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Scores
Standings
WSA
@BAL		7
8
CLE
@CAL		5
2
BOS
@MIN		4
5
CHW
@NYY		1
5
CHW
@NYY		6
7
DET
@OAK		6
7		 
(10)
NYM
@ATL		1
2		 
(6)
SFG
@CHC		2
4
PIT
@CIN		8
8		 
(7)
LAD
@HOU		5
0
PHI
@STL		9
3
Sunday, May 26, 1968,
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 15,964, Time of Game: 2:18
Red Sox
4
20-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Twins
5
22-18
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Sparky Lyle (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  2    5  9  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Andrews 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .672 -0.030 0.44 0.007 -0.037 -0.4 2 7
Joe Foy 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 .850 0.026 0.57 0.052 -0.026 0.3 0 3
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 .903 0.046 0.74 0.071 -0.025 0.1 1 0
Reggie Smith CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .270 .779 0.084 0.99 0.118 -0.034 0.5 2 0
Rico Petrocelli SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .225 .671 -0.075 0.72 0.000 -0.075 -1.0 1 5
Ken Harrelson RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .272 .845 0.213 0.74 0.229 -0.015 2.2 0 0 HR
Jerry Adair 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .704 -0.015 0.52 0.007 -0.023 0.0 5 1
   George Scott 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .157 .417 -0.011 0.23 0.000 -0.011 -0.2 9 0
Elston Howard C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .739 -0.046 0.52 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 5 0
Dick Ellsworth P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .043 .127 -0.034 0.48 0.000 -0.034 -0.5 1 2
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 8 4 0 9 .229 .543 0.158 0.62 0.484 -0.326 0.4 26 18
HR: K Harrelson (6, off J Merritt; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: K Harrelson 5; J Foy 2; C Yastrzemski; M Andrews; J Adair; R Smith.
RBI: K Harrelson 3 (19); R Smith (17).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Petrocelli-M Andrews-G Scott 2; M Andrews-R Petrocelli-G Scott.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .253 .628 0.216 1.73 0.253 -0.037 1.1 1 1
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .242 .639 -0.298 2.35 0.060 -0.358 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .252 .889 0.336 1.67 0.451 -0.115 0.1 9 0 HR,GDP
Rich Rollins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .682 -0.122 1.25 0.000 -0.122 -0.8 1 1
Bob Allison LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .738 -0.095 1.02 0.000 -0.095 -0.6 2 0
Ted Uhlaender CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .283 .762 0.462 0.69 0.490 -0.027 1.0 2 0 HR
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .522 -0.079 0.93 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 0 5 GDP
Jerry Zimmerman C 3 1 2 0 0 1 .200 .561 0.066 0.85 0.090 -0.024 0.6 10 0 2B
   Jim Holt PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   John Roseboro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .535 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .335 -0.016 0.69 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 2
   Ron Clark PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .280 .739 0.078 1.11 0.078 0.000 1.0 2B
   Bob Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Kostro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .548 0.109 2.13 0.109 0.000 0.7
   Al Worthington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 1 5 .281 .834 0.657 1.33 1.531 -0.873 1.5 27 9
2B: J Zimmerman (1, off D Ellsworth); R Clark (2, off D Ellsworth).
HR: H Killebrew (9, off S Lyle; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Uhlaender (3, off S Lyle; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: H Killebrew 4; T Uhlaender 4; J Zimmerman 3; R Clark 2; C Tovar 2; F Kostro; T Oliva.
GIDP: J Hernandez (3); H Killebrew (6); T Oliva (5).
RBI: C Tovar (12); T Oliva (21); H Killebrew (23); T Uhlaender (16); R Clark (6).
2-out RBI: T Uhlaender.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 3 for 7.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dick Ellsworth 7.1 7 3 3 1 5 0 4.00 28 56 -0.151 1.08 -0.9
Sparky Lyle, BS (1), L (2-1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0 2 3.57 5 2 0 -0.507 2.78 -0.6
Team Totals 8.2 9 5 5 1 5 2 5.19 33 56 2 0 -0.658 0.62 -1.5

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt 6 7 4 4 0 8 1 2.88 25 50 -0.230 0.73 -1.6
Bob Miller 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.79 7 0 0 0.045 0.33 0.8
Al Worthington, W (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.07 3 0 0 0.027 0.39 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 0 9 1 4.00 35 50 0 0 -0.158 1.33 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Al Salerno, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 15,964.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Mike Andrews 2B 1 Cesar Tovar 2B
2 Joe Foy 3B 2 Tony Oliva RF
3 Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Reggie Smith CF 4 Rich Rollins 3B
5 Rico Petrocelli SS 5 Bob Allison LF
6 Ken Harrelson RF 6 Ted Uhlaender CF
7 Jerry Adair 1B 7 Jackie Hernandez SS
8 Elston Howard C 8 Jerry Zimmerman C
9 Dick Ellsworth P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-4 2 --- R MIN T. Uhlaender S. Lyle 47% 100% Home Run
b9 3-4 0 --- R MIN H. Killebrew S. Lyle 45% 62% Home Run
b8 3-4 1 1-3 OO MIN T. Oliva S. Lyle -33% 14% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 1-0 1 12- RRR BOS K. Harrelson J. Merritt -22% 10% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith Scores
b8 2-4 1 1-3 R MIN C. Tovar D. Ellsworth 22% 47% Single to LF; Holt Scores; Kostro to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Foy J. Merritt 1% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt 1% 54% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Tovar D. Ellsworth 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN T. Oliva D. Ellsworth -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Tovar to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Ellsworth -3% 53% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O MIN R. Rollins D. Ellsworth -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Smith J. Merritt 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt 1% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- BOS K. Harrelson J. Merritt -1% 52% Single to LF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Adair J. Merritt 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Allison D. Ellsworth -2% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender D. Ellsworth -1% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 2 --- O MIN J. Hernandez D. Ellsworth -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS E. Howard J. Merritt 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Ellsworth J. Merritt 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Zimmerman D. Ellsworth -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 1 --- O MIN J. Merritt D. Ellsworth -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. Ellsworth -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Foy J. Merritt -5% 45% Single to RF
t4 0-0 0 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt -7% 38% Single to CF; Foy to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- R BOS R. Smith J. Merritt -12% 27% Single to CF; Yastrzemski to 2B; Foy Scores
t4 1-0 0 12- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt 5% 32% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 12- RRR BOS K. Harrelson J. Merritt -22% 10% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith Scores
t4 4-0 1 --- BOS J. Adair J. Merritt -1% 9% Single to RF
t4 4-0 1 1-- O BOS E. Howard J. Merritt 0% 10% Groundout: SS-1B; Adair to 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- O BOS D. Ellsworth J. Merritt 1% 11% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. Ellsworth -2% 9% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Ellsworth -1% 8% Flyball: CF
b4 0-4 2 --- O MIN R. Rollins D. Ellsworth -1% 8% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 1% 8% Groundout: P-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- BOS J. Foy J. Merritt -1% 8% Single to LF
t5 4-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt 1% 8% Foul Flyball: C
t5 4-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Smith J. Merritt 1% 9% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
George Scott replaces Jerry Adair playing 1B batting 7th
b5 0-4 0 --- O MIN B. Allison D. Ellsworth -2% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- MIN T. Uhlaender D. Ellsworth 2% 9% Walk
b5 0-4 1 1-- OO MIN J. Hernandez D. Ellsworth -3% 6% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
t6 4-0 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt 0% 6% Flyball: RF
t6 4-0 1 --- O BOS K. Harrelson J. Merritt 0% 7% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Merritt 0% 7% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 8-9-1
b6 0-4 0 --- MIN J. Zimmerman D. Ellsworth 4% 11% Double to LF
Ron Clark pinch hits for Jim Merritt (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 -2- R MIN R. Clark D. Ellsworth 8% 19% Double to RF; Zimmerman Scores
b6 1-4 0 -2- O MIN C. Tovar D. Ellsworth -3% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark to 3B
b6 1-4 1 --3 R MIN T. Oliva D. Ellsworth 6% 22% Single to RF; Clark Scores
b6 2-4 1 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew D. Ellsworth -7% 15% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
Bob Miller replaces Ron Clark (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- O BOS E. Howard B. Miller 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-2 1 --- O BOS D. Ellsworth B. Miller 1% 17% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-2 2 --- BOS M. Andrews B. Miller -1% 17% Single to LF
t7 4-2 2 1-- O BOS J. Foy B. Miller 1% 18% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 4-5-6
b7 2-4 0 --- O MIN R. Rollins D. Ellsworth -3% 14% Strikeout
b7 2-4 1 --- O MIN B. Allison D. Ellsworth -2% 12% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-4 2 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender D. Ellsworth -1% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
t8 4-2 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Miller 1% 12% Lineout: CF
t8 4-2 1 --- O BOS R. Smith B. Miller 1% 12% Flyball: LF
t8 4-2 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Miller 0% 13% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Dick Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
b8 2-4 0 --- O MIN J. Hernandez D. Ellsworth -4% 9% Strikeout
b8 2-4 1 --- MIN J. Zimmerman D. Ellsworth 5% 14% Single to RF
Frank Kostro pinch hits for Bob Miller (P) batting 9th
Jim Holt pinch runs for Jerry Zimmerman (C) batting 8th
b8 2-4 1 1-- MIN F. Kostro D. Ellsworth 11% 25% Single to LF; Holt to 3B
b8 2-4 1 1-3 R MIN C. Tovar D. Ellsworth 22% 47% Single to LF; Holt Scores; Kostro to 3B
Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 1 1-3 OO MIN T. Oliva S. Lyle -33% 14% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
Al Worthington replaces Frank Kostro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
John Roseboro replaces Jim Holt (PR) playing C batting 8th
t9 4-3 0 --- O BOS K. Harrelson A. Worthington 1% 15% Flyball: LF
t9 4-3 1 --- O BOS G. Scott A. Worthington 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-3 2 --- O BOS E. Howard A. Worthington 1% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
b9 3-4 0 --- R MIN H. Killebrew S. Lyle 45% 62% Home Run
b9 4-4 0 --- O MIN R. Rollins S. Lyle -5% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-4 1 --- O MIN B. Allison S. Lyle -4% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 4-4 2 --- R MIN T. Uhlaender S. Lyle 47% 100% Home Run
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 5.

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