GAME LOG Cleveland @ Chicago (A)
Tuesday, 4/18/1968
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Don Blasingame:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
CF Vic Davalillo:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Blasingame out at 2nd base.
LF Tito Francona:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Jim Gentile:
Davalillo caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
RF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out looking.
1B Clarence Jones:
SINGLES to short center field.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to right field.
3B Horace Clarke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
1B Jim Gentile:
Strikes out looking.
3B Rich Rollins:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
RF Jim Bolger:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
LF Willie Tasby:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
P Don Sutton:
SINGLES to right
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sutton out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Sammy Taylor:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
SS Sal Bando:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
P Dick Rusteck:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Don Blasingame:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
S. Bando to third.
S. Bando scores.
CF Vic Davalillo:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Clarence Jones:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
LF Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
1B Jim Gentile:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Rich Rollins:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
C Greg Goossen:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
3B Horace Clarke:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Goossen out at 2nd base.
LF Willie Tasby:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF Jim Bolger:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Sammy Taylor:
Reaches on a throwing error by the third baseman.
SS Sal Bando:
Strikes out looking.
P Dick Rusteck:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
P Don Sutton:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Popped out to the first baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (384 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Don Blasingame:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Vic Davalillo:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Tito Francona:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
1B Clarence Jones:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Horace Clarke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
1B Jim Gentile:
Flies out to center field.
3B Rich Rollins:
Strikes out looking.
RF Jim Bolger:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Chicago (A) 1, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
LF Willie Tasby:
SINGLES to right
PH Curt Blefary:
Hinton steals second.
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Hinton to third.
SS Leo Cardenas:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
C. Hinton scores.
PH Bob Chance:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
L. Cardenas to third.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Wild pitch.
L. Cardenas scores.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
C Sammy Taylor:
New 2B: Charlie Shoemaker.
New LF: Roger Maris.
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Sal Bando:
Base on balls.
P Dick Rusteck:
SAC BUNT.
Bando advances to second.
2B Don Blasingame:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dick Rusteck
RF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
LF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
New pitcher: Rick Kester.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Swoboda out at 2nd base.
PH Doc Edwards:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (389 feet)
1B Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Chicago (A) 1
Batting: Chicago (A), bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Pete Mikkelsen
CF Vic Davalillo:
New 3B: Doc Edwards.
SINGLES to right
LF Tito Francona:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
1B Jim Gentile:
Flies out to left-center.
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Chicago (A) 1
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