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Standings
BAL
@CAL		2
3
BOS
@CHW		6
2
BOS
@CHW		1
10
DET
@CLE		0
3
DET
@CLE		4
1
NYY
@MIN		3
6
WSA
@OAK		0
9
CHC
@CIN		8
9
CHC
@CIN		3
4		 
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PHI
@HOU		4
7
LAD
@NYM		4
5
SFG
@PIT		2
1
ATL
@STL		5
1
ATL
@STL		1
3
Sunday, June 23, 1968 2:32PM
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 25,102, Time of Game: 2:17
Yankees
3
31-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
8th, 11½ GB
 at Twins
6
35-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
W: Jim Merritt (5-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  7  1
Twins           1  0  0   1  1  0   3  0  X    6 15  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .227 .513 0.063 0.91 0.132 -0.070 0.5 1 1 HR
Roy White LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 .736 0.023 0.64 0.053 -0.030 0.1 2 1
Mickey Mantle 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .816 -0.012 0.82 0.037 -0.049 -0.1 4 1
Andy Kosco RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 .679 0.055 1.05 0.125 -0.070 0.3 1 0 HR
Bobby Cox 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .239 .643 -0.109 1.13 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 2 1
Tom Tresh SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .176 .548 0.060 1.07 0.107 -0.047 1.1 3 4 3B,SB
Bill Robinson CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .192 .543 0.004 0.79 0.045 -0.041 0.4 2 1 SB,SF
Frank Fernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .184 .761 -0.153 1.08 0.000 -0.153 -1.1 8 0
Fritz Peterson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.097 1.83 0.000 -0.097 -0.7 1 0
   Charley Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .583 1.449 -0.028 1.19 0.000 -0.028 -0.1
   Joe Verbanic P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dooley Womack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 1 8 .212 .683 -0.194 1.00 0.499 -0.694 -0.7 24 9
3B: T Tresh (1, off J Merritt).
HR: H Clarke (2, off J Merritt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); A Kosco (8, off J Merritt; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: B Robinson (1, off J Merritt).
TB: A Kosco 4; H Clarke 4; T Tresh 3; R White 2; B Robinson; M Mantle.
RBI: B Robinson (8); H Clarke (12); A Kosco (34).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: B Cox (12).
Outfield Assists: R White (H Killebrew at home plate); B Robinson (J Merritt at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: T Tresh (7, 3rd base off J Merritt/J Roseboro); B Robinson (1, 2nd base off J Merritt/J Roseboro).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .643 -0.001 0.82 0.059 -0.060 0.0 0 1 2B
   Ron Clark 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 .463 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.3 0 0
Ted Uhlaender CF 5 2 5 1 0 0 .295 .765 0.138 0.56 0.140 -0.002 0.9 2 0
Harmon Killebrew 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .778 0.145 0.85 0.195 -0.050 1.0 5 0 2B
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .531 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tony Oliva RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .278 .782 -0.064 0.79 0.002 -0.065 -1.0 6 1 IW
Bob Allison LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .249 .756 0.066 1.30 0.109 -0.043 0.1 2 0 SB
Frank Quilici 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .444 1.142 0.009 0.94 0.079 -0.071 0.8 0 1
John Roseboro C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .184 .495 -0.027 0.94 0.043 -0.070 0.6 9 0
Jackie Hernandez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .172 .440 0.091 0.93 0.140 -0.049 -0.0 2 2
Jim Merritt P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .118 .387 -0.053 0.54 0.003 -0.056 0.0 0 1 2B
Team Totals 38 6 15 5 2 6 .395 .899 0.305 0.84 0.771 -0.466 2.7 27 6
2B: C Tovar (13, off F Peterson); J Merritt (2, off D Womack); H Killebrew (6, off J Verbanic).
IBB: T Oliva (5, by J Verbanic).
TB: T Uhlaender 5; F Quilici 2; B Allison 2; C Tovar 2; J Merritt 2; J Roseboro 2; H Killebrew 2; J Hernandez.
RBI: T Uhlaender (25); F Quilici (4); J Roseboro (9); B Allison (21); J Hernandez (12).
2-out RBI: J Roseboro; J Hernandez; F Quilici.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
E: C Tovar (14).
Outfield Assists: T Oliva (B Robinson at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Allison (3, 2nd base off F Peterson/F Fernandez).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fritz Peterson, L (4-3) 6 8 3 2 0 6 0 3.02 27 52 -0.142 0.99 -0.6
Joe Verbanic 0.2 5 3 3 1 0 0 2.97 7 0 0 -0.169 0.88 -3.0
Dooley Womack 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.66 6 2 0 0.006 0.05 0.8
Team Totals 8 15 6 5 2 6 0 5.62 40 52 2 0 -0.305 1.00 -2.7

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, W (5-6) 9 7 3 3 1 8 2 2.94 35 68 0.195 1.00 0.7
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 1 8 2 3.00 35 68 0.195 0.84 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Verbanic (5; T Oliva).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 25,102.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Rain.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Minnesota Twins
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Cesar Tovar 3B
2 Roy White LF 2 Ted Uhlaender CF
3 Mickey Mantle 1B 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Andy Kosco RF 4 Tony Oliva RF
5 Bobby Cox 3B 5 Bob Allison LF
6 Tom Tresh SS 6 Frank Quilici 2B
7 Bill Robinson CF 7 John Roseboro C
8 Frank Fernandez C 8 Jackie Hernandez SS
9 Fritz Peterson P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 -2- R MIN J. Hernandez F. Peterson 14% 68% Single to LF; Allison Scores
t3 0-1 1 --- R NYY H. Clarke J. Merritt -13% 52% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 1-- R MIN H. Killebrew F. Peterson 13% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender Scores/unER; Killebrew to 2B
t6 1-3 0 --- R NYY A. Kosco J. Merritt -13% 69% Home Run
t4 1-1 1 -23 O NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt 10% 48% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Merritt 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY R. White J. Merritt -2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYY M. Mantle J. Merritt -4% 46% Single to LF; White to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O NYY A. Kosco J. Merritt 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 12- O NYY B. Cox J. Merritt 4% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar F. Peterson -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- MIN T. Uhlaender F. Peterson 2% 55% Single to RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- R MIN H. Killebrew F. Peterson 13% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender Scores/unER; Killebrew to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- O MIN T. Oliva F. Peterson -2% 65% Groundout: 1B-P; Killebrew to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 O MIN B. Allison F. Peterson -3% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- O NYY T. Tresh J. Merritt 2% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYY B. Robinson J. Merritt 2% 66% Flyball: RF
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt 1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- MIN F. Quilici F. Peterson 3% 70% Single to LF
b2 1-0 0 1-- O MIN J. Roseboro F. Peterson -3% 67% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 1-- O MIN J. Hernandez F. Peterson -2% 65% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 2 1-- O MIN J. Merritt F. Peterson -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYY F. Peterson J. Merritt 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- R NYY H. Clarke J. Merritt -13% 52% Home Run
t3 1-1 1 --- NYY R. White J. Merritt -3% 50% Single to 1B
t3 1-1 1 1-- O NYY M. Mantle J. Merritt 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 1-- O NYY A. Kosco J. Merritt 2% 55% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar F. Peterson -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- MIN T. Uhlaender F. Peterson 3% 55% Single to LF
b3 1-1 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew F. Peterson -3% 52% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva F. Peterson -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- O NYY B. Cox J. Merritt 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 1-1 1 --- NYY T. Tresh J. Merritt -3% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 1 1-- NYY B. Robinson J. Merritt -5% 45% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Tresh to 2B
t4 1-1 1 12- NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt -7% 38% Robinson Steals 2B; Tresh Steals 3B
t4 1-1 1 -23 O NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt 10% 48% Strikeout
t4 1-1 2 -23 O NYY F. Peterson J. Merritt 7% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- MIN B. Allison F. Peterson 4% 60% Single to LF
b4 1-1 0 1-- MIN F. Quilici F. Peterson 4% 64% Allison Steals 2B
b4 1-1 0 -2- O MIN F. Quilici F. Peterson -5% 58% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 1 -2- O MIN J. Roseboro F. Peterson -4% 54% Flyball: SS
b4 1-1 2 -2- R MIN J. Hernandez F. Peterson 14% 68% Single to LF; Allison Scores
b4 2-1 2 1-- O MIN J. Merritt F. Peterson -2% 66% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Merritt 3% 69% Foul Flyball: C
t5 1-2 1 --- O NYY R. White J. Merritt 2% 71% Flyball: RF
t5 1-2 2 --- O NYY M. Mantle J. Merritt 1% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- MIN C. Tovar F. Peterson 6% 79% Double to LF
b5 2-1 0 -2- R MIN T. Uhlaender F. Peterson 7% 86% Single to RF; Tovar Scores
b5 3-1 0 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew F. Peterson -2% 84% Lineout: CF
b5 3-1 1 1-- O MIN T. Oliva F. Peterson -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b5 3-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Allison F. Peterson -1% 81% Foul Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t6 1-3 0 --- R NYY A. Kosco J. Merritt -13% 69% Home Run
t6 2-3 0 --- O NYY B. Cox J. Merritt 4% 72% Flyball: RF
t6 2-3 1 --- O NYY T. Tresh J. Merritt 2% 75% Flyball: RF
t6 2-3 2 --- O NYY B. Robinson J. Merritt 2% 76% Single; Robinson out at 2B/RF-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 6-7-8
b6 3-2 0 --- O MIN F. Quilici F. Peterson -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-2 1 --- MIN J. Roseboro F. Peterson 2% 76% Single to 2B
b6 3-2 1 1-- O MIN J. Hernandez F. Peterson -2% 74% Strikeout
b6 3-2 2 1-- O MIN J. Merritt F. Peterson -2% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
t7 2-3 0 --- O NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt 4% 76% Strikeout
Charley Smith pinch hits for Fritz Peterson (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 --- O NYY C. Smith J. Merritt 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke J. Merritt 2% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Joe Verbanic facing 1-2-3
Joe Verbanic replaces Charley Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Verbanic -2% 79% Flyball: 3B
b7 3-2 1 --- MIN T. Uhlaender J. Verbanic 2% 81% Single to RF
b7 3-2 1 1-- MIN H. Killebrew J. Verbanic 7% 88% Double to LF; Uhlaender to 3B
b7 3-2 1 -23 MIN T. Oliva J. Verbanic 0% 88% Intentional Walk
b7 3-2 1 123 RO MIN B. Allison J. Verbanic 3% 91% Single to LF; Uhlaender Scores; Killebrew out at Hm/LF-C; Oliva to 3B
b7 4-2 2 1-3 R MIN F. Quilici J. Verbanic 5% 96% Single to SS; Oliva Scores; Allison to 3B
b7 5-2 2 1-3 R MIN J. Roseboro J. Verbanic 2% 98% Single to RF; Allison Scores; Quilici to 3B
Dooley Womack replaces Joe Verbanic pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 2 1-3 O MIN J. Hernandez D. Womack -0% 97% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 6.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
Ron Clark replaces Cesar Tovar playing 3B batting 1st
t8 2-6 0 --- O NYY R. White J. Merritt 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 2-6 1 --- O NYY M. Mantle J. Merritt 1% 99% Lineout: SS
t8 2-6 2 --- O NYY A. Kosco J. Merritt 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Yankees' Dooley Womack facing 9-1-2
b8 6-2 0 --- MIN J. Merritt D. Womack 0% 99% Double to RF
b8 6-2 0 -2- MIN R. Clark D. Womack 0% 99% Walk
b8 6-2 0 12- O MIN T. Uhlaender D. Womack -0% 99% Single to CF; Clark to 2B; Merritt out at Hm/CF-C
b8 6-2 1 12- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Womack -0% 99% Lineout: LF
b8 6-2 2 12- O MIN T. Oliva D. Womack -0% 99% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 6.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 2-6 0 --- O NYY B. Cox J. Merritt 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-6 1 --- NYY T. Tresh J. Merritt -1% 99% Triple to RF
t9 2-6 1 --3 RO NYY B. Robinson J. Merritt 1% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tresh Scores
t9 3-6 2 --- O NYY F. Fernandez J. Merritt 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 6.

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