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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins

1968-09-03 · Night game · Metropolitan Stadium · 5 innings · Att: 7053 · 60°F · Wind 10 mph · 1:30

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 4–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 4th. Dick Ellsworth earned the win. Reggie Smith went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	0	2	1	4	7
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	1	6

W: Dick Ellsworth L: Jim Merritt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Kinnamon · 1B: Russ Goetz · 2B: Hank Soar · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Andrews	3	1	2	0	0	0
Jerry Adair	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	0	1	0	0	3	0
Ken Harrelson	2	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Foy	3	1	3	2	0	0
Reggie Smith	2	1	1	2	1	0
Russ Gibson	3	0	0	0	0	0
George Scott	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Ellsworth	2	0	0	0	0	2

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Tovar	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rich Reese	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rich Rollins	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Allison	2	0	0	0	1	0
John Roseboro	3	0	0	0	0	2
Graig Nettles	2	1	1	0	0	1
Rick Renick	2	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Quilici	2	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Merritt	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Ellsworth	5.0	6	1	3

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Merritt	4.2	7	4	3
Bob Miller	0.1	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mike Andrews: 8
Jerry Adair: 3/L
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Ken Harrelson: S8.1-2
Joe Foy: S8.1-3(E8);2-H
Reggie Smith: 7/L

Bot 1

Cesar Tovar: 8
Rich Reese: S9
Rich Rollins: S5.1-2
Bob Allison: W.2-3;1-2
John Roseboro: K/C
Graig Nettles: K

Top 2

Russ Gibson: 8/L
George Scott: 53
Dick Ellsworth: K

Bot 2

Rick Renick: 3
Frank Quilici: 7
Jim Merritt: 63

Top 3

Mike Andrews: S7
Jerry Adair: PO1(13)
Jerry Adair: 8
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Ken Harrelson: 3/FL

Bot 3

Cesar Tovar: 53
Rich Reese: 3/G
Rich Rollins: S7
Bob Allison: 13

Top 4

Joe Foy: S8
Reggie Smith: HR/7.1-H
Russ Gibson: 9
George Scott: K
Dick Ellsworth: K/C

Bot 4

John Roseboro: 6
Graig Nettles: D9
Rick Renick: S6.2-3
Frank Quilici: E6.1-2;3-H
Jim Merritt: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Cesar Tovar: S7.2-3;1-2
Rich Reese: 13

Top 5

Mike Andrews: S9
Jerry Adair: 34/SH.1-2
Carl Yastrzemski: W
Ken Harrelson: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Foy: S8.1-3;2XH(862);3-H
Reggie Smith: W.1-2
Russ Gibson: 43

Bot 5

Rich Rollins: 4
Bob Allison: 8
John Roseboro: K

Notes & reviews

Twins manager Ermer and coach Goryl ejected by 1B umpire Goetz for arguing that hit by Reese was fair, but was called foul
361 feet
Game called on account of rain

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