GAME LOG Cleveland @ Washington
Saturday, 9/2/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to right
LF Ron Swoboda:
Passed ball.
T. Fuentes to second.
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bobby Darwin:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (416 feet)
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
SS Cesar Tovar:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Jim Fregosi:
Hit by pitch.
CF Roy White:
Flies out to short center field.
RF Tony Conigliaro:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Washington 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
LF Bob Bowman:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Don Landrum:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Washington 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
P Jerry Koosman:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to center field.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to center
LF Ron Swoboda:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (418 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to left
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
C Willie Davis:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
P Dick Ellsworth:
Strikes out looking.
SS Cesar Tovar:
SINGLES to right
1B Jim Fregosi:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out looking.
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Clarence Jones:
Passed ball.
B. Sudakis to third.
Strikes out looking.
P Jerry Koosman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
CF Roy White:
Flies out to left-center.
RF Tony Conigliaro:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Bob Bowman:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Don Landrum:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Sammy Esposito:
Strikes out swinging.
C Willie Davis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
CF Bobby Darwin:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
B. Darwin to second.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
B. Darwin to third.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 0
Batting: Washington, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
P Dick Ellsworth:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Cesar Tovar:
SINGLES to left
1B Jim Fregosi:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Tovar to second.
Tovar tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Roy White:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
C. Tovar scores.
J. Fregosi to second.
RF Tony Conigliaro:
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Fregosi to third.
R. White to second.
LF Bob Bowman:
Strikes out looking.
2B Don Landrum:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out looking.
P Jerry Koosman:
Lines out to the pitcher.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
3B Sammy Esposito:
Reaches on a fielding error by the pitcher.
C Willie Davis:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
S. Esposito to second.
P Dick Ellsworth:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Cesar Tovar:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, 2 errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to short center field.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
1B Jim Fregosi:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Roy White:
Flies out to short left field.
RF Tony Conigliaro:
SINGLES to center
LF Bob Bowman:
Base on balls.
T. Conigliaro to second.
2B Don Landrum:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Ellsworth
RF Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
PH Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to right
R. Maris to second.
PH Chuck Hinton:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Willie Tasby:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Wes Stock.
P Jerry Koosman:
PH Bob Chance:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to third.
C. Blefary to second.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Lines out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
Batting: Washington, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
New pitcher: John Hiller.
3B Sammy Esposito:
New C : Doc Edwards.
New RF: Curt Blefary.
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Catchers interference.
C Willie Davis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Esposito out at 2nd base.
PH Ed Charles:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Cesar Tovar:
Base on balls.
W. Davis to second.
1B Jim Fregosi:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Davis out at 3rd base.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 4, Washington 1
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