GAME LOG Cleveland @ Minnesota
Friday, 7/28/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
2B Julio Gotay:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
RF Joe Christopher:
Base on balls.
1B Boog Powell:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (399 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
SS Bobby Richardson:
SINGLES to short right-center.
P Billy Mccool:
SAC BUNT.
Richardson advances to second.
2B Julio Gotay:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Richardson scores.
RF Joe Christopher:
Strikes out looking.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to right
1B Clarence Jones:
SINGLES to center
B. Sudakis to second.
P Fergie Jenkins:
SAC BUNT.
Sudakis advances to third.
Jones advances to second.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to left
B. Sudakis scores.
C. Jones to third.
Jones tries to score...
Rettenmund throws home...
Jones scores!
L. Cardenas to second.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
L. Cardenas to third.
T. Fuentes to second.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
C Greg Goossen:
Base on balls.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
P Fergie Jenkins:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Goossen out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
P Billy Mccool:
Strikes out looking.
2B Julio Gotay:
DOUBLES to deep left-center.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
J. Gotay to third.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to center
C Ed Bailey:
Flies out to center field.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES down the left field line.
L. Posada to second.
SS Bobby Richardson:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (349 feet)
P Billy Mccool:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Julio Gotay:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
CF Bobby Darwin:
Flies out to deep right field.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
RF Joe Christopher:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Boog Powell:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Clarence Jones:
Base on balls.
PH Chuck Hinton:
Hit by pitch.
C. Jones to second.
SS Leo Cardenas:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Jones scores.
C. Hinton to third.
Hinton tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
New pitcher: Ed Barnowski.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Base on balls.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 4
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ed Barnowski
PH Gil Garrido:
Flies out to center field.
2B Julio Gotay:
Base on balls.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Gotay out at 2nd base.
1B Boog Powell:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (437 feet)
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
New pitcher: Cecil Upshaw.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Base on balls.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
PH Bob Chance:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
B. Chance to third.
B. Chance scores.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Fuentes thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
L. Cardenas scores.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 6
Game over. Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 6
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