GAME LOG Cleveland @ Oakland
Monday, 5/8/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Paul
SS Leo Cardenas:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Hit by pitch.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to left
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to center field.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Paul
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to center field.
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to center
1B Clarence Jones:
Base on balls.
B. Sudakis to second.
P Don Sutton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Manny Jimenez:
Flies out to left-center.
C Bob Tillman:
Base on balls.
SS Chico Salmon:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
B. Tillman scores.
P Mike Paul:
Base on balls.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to left
C. Salmon scores.
M. Paul to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Paul
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to left
R. Swoboda to second.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
R. Swoboda to third.
B. Darwin to second.
C Greg Goossen:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
R. Swoboda scores.
B. Darwin to third.
R. Maris to second.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Oakland 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Altman out at 2nd base.
LF Manny Jimenez:
Base on balls.
J. Pepitone to second.
C Bob Tillman:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Pepitone out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
1B Clarence Jones:
SINGLES to right
P Don Sutton:
Bunted into fielders choice, Jones out at second.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Flies out to shallow left field.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES to short left-center.
D. Sutton to second.
Sutton tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
D. Sutton scores.
C. Shoemaker to second.
Shoemaker tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to short left field.
C. Shoemaker scores.
R. Swoboda to second.
Swoboda tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
RF Roger Maris:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Chico Salmon:
Flies out to deep right-center.
P Mike Paul:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
C Greg Goossen:
Lines out to the first baseman.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Clarence Jones:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
P Don Sutton:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF George Altman:
SINGLES down the right field line.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the left field line. (367 feet)
CF Joe Pepitone:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Manny Jimenez:
Flies out to deep right-center.
C Bob Tillman:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Paul
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to right
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES down the left field line.
L. Cardenas to second.
LF Ron Swoboda:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (387 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
Popped out to the first baseman.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Dave Vineyard.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out looking.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Oakland 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Chico Salmon:
Flies out to right-center.
P Dave Vineyard:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to center
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Oakland 4
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dave Vineyard
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Don Sutton:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Oakland 4
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF George Altman:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
CF Joe Pepitone:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (378 feet)
LF Manny Jimenez:
Base on balls.
C Bob Tillman:
Flies out to right-center.
SS Chico Salmon:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dave Vineyard
LF Ron Swoboda:
New LF: Dan Dobbek.
Base on balls.
PH Curt Blefary:
Strikes out looking.
PH Bob Chance:
Flies out to right-center.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
P Dave Vineyard:
New LF: Chuck Hinton.
New CF: Curt Blefary.
New RF: Bob Chance.
PH Rico Carty:
Base on balls.
2B Rod Carew:
SAC BUNT.
Rodgers advances to second.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
RF George Altman:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dave Vineyard
New pitcher: Bill Dailey.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Willie Tasby:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
PH Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Pete Mikkelsen
New pitcher: John Hiller.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
New 1B: Doc Edwards.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Strikes out looking.
CF Joe Pepitone:
SINGLES to right
PH John Orsino:
Flies out to left field.
C Bob Tillman:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, top of 10th.
Pitching: Bill Dailey
SS Leo Cardenas:
New C : John Orsino.
New LF: Charlie Neal.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
CF Curt Blefary:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Oakland 6, Cleveland 6
Batting: Oakland, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: John Hiller
SS Chico Salmon:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Larry Brown:
Flies out to left field.
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to right
C. Salmon to third.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to left field.
Salmon tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
Game over. Score: Oakland 7, Cleveland 6
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