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BAL  8
OAK  2
 OAK  2
@BAL  0
 BOS  3
CLE  0
 DET  3
@CHW  0
 NYY  6
CAL  1
 CAL 10
@NYY  2
 MIN  4
@WSA  2
 WSA  1
MIN  0
(13)		 PIT  4
@ATL  0
 CIN  6
PHI  5
 LAD  4
HOU  3
 SFG  3
CHC  0
 NYM  1
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

 Monday, August 26, 1968
Time of Game: 2:19
Twins
4
62-68
Won 3
7th, 20 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4  6  1
Senators        0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  2
W: Jim Merritt (10-14), L: Joe Coleman (9-14), S: Bob Miller (1)
 Senators
2
48-79
Lost 1
10th, 31½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .683              2   0   2B
R Reese 1B                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .264  .673              7   1   HBP
R Carew 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .711              2   3   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .849              5   0   
B Allison LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .253  .787              2   0   CS
J Roseboro C                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .620              7   0   
R Rollins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .604              1   1   
  F Quilici 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .656              0   0   
R Clark SS                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .214  .548              1   2   
J Merritt P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .380              0   1   
  B Look PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .282  .708              0   0   SF
  B Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286              0   1   
Totals                       33   4   6   0    2   8                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: C Tovar (27, off J Coleman).
SF: B Look (1, off J Coleman).
HBP: R Reese (2, by J Coleman).
TB: B Allison 2; C Tovar 2; R Carew; J Roseboro; R Reese.
RBI: R Reese 2 (22); B Look (2); C Tovar (36).
2-out RBI: R Reese 2; C Tovar.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Rollins-R Carew-R Reese.
E: J Roseboro (5).
Baserunning Events
CS: B Allison (6, 2nd base by J Coleman/P Casanova).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .587              2   0   
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .738              2   0   
C Peterson RF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .208  .555              0   0   
  G Holman PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .705              0   0   2B
F Howard 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .895              7   2   GDP
B Alyea LF                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .298  .761              1   0   
P Casanova C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .196  .467              7   2   2B
T Cullen 2B-SS                2   0   0   1    0   1  .207  .577              2   3   SF
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .178  .434              2   3   
  B Allen PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .601              0   1   
J Coleman P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .345              3   0   
  E Stroud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .689              0   0   
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              1   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   0    1   7                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: P Casanova (5, off J Merritt); G Holman (4, off B Miller).
SF: T Cullen (1, off J Merritt).
TB: G Holman 2; P Casanova 2; C Peterson 2; E Brinkman.
GIDP: F Howard (12).
RBI: T Cullen (22); E Brinkman (6).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
PB: P Casanova (8).
E: J Coleman (3); K McMullen (17).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: E Brinkman (1st base by J Merritt).

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
J Merritt, W (10-14)           6     4   2   1    1   5   0   3.16   22     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 1· 4     62    -     0.71  -0.08
B Miller, S (1)                3     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.10   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.49   0.19
Totals                         9     5   2   1    1   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 5           -  
Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Coleman, L (9-14)            8     6   4   4    2   8   0   3.38   34     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 6     60    -     1.29  -0.40
D Baldwin                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Coleman (9; R Reese).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Merritt (5; E Brinkman, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Washington Senators                          
1. Cesar Tovar                  CF       1. Del Unser                    CF
2. Rich Reese                   1B       2. Ken McMullen                 3B
3. Rod Carew                    2B       3. Cap Peterson                 RF
4. Tony Oliva                   RF       4. Frank Howard                 1B
5. Bob Allison                  LF       5. Brant Alyea                  LF
6. Johnny Roseboro               C       6. Paul Casanova                 C
7. Rich Rollins                 3B       7. Tim Cullen                   2B
8. Ron Clark                    SS       8. Ed Brinkman                  SS
9. Jim Merritt                   P       9. Joe Coleman                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 2 -23 RR 32% 85% 2-2 MIN R. Reese J. Coleman Single to 1B; Tovar Scores; Clark Scores
t7 2 1-3 R 25% 52% 1-2 MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman Double to RF; Clark to 3B; Roseboro Scores
t7 0 1-- 15% 35% 0-2 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Single to RF; Allison to 3B
b2 0 1-- -13% 29% 0-0 WSA P. Casanova J. Merritt Double to LF; Alyea to 3B
b1 1 1-3 OO 12% 50% 0-0 WSA F. Howard J. Merritt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 47% 0-0 MIN R. Reese J. Coleman Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 MIN R. Carew J. Coleman Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 WSA D. Unser J. Merritt Flyball: 3B
b1 1 --- -2% 45% 0-0 WSA K. McMullen J. Merritt Walk
b1 1 1-- -7% 38% 0-0 WSA C. Peterson J. Merritt Single to CF; McMullen to 3B
b1 1 1-3 OO 12% 50% 0-0 WSA F. Howard J. Merritt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Coleman Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 MIN B. Allison J. Coleman Flyball: P
t2 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 MIN R. Rollins J. Coleman Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 WSA B. Alyea J. Merritt Reached on E2 (Ground Ball)
b2 0 1-- -13% 29% 0-0 WSA P. Casanova J. Merritt Double to LF; Alyea to 3B
b2 0 -23 RO 2% 30% 0-0 WSA T. Cullen J. Merritt Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Alyea Scores/unER
b2 1 -2- R -9% 22% 1-0 WSA E. Brinkman J. Merritt Single to RF; Casanova Scores
b2 1 1-- O 2% 24% 2-0 WSA J. Coleman J. Merritt Brinkman Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B)
b2 2 --- O 1% 25% 2-0 WSA J. Coleman J. Merritt Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 22% 0-2 MIN R. Clark J. Coleman Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -1% 21% 0-2 MIN J. Merritt J. Coleman Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2 --- 1% 22% 0-2 MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t3 2 1-- 2% 25% 0-2 MIN R. Reese J. Coleman Hit By Pitch; Tovar to 2B
t3 2 12- 2% 27% 0-2 MIN R. Carew J. Coleman Passed Ball; Reese to 2B; Tovar to 3B
t3 2 -23 O -6% 20% 0-2 MIN R. Carew J. Coleman Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 1% 21% 2-0 WSA D. Unser J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 1% 22% 2-0 WSA K. McMullen J. Merritt Lineout: LF
b3 2 --- -1% 21% 2-0 WSA C. Peterson J. Merritt Single to LF
b3 2 1-- O 1% 23% 2-0 WSA F. Howard J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 20% 0-2 MIN T. Oliva J. Coleman Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1 --- 3% 23% 0-2 MIN B. Allison J. Coleman Single to CF
t4 1 1-- O -4% 19% 0-2 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Allison Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t4 2 --- O -1% 18% 0-2 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 1% 19% 2-0 WSA B. Alyea J. Merritt Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 1% 20% 2-0 WSA P. Casanova J. Merritt Flyball: SS
b4 2 --- O 0% 20% 2-0 WSA T. Cullen J. Merritt Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -2% 18% 0-2 MIN R. Rollins J. Coleman Strikeout
t5 1 --- 3% 21% 0-2 MIN R. Clark J. Coleman Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- O -3% 18% 0-2 MIN J. Merritt J. Coleman Flyball: CF
t5 2 1-- O -2% 15% 0-2 MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 1% 16% 2-0 WSA E. Brinkman J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O 1% 17% 2-0 WSA J. Coleman J. Merritt Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 0% 17% 2-0 WSA D. Unser J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O -3% 15% 0-2 MIN R. Reese J. Coleman Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O -2% 13% 0-2 MIN R. Carew J. Coleman Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 12% 0-2 MIN T. Oliva J. Coleman Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 1% 13% 2-0 WSA K. McMullen J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 1% 14% 2-0 WSA C. Peterson J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 0% 14% 2-0 WSA F. Howard J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- 6% 20% 0-2 MIN B. Allison J. Coleman Single to 2B
t7 0 1-- 15% 35% 0-2 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Single to RF; Allison to 3B
t7 0 1-3 O -10% 25% 0-2 MIN R. Rollins J. Coleman Strikeout
t7 1 1-3 7% 31% 0-2 MIN R. Clark J. Coleman Walk; Roseboro to 2B
Bruce Look pinch hits for Jim Merritt (P) batting 9th
t7 1 123 RO -4% 27% 0-2 MIN B. Look J. Coleman Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Roseboro to 3B; Allison Scores
t7 2 1-3 R 25% 52% 1-2 MIN C. Tovar J. Coleman Double to RF; Clark to 3B; Roseboro Scores
t7 2 -23 RR 32% 85% 2-2 MIN R. Reese J. Coleman Single to 1B; Tovar Scores; Clark Scores
t7 2 1-- 1% 86% 4-2 MIN R. Carew J. Coleman Single to CF; Reese to 3B
t7 2 1-3 O -2% 84% 4-2 MIN T. Oliva J. Coleman Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
Bob Miller replaces Bruce Look (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O 3% 87% 2-4 WSA B. Alyea B. Miller Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 2% 89% 2-4 WSA P. Casanova B. Miller Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- O 1% 90% 2-4 WSA T. Cullen B. Miller Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Senators' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O -1% 89% 4-2 MIN B. Allison J. Coleman Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- O -1% 89% 4-2 MIN J. Roseboro J. Coleman Flyball: SS
t8 2 --- O -0% 88% 4-2 MIN R. Rollins J. Coleman Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Bob Miller facing 8-9-1
Frank Quilici replaces Rich Rollins playing 3B batting 7th; Bernie Allen pinch hits for Ed Brinkman (SS) batting 8th
b8 0 --- O 3% 91% 2-4 WSA B. Allen B. Miller Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Joe Coleman (P) batting 9th
b8 1 --- O 2% 94% 2-4 WSA E. Stroud B. Miller Groundout: P-1B
b8 2 --- O 1% 95% 2-4 WSA D. Unser B. Miller Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Senators' Dave Baldwin facing 8-9-1
Dave Baldwin replaces Ed Stroud (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Bernie Allen moves from PH to 2B; Tim Cullen moves from 2B to SS
t9 0 --- O -0% 94% 4-2 MIN R. Clark D. Baldwin Lineout: P
t9 1 --- O -0% 94% 4-2 MIN B. Miller D. Baldwin Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-2 MIN C. Tovar D. Baldwin Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
b9 0 --- O 3% 97% 2-4 WSA K. McMullen B. Miller Strikeout Looking
Gary Holman pinch hits for Cap Peterson (RF) batting 3rd
b9 1 --- -6% 91% 2-4 WSA G. Holman B. Miller Double to LF
b9 1 -2- O 6% 96% 2-4 WSA F. Howard B. Miller Flyball: RF
b9 2 -2- O 4% 100% 2-4 WSA B. Alyea B. Miller Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Senators 2.

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