GAME LOG Baltimore @ Minnesota
Thursday, 9/7/1968
Batting: Baltimore, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Veale
C Dutch Dotterer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Jerry Buchek:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Gary Geiger:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Baltimore 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Fred Newman
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Boog Powell:
SINGLES to center
M. Rettenmund to second.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Powell out at 2nd base.
M. Rettenmund to third.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to center
M. Rettenmund scores.
R. Santo to second.
R. Santo to third.
RF Joe Christopher:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (375 feet)
C Ed Bailey:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... 4 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Baltimore 0
Batting: Baltimore, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Veale
CF Steve Whitaker:
SINGLES to center
3B Ron Campbell:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
S. Whitaker to third.
Whitaker tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Ernie Bowman:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Campbell to third.
1B Bob Sadowski:
SINGLES to right
R. Campbell scores.
RF Ken Harrelson:
Base on balls.
B. Sadowski to second.
P Fred Newman:
SAC BUNT.
Sadowski advances to third.
Harrelson advances to second.
C Dutch Dotterer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Baltimore 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Fred Newman
P Bob Veale:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Julio Gotay:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Rettenmund to third.
Rettenmund tries to score...
Harrelson throws home...
Rettenmund is out at home!
1B Boog Powell:
SINGLES to short left-center.
J. Gotay to third.
Gotay tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
3B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to center
B. Powell to second.
B. Powell to third.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to center
B. Powell scores.
R. Santo to second.
R. Santo to third.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Santo scores.
L. Posada to second.
Posada tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
New pitcher: Bill Edgerton.
C Ed Bailey:
Christopher steals second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 6 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 2
Batting: Baltimore, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Veale
SS Jerry Buchek:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Gary Geiger:
SINGLES to right
J. Buchek to second.
J. Buchek to third.
CF Steve Whitaker:
Popped out to the third baseman.
3B Ron Campbell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Geiger out at 2nd base.
J. Buchek scores.
2B Ernie Bowman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Edgerton
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Veale:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
1B Bob Sadowski:
Flies out to right field.
RF Ken Harrelson:
Base on balls.
P Bill Edgerton:
SAC BUNT.
Harrelson advances to second.
C Dutch Dotterer:
Base on balls.
SS Jerry Buchek:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Edgerton
2B Julio Gotay:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounded into double play, 1-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 3
Batting: Baltimore, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
LF Gary Geiger:
Base on balls.
CF Steve Whitaker:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ron Campbell:
SINGLES down the right field line.
G. Geiger to second.
Geiger tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
2B Ernie Bowman:
Base on balls.
R. Campbell to second.
1B Bob Sadowski:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Bowman out at 2nd base.
G. Geiger scores.
E. Bowman to second.
RF Ken Harrelson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Baltimore 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Edgerton
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to shallow left field.
RF Joe Christopher:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
J. Christopher to second.
SS Gil Garrido:
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Christopher to third.
J. Christopher scores.
P Bob Veale:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Minnesota 8, Baltimore 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
PH Nate Oliver:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Dutch Dotterer:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Jerry Buchek:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 8, Baltimore 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Edgerton
New pitcher: Pat House.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Julio Gotay:
Base on balls.
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 8, Baltimore 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
LF Gary Geiger:
Base on balls.
CF Steve Whitaker:
Strikes out looking.
3B Ron Campbell:
Geiger picked off at first base.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 8, Baltimore 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Pat House
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Joe Christopher:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
C Ed Bailey:
Base on balls.
SS Gil Garrido:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
J. Christopher to third.
E. Bailey to second.
Christopher tries to score...
Geiger throws home...
Christopher scores!
E. Bailey to third.
G. Garrido to second.
P Bob Veale:
Flies out to left field.
Bailey tags up at third...
Geiger throws home...
Bailey is out at home!
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Baltimore 4
Batting: Baltimore, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
2B Ernie Bowman:
Flies out to right-center.
1B Bob Sadowski:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
RF Ken Harrelson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
PH Sam Bowens:
SINGLES to left
B. Sadowski to third.
B. Sadowski scores.
C Dutch Dotterer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Baltimore 5
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Pat House
New pitcher: Jim Dickson.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Hit by pitch.
2B Julio Gotay:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (388 feet)
New pitcher: Bill Henry.
1B Boog Powell:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (417 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
RF Joe Christopher:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 12, Baltimore 5
Batting: Baltimore, top of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Veale
SS Jerry Buchek:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
LF Gary Geiger:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Steve Whitaker:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Camilo Pascual.
3B Ron Campbell:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Buchek out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 12, Baltimore 5
Game over. Score: Minnesota 12, Baltimore 5
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