GAME LOG Cleveland @ Minnesota
Thursday, 7/27/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Lee
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
RF Curt Blefary:
Swoboda steals second.
Base on balls.
1B Bob Chance:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
R. Swoboda to third.
C. Blefary to second.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to center
R. Swoboda scores.
C. Blefary to third.
B. Chance to second.
Blefary tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... 2 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Julio Gotay:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (450 feet)
SS Bobby Richardson:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Lee
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to right-center.
P Jerry Koosman:
Flies out to right field.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Base on balls.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
B. Sudakis to third.
C. Hinton to second.
B. Sudakis scores.
C. Hinton to third.
RF Curt Blefary:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
CF Bubba Morton:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
1B Joey Amalfitano:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Lee
1B Bob Chance:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 1
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Bob Lee:
SINGLES to center
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to left field.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Reaches second base on an error by the leftfielder.
B. Lee scores.
C Ed Bailey:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (391 feet)
RF Joe Christopher:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Lee
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to left-center.
P Jerry Koosman:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
3B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
CF Bubba Morton:
Base on balls.
R. Santo to second.
1B Joey Amalfitano:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Morton out at 2nd base.
R. Santo to third.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
R. Santo scores.
J. Amalfitano to third.
P Bob Lee:
Popped out to the catcher.
2B Julio Gotay:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
J. Amalfitano scores.
M. Rettenmund scores.
SS Bobby Richardson:
SINGLES to short right-center.
J. Gotay to third.
J. Gotay scores.
New pitcher: Ed Barnowski.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 8, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Lee
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to left
RF Curt Blefary:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (394 feet)
1B Bob Chance:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 8, Cleveland 5
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Ed Barnowski
RF Joe Christopher:
Popped out to the catcher.
3B Ron Santo:
SINGLES to short center field.
CF Bubba Morton:
Strikes out looking.
1B Joey Amalfitano:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
R. Santo scores.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Lee
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
P Ed Barnowski:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Ed Barnowski
P Bob Lee:
Lines out to the shortstop.
2B Julio Gotay:
Strikes out looking.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 5
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Lee
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (414 feet)
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
PH Bobby Darwin:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (376 feet)
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES down the left field line.
T. Fuentes to second.
PH Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Bill Pleis.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 8
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Ed Barnowski
C Ed Bailey:
New CF: Bobby Darwin.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 9, Cleveland 8
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Pleis
PH Doc Edwards:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
1B Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to right field.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
D. Edwards to third.
RF Curt Blefary:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep center field. (445 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
New pitcher: Roberto Rodriguez.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 9
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Ed Barnowski
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
CF Bubba Morton:
SINGLES to right
PH Boog Powell:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
B. Morton to second.
PH Leo Posada:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
B. Morton to third.
PH Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 9
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Roberto Rodriguez
New pitcher: Gary Wagner.
SS Leo Cardenas:
New 1B: Boog Powell.
New LF: Leo Posada.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
3B Willie Tasby:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 9
Batting: Minnesota, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Pete Mikkelsen
2B Julio Gotay:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Flies out down the right field line.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 10, Minnesota 9
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