Minnesota Twins 0 – 1 Cleveland Guardians
3 July 1968 · CLE07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game · 19 | Luis Tiant | 1 in 6,627 games |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | Jim Merritt | 1 in 728 player-games |
| 19 | final score 1–0 | 1 in 43 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Holt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harmon Killebrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Uhlaender | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tony Oliva | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rich Reese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Frank Quilici | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Roseboro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jackie Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Rich Rollins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Merritt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Merritt | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Alvis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Larry Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lou Johnson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Azcue | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Cardenal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Duke Sims | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tommy Harper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vern Fuller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luis Tiant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Tiant | 10.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |