Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins - September 3,1968

Visiting Team

Boston Red Sox (75-65)

Home Team

Minnesota Twins (67-73)

Game Date

September 3,1968

Year

1968

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

Ballpark

Metropolitan Stadium

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

7,053

Time of Game

1:30

Umpires

[HP]: Bill Kinnamon [1B]: Russ Goetz [2B]: Hank Soar [3B]: Nestor Chylak

3rd inning: 3/G **Twins manager Ermer and coach Goryl ejected by 1B**
3rd inning: 3/G **umpire Goetz for arguing that hit by Reese was fair**
3rd inning: 3/G **but was called foul**
4th inning: HR/7.1-H **361 feet**
5th inning: K **Game called on account of rain**

Boston Red Sox - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Mike Andrews	2b	25.056	R	3	1	2	0	0	0	.285	125	272
2	Jerry Adair	ss	31.261	R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.228	68	1025
3	Carl Yastrzemski	lf	29.012	L	0	1	0	0	3	0	.285	135	1199
4	Ken Harrelson	rf	26.365	R	2	0	1	0	1	0	.275	128	650
5	Joe Foy	3b	25.195	R	3	1	3	2	0	0	.237	129	410
6	Reggie Smith	cf	23.154	B	2	1	1	2	1	0	.257	135	299
7	Russ Gibson	c	29.120	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.233	60	110
8	George Scott	1b	24.164	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.176	112	433
9	Dick Ellsworth	p	28.165	L	2	0	0	0	0	2	.050	26	298
Totals

Errors: Jerry Adair

HR: Reggie Smith (11)

RBI: Joe Foy 2 (51), Reggie Smith 2 (53)

SH: Jerry Adair (5)

Minnesota Twins - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Cesar Tovar	cf	28.062	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.270	139	455
2	Rich Reese	1b	26.340	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	.270	109	231
3	Rich Rollins	3b	30.140	R	3	0	2	0	0	0	.243	79	873
4	Bob Allison	lf	34.054	R	2	0	0	0	1	0	.253	124	1393
5	John Roseboro	c	35.113	L	3	0	0	0	0	2	.217	121	1396
6	Graig Nettles	rf	24.014	L	2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	1	4
7	Rick Renick	ss	24.171	R	2	0	1	0	0	0	.213	29	29
8	Frank Quilici	2b	29.115	R	2	0	0	1	0	0	.248	86	165
9	Jim Merritt	p	24.269	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	.149	32	114
Totals

Errors: Cesar Tovar

2B: Graig Nettles (1)

RBI: Frank Quilici (21)

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Dick Ellsworth	L	W 13-6	5.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	3.06	1.21	26	310
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Dick Ellsworth (0-0-0)

Minnesota Twins - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Jim Merritt	L	L 10-15	4.2	7	4	4	4	3	1	3.28	1.10	33	117
2	Bob Miller	R		0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.13	1.26	37	409
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Jim Merritt (0-0-0), Bob Miller (0-0-0)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Boston Red Sox	BOS	75-65		1	0	0		2	1		4	7	1		3	3	4	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Minnesota Twins	MIN	67-73		0	0	0		1	0		1	6	1		7	7	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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