GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Monday, 9/4/1968
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES down the left field line.
2B Julio Gotay:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
M. Rettenmund to second.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
M. Rettenmund to third.
3B Ron Santo:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to deep left field.
RF Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
L. Posada to second.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the catcher.
L. Posada to third.
J. Christopher to second.
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to right field.
L. Posada scores.
J. Christopher to third.
P Tom Brewer:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out down the right field line.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Base on balls.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
LF Merv Rettenmund:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
M. Rettenmund to third.
Rettenmund tries to score...
Hinton throws home...
Rettenmund scores!
J. Gotay to second.
1B Boog Powell:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
J. Gotay scores.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES down the left field line.
B. Powell to third.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Powell scores.
L. Posada to second.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Christopher out at 2nd base.
L. Posada to third.
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
C Doc Edwards:
SINGLES down the right field line.
P Mike Mccormick:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Edwards out at 2nd base.
LF Ron Swoboda:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C. Hinton scores.
RF Curt Blefary:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
R. Swoboda scores.
1B Bob Chance:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
P Tom Brewer:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
2B Tito Fuentes:
Popped out to the third baseman.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to deep right field.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to right-center.
3B Ron Santo:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
C Doc Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
P Mike Mccormick:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Gil Garrido:
Base on balls.
P Tom Brewer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Garrido out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
RF Curt Blefary:
Flies out to left-center.
1B Bob Chance:
Popped out to the second baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Popped out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
LF Merv Rettenmund:
SINGLES to center
2B Julio Gotay:
Flies out to short center field.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES to right
PH Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to center
C. Shoemaker to second.
C Doc Edwards:
SAC BUNT.
Shoemaker advances to third.
Cardenas advances to second.
P Mike Mccormick:
SINGLES to right
C. Shoemaker scores.
L. Cardenas to third.
Cardenas tries to score...
Christopher throws home...
Cardenas scores!
M. Mccormick to second.
PH Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Darwin out at 2nd base.
M. Mccormick to third.
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
M. Mccormick scores.
R. Swoboda to second.
Swoboda tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
1B Bob Chance:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
3B Ron Santo:
New CF: Roger Maris.
Base on balls.
CF Leo Posada:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Santo out at 2nd base.
RF Joe Christopher:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ed Bailey:
SINGLES to left
L. Posada to second.
SS Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Tom Brewer
2B Tito Fuentes:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounded into double play, U4-3.
CF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Doc Edwards:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Maris out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Mike Mccormick
PH Walt Bond:
Bond thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
New pitcher: John Hiller.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES down the right field line.
1B Boog Powell:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Minnesota 4
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