New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins
June 22, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 22, 1968 at Metropolitan Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Minnesota Twins 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Clarke 2b 5 0 2 1
White lf 4 0 1 0
Mantle 1b 3 1 1 1
Kosco rf 4 0 0 0
Cox 3b 4 1 1 0
Tresh ss 3 1 1 0
Robinson cf 4 1 1 1
Fernandez c 3 1 1 2
Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar 3b,2b 3 0 1 0
Uhlaender cf 4 1 1 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 1 3 2
Allison lf 4 0 0 0
Roseboro c 4 0 0 0
Quilici 2b,ss 2 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Rollins ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Reese ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York 100 000 400580
Minnesota 000 200 000261
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (7-2) 9.0 6 2 2 2 9
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (4-4) 6.0 5 4 4 3 0
  Worthington   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Perranoski   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
2

  E–Tovar (13).  DP–New York 2, Minnesota 2.  2B–New York Fernandez (3,off Worthington).  HR–New York Mantle (10,1st inning off Kaat 0 on, 2 out), Minnesota Oliva (10,4th inning off Bahnsen 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Bahnsen 2 (7,off Kaat,off Worthington).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:10.  A–21,340.
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