0 1-- O -3% 68% 1-0 CLE B. Harris D. Boswell Flyball: RF
b2 1 1-- O -2% 66% 1-0 CLE L. Brown D. Boswell Flyball: CF
b2 2 1-- 2% 68% 1-0 CLE S. McDowell D. Boswell Single to CF; Cardenal to 3B
b2 2 1-3 R 10% 78% 1-0 CLE R. Snyder D. Boswell Single to LF; McDowell to 2B; Cardenal Scores
b2 2 12- O -3% 75% 2-0 CLE M. Alvis D. Boswell Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- -4% 71% 0-2 MIN J. Zimmerman S. McDowell Walk
t3 0 1-- O 4% 75% 0-2 MIN D. Boswell S. McDowell Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 1 1-- O 3% 77% 0-2 MIN C. Tovar S. McDowell Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 2 1-- -2% 75% 0-2 MIN T. Uhlaender S. McDowell Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Tovar to 2B
t3 2 12- O 5% 80% 0-2 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- R 8% 87% 2-0 CLE L. Johnson D. Boswell Home Run
b3 0 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 CLE J. Azcue D. Boswell Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O -0% 86% 3-0 CLE D. Sims D. Boswell Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -0% 86% 3-0 CLE J. Cardenal D. Boswell Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2% 88% 0-3 MIN T. Oliva S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O 1% 89% 0-3 MIN B. Allison S. McDowell Flyball: 3B
t4 2 --- -1% 88% 0-3 MIN F. Quilici S. McDowell Walk
t4 2 1-- O 2% 89% 0-3 MIN R. Carew S. McDowell Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 CLE B. Harris D. Boswell Flyball: SS
b4 1 --- 1% 89% 3-0 CLE L. Brown D. Boswell Walk
b4 1 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 CLE S. McDowell D. Boswell Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 2 1-- O -1% 88% 3-0 CLE R. Snyder D. Boswell Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-3 MIN J. Zimmerman S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-3 MIN D. Boswell S. McDowell Strikeout
t5 2 --- O 1% 91% 0-3 MIN C. Tovar S. McDowell Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O -1% 91% 3-0 CLE M. Alvis D. Boswell Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -0% 90% 3-0 CLE L. Johnson D. Boswell Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- 0% 91% 3-0 CLE J. Azcue D. Boswell Single to LF
b5 2 1-- O -1% 90% 3-0 CLE D. Sims D. Boswell Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 2% 92% 0-3 MIN T. Uhlaender S. McDowell Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1 --- O 1% 93% 0-3 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- O 1% 94% 0-3 MIN T. Oliva S. McDowell Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -0% 93% 3-0 CLE J. Cardenal D. Boswell Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- 0% 94% 3-0 CLE B. Harris D. Boswell Single to 2B
b6 1 1-- 1% 94% 3-0 CLE L. Brown D. Boswell Single to P; Harris to 2B
b6 1 12- O -1% 93% 3-0 CLE S. McDowell D. Boswell Flyball: 2B
b6 2 12- R 3% 97% 3-0 CLE R. Snyder D. Boswell Single to CF; Brown to 2B; Harris Scores
Jim Perry replaces Dave Boswell pitching and batting 9th
b6 2 12- 0% 97% 4-0 CLE M. Alvis J. Perry Hit By Pitch; Brown to 3B; Snyder to 2B
b6 2 123 O -1% 96% 4-0 CLE L. Johnson J. Perry Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 MIN B. Allison S. McDowell Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- -1% 96% 0-4 MIN F. Quilici S. McDowell Walk
t7 1 1-- -2% 93% 0-4 MIN R. Carew S. McDowell Walk; Quilici to 2B
Rich Rollins pinch hits for Jerry Zimmerman (C) batting 8th
t7 1 12- O 2% 95% 0-4 MIN R. Rollins S. McDowell Groundout: SS-1B; Carew to 2B; Quilici to 3B
Frank Kostro pinch hits for Jim Perry (P) batting 9th
t7 2 -23 O 3% 98% 0-4 MIN F. Kostro S. McDowell Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Jim Roland facing 4-5-6
Jim Roland replaces Frank Kostro (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Bruce Look replaces Rich Rollins (PH) playing C batting 8th
b7 0 --- 0% 98% 4-0 CLE J. Azcue J. Roland Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 0 1-- OO -1% 98% 4-0 CLE D. Sims J. Roland Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b7 2 --- 0% 98% 4-0 CLE J. Cardenal J. Roland Walk
b7 2 1-- O -0% 98% 4-0 CLE B. Harris J. Roland Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-4 MIN C. Tovar S. McDowell Strikeout
t8 1 --- -1% 97% 0-4 MIN T. Uhlaender S. McDowell Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender to 2B
t8 1 -2- -0% 97% 0-4 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Wild Pitch; Uhlaender to 3B
t8 1 --3 -2% 95% 0-4 MIN H. Killebrew S. McDowell Walk
t8 1 1-3 R -4% 90% 0-4 MIN T. Oliva S. McDowell Single to RF; Killebrew to 2B; Uhlaender Scores/unER
Stan Williams replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
t8 1 12- O 4% 95% 1-4 MIN B. Allison S. Williams Flyball: 2B
t8 2 12- O 3% 98% 1-4 MIN F. Quilici S. Williams Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Jim Roland facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O -0% 98% 4-1 CLE L. Brown J. Roland Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -0% 98% 4-1 CLE S. Williams J. Roland Strikeout
b8 2 --- 0% 98% 4-1 CLE R. Snyder J. Roland Double to LF
b8 2 -2- 0% 98% 4-1 CLE M. Alvis J. Roland Wild Pitch; Snyder to 3B
b8 2 --3 O -0% 98% 4-1 CLE M. Alvis J. Roland Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
Tommy Harper replaces Lou Johnson playing LF batting 3rd
t9 0 --- -3% 95% 1-4 MIN R. Carew S. Williams Single to LF
t9 0 1-- O 4% 99% 1-4 MIN B. Look S. Williams Carew Picked off 1B (P-SS)
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 1-4 MIN B. Look S. Williams Groundout: 2B-1B
Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Roland (P) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-4 MIN R. Reese S. Williams Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 4.

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