July 14, 1968 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
NYY 4 CAL 7
DET 3 CHW 7
WSA 2 CHW 6
WSA 5
(10) CLE 6
@MIN 3 BOS 5
@OAK 3 ATL 4
SFG 2 HOU 5
@CIN 4
(10) HOU 6
@CIN 1 PHI 5
@NYM 3 PHI 9
@NYM 2 CHC 6
@PIT 2 STL 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 23,051

Sunday, July 14, 1968
Time of Game: 2:45

Indians

49-41

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  3   1  0  1   0  0  1    6 13  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    3  6  2

W: L Tiant (15-5), L: J Merritt (5-10), S: S Williams (8)

Twins

41-44

Lost 1

5th, 14 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   1   3   2    0   1  .250  .530    0    2   1   
L Brown SS                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .226  .603    0    1   1   GDP
L Johnson LF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .240  .666    0    2   1   
J Azcue C                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .277  .682    0   11   1   2B
J Cardenal CF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .256  .651    0    1   0   2B,SF
C Salmon 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .233  .555    0    8   0   
T Harper RF                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .209  .671    0    1   0   
V Fuller 3B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .222  .578    0    1   3   
L Tiant P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .167    0    0   1   
  L Maye PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .765         0   0   
  T Horton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .741    0    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550         0   0   
Totals                       39   6  13   6    4   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Cardenal (11, off A Worthington); J Azcue (6, off B Miller).

SF: J Cardenal (3, off J Merritt).

TB: D Nelson 3; J Azcue 3; V Fuller 2; C Salmon 2; J Cardenal 2; T Harper 2; L Brown.

GIDP: L Brown (8).

RBI: J Azcue 2 (27); D Nelson 2 (4); C Salmon (7); J Cardenal (22).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Azcue-D Nelson.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .673    0    1   3   
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .706    0    1   0   SH
T Oliva RF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .282  .822    0    1   0   CS,HBP
B Allison LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .687    0    4   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .183  .551    0    9   0   2·2B
F Quilici 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .785    0    5   4   
R Renick SS                   2   1   0   0    1   2  .200  .650    0    2   7   
J Roseboro C                  3   1   1   2    0   1  .195  .539    0    4   0   HR
J Merritt P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .443    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Holt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .519    0    0   0   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    1   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Reese 2 (5, off S Williams, off L Tiant).

HR: J Roseboro (2, off L Tiant; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: T Uhlaender (4, off L Tiant).

HBP: T Oliva (4, by S Williams).

TB: R Reese 4; J Roseboro 4; C Tovar; T Oliva; F Quilici.

RBI: J Roseboro 2 (14); T Oliva (47).

2-out RBI: J Roseboro 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Tovar-R Reese.

E: R Reese (1); R Renick (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Oliva (7, 2nd base by L Tiant/J Azcue).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, W (15-5)              6     4   3   3    1   6   1   1.36   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4     57    -     0.86   0.04
S Williams, S (8)              3     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.10   11     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 2· 2          0-0    1.49   0.17
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   8   1          33     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 6           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Merritt, L (5-10)            3.1   6   4   3    2   3   0   3.25   19     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 6     35    -     1.03  -0.28
B Miller                       3.1   5   1   1    2   0   0   3.86   16     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 5          2-0    0.77  -0.04
R Perranoski                   1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.59    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.82   0.06
A Worthington                  1     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.75    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.29  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   6   5    4   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1·13          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Williams (4; T Oliva).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 23,051.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Nelson             2B    1. C Tovar              3B 
2. L Brown              SS    2. T Uhlaender          CF 
3. L Johnson            LF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. J Azcue              C     4. B Allison            LF 
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. R Reese              1B 
6. C Salmon             1B    6. F Quilici            2B 
7. T Harper             RF    7. R Renick             SS 
8. V Fuller             3B    8. J Roseboro           C  
9. L Tiant              P     9. J Merritt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123      18%  80% J Azcue         J Merritt       Single to CF; Johnson to 3B; Brown Scores; Nelson Scores
   b 5   2  4-0  1--     -13%  80% J Roseboro      L Tiant         Home Run; Renick Scores
   b 7   0  5-3  ---     -10%  72% R Reese         S Williams      Double to RF
   b 6   1  5-2  -2-      -8%  78% T Oliva         L Tiant         Single to CF; Tovar Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  12-       7%  62% L Johnson       J Merritt       Walk; Nelson to 3B; Brown to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Nelson        Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Brown         Walk
   O      1--      48%  L Johnson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      46%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  C Salmon        Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  V Fuller        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Allison       Strikeout
          ---      43%  R Reese         Double to CF
   O      -2-      47%  F Quilici       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      50%  R Renick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  L Tiant         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  D Nelson        Single to LF
          1--      55%  L Brown         Single to LF; Nelson to 2B
          12-      62%  L Johnson       Walk; Nelson to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RR     123      80%  J Azcue         Single to CF; Johnson to 3B; Brown Scores; Nelson Scores
   RO     1-3      82%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   O      1--      81%  C Salmon        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  J Roseboro      Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  J Merritt       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      85%  V Fuller        Single to CF
          1--      86%  L Tiant         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Fuller to 2B
   R      12-      92%  D Nelson        Single to LF; Tiant to 2B; Fuller Scores/unER
                  Bob Miller replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      89%  L Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  J Azcue         Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      91%  C Salmon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  R Reese         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  F Quilici       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  R Renick        Walk
   RR     1--      80%  J Roseboro      Home Run; Renick Scores
   O      ---      81%  B Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  T Harper        Single to LF
          1--      90%  V Fuller        Single to CF; Harper to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  L Tiant         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harper stays at 3B
   R      1-3      93%  D Nelson        Single to P; Harper Scores; Tiant to 3B/Adv on E6; Nelson to 2B
   O      -23      90%  L Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B; Nelson stays at 2B; Tiant stays at 3B
   O      -23      87%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  C Tovar         Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  T Uhlaender     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tovar to 2B
   R      -2-      78%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Tovar Scores
   OO     1--      85%  B Allison       Double Play: Strikeout, Oliva Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  J Cardenal      Walk
   O      1--      83%  C Salmon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      84%  T Harper        Single to RF; Salmon to 2B
          12-      86%  V Fuller        Walk; Salmon to 3B; Harper to 2B
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th; Tony Horton pinch hits for Lee Maye batting 9th; Lee Maye pinch hits for Luis Tiant batting 9th
   O      123      82%  T Horton        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Stan Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Williams replaces Tony Horton pitching and batting 9th
          ---      72%  R Reese         Double to RF
   O      -2-      79%  F Quilici       Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      84%  R Renick        Strikeout
   O      -2-      89%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ron Perranoski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Brown         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Holt pinch hits for Ron Perranoski batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  J Holt          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  C Tovar         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  T Uhlaender     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Al Worthington facing 4-5-6
                  Al Worthington replaces Jim Holt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Azcue         Foul Flyball: SS
          ---      95%  J Cardenal      Double to LF
   R      -2-      97%  C Salmon        Single to LF; Cardenal Scores
   O      1--      97%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  V Fuller        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Stan Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  T Oliva         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  B Allison       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      99%  R Reese         Lineout: RF
   O      1--     100%  F Quilici       Single to LF; Oliva out at Hm/LF-C
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 3.

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