GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Thursday, 8/17/1968
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
RF Ellis Burton:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep left-center. (403 feet)
LF Rick Monday:
Flies out to shallow center field.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to center
C Hal King:
Grounded into double play, 3-6-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
L. Cardenas scores.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bobby Darwin:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (353 feet)
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out looking.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 1
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
CF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
1B Lee May:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C. Tanner to third.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C. Tanner scores.
P Steve Carlton:
SINGLES to right
L. May to third.
L. May scores.
RF Ellis Burton:
Flies out to shallow center field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to left
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
P Fergie Jenkins:
SAC BUNT.
Sudakis advances to second.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to short center field.
B. Sudakis to third.
B. Sudakis scores.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Cardenas out at 2nd base.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
LF Rick Monday:
SINGLES to left
3B Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
R. Monday to second.
C Hal King:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
R. Monday to third.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
1B Lee May:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Bunted into fielders choice, May out at second.
SS Sparky Anderson:
Strikes out swinging.
P Steve Carlton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Flies out to center field.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
RF Ellis Burton:
Flies out to deep right-center.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C Hal King:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
P Fergie Jenkins:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Flies out to left field.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
CF Chuck Tanner:
Popped out to the shortstop.
1B Lee May:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Darwin to second.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
SS Sparky Anderson:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Steve Carlton:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Ellis Burton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Curt Blefary:
SAC BUNT.
Sudakis advances to third.
P Fergie Jenkins:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
LF Rick Monday:
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New LF: Curt Blefary.
Flies out to left field.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Strikes out swinging.
C Hal King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Steve Carlton
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Chuck Hinton:
SOLO HOMERUN down the right field line. (350 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
PH Eddie Haas:
Flies out to deep left field.
PH Jack Shepard:
Popped out to the third baseman.
PH George Banks:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
Game over. Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 3
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