GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Friday, 5/12/1968
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Lee May:
SINGLES to right
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, May out at 2nd base.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Reaches base on an error by the leftfielder.
C. Tanner to second.
RF Eddie Haas:
Strikes out looking.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Dean Chance
CF Chuck Hinton:
DOUBLES to left-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
RF Curt Blefary:
Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Swoboda out at 2nd base.
C. Hinton to third.
1B Bob Chance:
SINGLES to right
C. Hinton scores.
C. Blefary to second.
Blefary tries to advance to third...
Haas throws to third...
SAFE at third base.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Flies out to deep right-center.
Blefary tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
B. Chance scores.
3B Willie Tasby:
Flies out to shallow left field.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Hal King:
Lines out to the first baseman.
2B Billy Moran:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Joe Moock:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
B. Moran to third.
P Dean Chance:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Dean Chance
C Doc Edwards:
Flies out to left field.
P Don Sutton:
Base on balls.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Sutton out at 2nd base.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to left
C. Hinton to second.
RF Curt Blefary:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Lee May:
Flies out to left field.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
DOUBLES to deep right field.
RF Eddie Haas:
Base on balls.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Dean Chance
1B Bob Chance:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to left
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Hal King:
Flies out to the gap in left-center.
2B Billy Moran:
SINGLES to left
1B Joe Moock:
Strikes out swinging.
P Dean Chance:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Dean Chance
3B Willie Tasby:
SINGLES to short left-center.
C Doc Edwards:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
P Don Sutton:
Base on balls.
CF Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES to short right-center.
D. Sutton to second.
Sutton tries to advance to third...
He reaches third base safely without a throw.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to right
D. Sutton scores.
C. Hinton to second.
C. Hinton to third.
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to right
C. Hinton scores.
R. Swoboda to second.
R. Swoboda to third.
1B Bob Chance:
Flies out to short right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Lee May:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 5, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Dean Chance
2B Tito Fuentes:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
T. Fuentes to third.
3B Willie Tasby:
Flies out to deep right field.
Fuentes tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
C Doc Edwards:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF Eddie Haas:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Rick Monday:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
C Hal King:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (423 feet)
2B Billy Moran:
SINGLES to left
1B Joe Moock:
Flies out to the gap in right-center.
P Dean Chance:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Dean Chance
P Don Sutton:
Lines out to the first baseman.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Lee May:
Flies out to center field.
CF Chuck Tanner:
SINGLES to short left-center.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to right
C. Tanner to second.
RF Eddie Haas:
Flies out to right-center.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Tanner out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Detroit 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Dean Chance
RF Curt Blefary:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
1B Bob Chance:
Base on balls.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Chance out at 2nd base.
C. Blefary to third.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
C. Blefary scores.
T. Fuentes to third.
Fuentes tries to score...
Tanner throws home...
Fuentes scores!
3B Willie Tasby:
Flies out to left-center.
C Doc Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 2
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Hal King:
SINGLES to right
2B Billy Moran:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
H. King to third.
1B Joe Moock:
Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder.
H. King scores.
B. Moran scores.
PH Ellis Burton:
Flies out to right field.
SS Lee May:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 8, Detroit 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Dean Chance
New pitcher: Jerry Walker.
P Don Sutton:
PH Roger Maris:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Flies out to left field.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Lines out to the first baseman.
RF Curt Blefary:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to second.
1B Bob Chance:
SINGLES to right
R. Maris to third.
C. Blefary to second.
R. Maris scores.
C. Blefary to third.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
New pitcher: Ron Moeller.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Eddie Haas:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
Game over. Score: Cleveland 9, Detroit 4
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