GAME LOG Oakland @ Cleveland
Sunday, 7/9/1968
Batting: Oakland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Rod Carew:
Strikes out looking.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out to shallow center field.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Oakland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
RF Curt Blefary:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
R. Swoboda to third.
Swoboda tries to score...
Altman throws home...
Swoboda scores!
1B Bob Chance:
SINGLES down the right field line.
C. Blefary to third.
Blefary tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
B. Chance to second.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES down the right field line.
B. Chance to third.
T. Fuentes to second.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Shoemaker out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF George Altman:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Lines out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Oakland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
P Don Sutton:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (411 feet)
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to left
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 0
Batting: Oakland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Buck Rodgers:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Chico Salmon:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
P Dock Ellis:
SAC BUNT.
Salmon advances to second.
2B Rod Carew:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
C. Salmon scores.
1B Tito Francona:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to left-center.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Fuentes out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF George Altman:
Flies out to short right field.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
P Don Sutton:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 1
Batting: Oakland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
CF Joe Pepitone:
Flies out to right field.
C Buck Rodgers:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left field. (376 feet)
SS Chico Salmon:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
P Dock Ellis:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
RF Curt Blefary:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Bob Chance:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
Batting: Oakland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Rod Carew:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
1B Tito Francona:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Carew out at 2nd base.
LF Rico Carty:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
T. Francona to third.
RF George Altman:
Intentional walk.
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
T. Francona scores.
R. Carty to third.
G. Altman to second.
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
3B Bill Sudakis:
Flies out to short center field.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
P Don Sutton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Sutton caught stealing at second.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Buck Rodgers:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Chico Salmon:
SINGLES to right
P Dock Ellis:
SAC BUNT.
Dobbek advances to second.
2B Rod Carew:
Flies out down the left field line.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dock Ellis
CF Chuck Hinton:
New SS: Larry Brown.
Base on balls.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
RF Curt Blefary:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: Dave Vineyard.
1B Bob Chance:
PH Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to left
C. Blefary to second.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
1B Tito Francona:
New CF: Bobby Darwin.
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Rico Carty:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF George Altman:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Oakland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dave Vineyard
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (399 feet)
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out looking.
P Don Sutton:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
Batting: Oakland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
3B Harmon Killebrew:
SINGLES to right
CF Joe Pepitone:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Killebrew out at 2nd base.
PH John Orsino:
Flies out to left field.
PH Manny Jimenez:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
Game over. Score: Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
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