Washington Senators vs Minnesota Twins
April 17, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Senators 1, Minnesota Twins 13

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 4 0 1 1
Bowens rf 4 0 0 0
Epstein 1b 4 0 1 0
Howard lf 4 0 1 0
McMullen 3b 3 0 1 0
Hansen ss 4 0 0 0
Bryan c 3 0 1 0
Coggins 2b 4 1 0 0
Bosman p 2 0 1 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Denehy p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 0 0 0 0
  Bertaina p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,lf 4 3 2 3
  Holt lf 0 0 0 0
Carew 2b 4 1 2 1
  Quilici 2b 0 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 3 2 2 2
  Reese pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Allison lf 3 0 2 0
  Clark 3b 2 1 2 3
Roseboro c 5 0 1 1
  Look c 0 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 5 1 2 2
Hernandez ss 4 2 2 1
Merritt p 2 1 0 0
Totals 36 13 16 13
Washington 000 010 000160
Minnesota 201 011 17x13160
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Bosman  L (0-1) 5.1 8 5 5 2 3
  Knowles   1.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Denehy   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bertaina   0.1 4 5 5 1 0
  Baldwin   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
13
13
6
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Merritt  W (2-0) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Washington Bosman (1,off Merritt); Unser (2,off Merritt), Minnesota Killebrew (1,off Bosman); Roseboro (1,off Knowles); Clark (1,off Baldwin); Uhlaender (3,off Baldwin).  HR–Minnesota Killebrew (3,1st inning off Bosman 1 on, 2 out); Tovar (1,3rd inning off Bosman 0 on, 1 out); Hernandez (1,5th inning off Bosman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Bryan (1,by Merritt); Tovar (1,by Knowles).  SH–Carew (1,off Knowles).  IBB–Hernandez (1,by Knowles); Killebrew (2,by Denehy).  SB–Oliva (4,2nd base off Bosman/Bryan).  CS–Allison (3,2nd base by Bosman/Bryan); Merritt (1,2nd base by Bosman/Bryan).  WP–Knowles (1).  HBP–Knowles (1,Tovar); Merritt (1,Bryan).  IBB–Knowles (1,Hernandez); Denehy (1,Killebrew).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:36.  A–22,926.
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