GAME LOG Cleveland @ New York (A)
Friday, 9/8/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to right
2B Tito Fuentes:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
L. Cardenas to third.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to left
L. Cardenas scores.
T. Fuentes to third.
Fuentes tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Flies out to deep right-center.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Swoboda out at 2nd base.
C Doc Edwards:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
R. Maris to second.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, New York (A) 0
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Vada Pinson:
Base on balls.
SS Tom Tresh:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
3B Brooks Robinson:
SINGLES to right
V. Pinson to second.
CF Pancho Herrera:
3-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (331 feet)
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Ron Jackson:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
1B Clarence Jones:
Reaches base on an error by the rightfielder.
P Mike Mccormick:
SAC BUNT.
Jones advances to second.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to left
C. Jones to third.
Jones tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Cardenas out at 2nd base.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: New York (A) 3, Cleveland 3
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
LF Lee Maye:
Reaches on a fielding error by the second baseman.
C Jimmie Schaffer:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
P Sandy Koufax:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: New York (A) 3, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
CF Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
C Doc Edwards:
Flies out to short center field.
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES to center field.
B. Darwin scores.
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Vada Pinson:
SINGLES to short center field.
SS Tom Tresh:
Pinson steals second.
Pinson caught stealing at third.
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Pancho Herrera:
Wild pitch.
T. Tresh to third.
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
P Mike Mccormick:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Flies out to short left-center.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
1B Norm Cash:
SINGLES to center
2B Ron Jackson:
Base on balls.
N. Cash to second.
LF Lee Maye:
Flies out to right-center.
C Jimmie Schaffer:
Strikes out swinging.
P Sandy Koufax:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Popped out to the third baseman.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Vada Pinson:
SINGLES to center
SS Tom Tresh:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Pinson out at 2nd base.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Tresh out at 2nd base.
CF Pancho Herrera:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Robinson to second.
1B Norm Cash:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
C Doc Edwards:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Flies out to deep right-center.
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, New York (A) 3
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
2B Ron Jackson:
SINGLES to left
LF Lee Maye:
Strikes out swinging.
C Jimmie Schaffer:
SINGLES to short left field.
R. Jackson to second.
P Sandy Koufax:
SAC BUNT.
Jackson advances to third.
Schaffer advances to second.
RF Vada Pinson:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
R. Jackson scores.
J. Schaffer to third.
SS Tom Tresh:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Pinson out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
P Mike Mccormick:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out looking.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Brooks Robinson:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Pancho Herrera:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Norm Cash:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Sandy Koufax
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
C. Hinton to second.
Hinton tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
New pitcher: Grover Powell.
RF Roger Maris:
PH Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Darwin to second.
C Doc Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Willie Tasby:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
2B Ron Jackson:
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New LF: Curt Blefary.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
New RF: Clarence Jones.
Strikes out looking.
LF Lee Maye:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Jimmie Schaffer:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Grover Powell
RF Clarence Jones:
Base on balls.
PH Bob Chance:
Popped out to the third baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Flies out to short left-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
P Grover Powell:
New RF: Bob Chance.
PH Russ Nixon:
Base on balls.
RF Vada Pinson:
Wills caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Tom Tresh:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
3B Brooks Robinson:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 10th.
Pitching: Grover Powell
New pitcher: John Gelnar.
1B Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: New York (A) 4, Cleveland 4
Batting: New York (A), bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Pete Mikkelsen
CF Pancho Herrera:
SINGLES to left
1B Norm Cash:
Base on balls.
P. Herrera to second.
2B Ron Jackson:
Base on balls.
P. Herrera to third.
N. Cash to second.
New pitcher: John Hiller.
LF Lee Maye:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P. Herrera scores.
N. Cash to third.
R. Jackson to second.
Game over. Score: New York (A) 5, Cleveland 4
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