GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 5/9/1968
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
LF Bubba Morton:
Base on balls.
2B Gil Garrido:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
B. Morton to second.
CF Leo Posada:
Popped out to the shortstop.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
CF Chuck Hinton:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Curt Blefary:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Joe Azcue:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Joey Amalfitano:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out to deep right field.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES to left
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Shoemaker out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Minnesota 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
SS Bobby Richardson:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
P Bill Stafford:
SAC BUNT.
Richardson advances to third.
LF Bubba Morton:
SINGLES to center
B. Richardson scores.
2B Gil Garrido:
Grounded into double play, 1-4-3.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to right-center.
P Jerry Koosman:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 1, Cleveland 0
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
L. Posada to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
SINGLES to short left-center.
L. Posada to third.
B. Powell to second.
C Joe Azcue:
Flies out to right-center.
Posada tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
3B Joey Amalfitano:
Base on balls.
B. Powell to third.
J. Christopher to second.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Amalfitano out at 2nd base.
B. Powell scores.
J. Christopher to third.
P Bill Stafford:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Curt Blefary:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Blefary tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
LF Bubba Morton:
Strikes out looking.
2B Gil Garrido:
SINGLES to left
CF Leo Posada:
Garrido caught stealing at second.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
SINGLES to shallow left-center.
P Jerry Koosman:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
CF Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES to left
G. Goossen to second.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
1B Boog Powell:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Joe Azcue:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
RF Curt Blefary:
Base on balls.
1B Bob Chance:
Popped out to the shortstop.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Blefary out at 2nd base.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Fuentes out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
3B Joey Amalfitano:
SINGLES down the left field line.
SS Bobby Richardson:
SAC BUNT.
Amalfitano advances to second.
P Bill Stafford:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Bubba Morton:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to shallow right field.
C Greg Goossen:
Bunted into fielders choice, Sudakis out at second.
P Jerry Koosman:
SAC BUNT.
Goossen advances to second.
PH Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Gil Garrido:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Leo Posada:
Base on balls.
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
L. Posada to second.
RF Joe Christopher:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
RF Curt Blefary:
SOLO HOMERUN to deep right-center. (395 feet)
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out to right-center.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Popped out to the first baseman.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES to left
PH Willie Tasby:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
C Joe Azcue:
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Joey Amalfitano:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Bobby Richardson:
Lines out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Stafford
PH Roger Maris:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
PH Leo Cardenas:
SAC BUNT.
Maris advances to second.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Maris to third.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2
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