GAME LOG California @ Cleveland
Friday, 8/4/1968
Batting: California, top of 1st.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Jim Lefebvre:
Flies out to right-center.
C Earl Battey:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Dick Allen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, California 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
CF Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES down the left field line.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Hinton steals second.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
SINGLES to left
C. Hinton to third.
T. Fuentes to second.
C. Hinton scores.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, California 0
Batting: California, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
1B George Scott:
SINGLES to center
LF Rocky Colavito:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (366 feet)
RF Tony Oliva:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Tony Taylor:
Base on balls.
CF Marty Keough:
Strikes out looking.
P Bob Gibson:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: California 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
C Doc Edwards:
Base on balls.
P Jerry Koosman:
SAC BUNT.
Edwards advances to second.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: California 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: California, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Jim Lefebvre:
SINGLES to left
C Earl Battey:
SAC BUNT.
Lefebvre advances to second.
3B Dick Allen:
Strikes out swinging.
1B George Scott:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: California 2, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to left field.
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to short right-center.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Base on balls.
C. Blefary to second.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds into fielders choice to the second baseman, Fuentes out at 2nd base.
C. Blefary to third.
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to right
C. Blefary scores.
C. Shoemaker to second.
C. Shoemaker to third.
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: California, top of 4th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
LF Rocky Colavito:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Tony Oliva:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
SS Tony Taylor:
SINGLES to center
T. Oliva to second.
CF Marty Keough:
Bunted into fielders choice, Oliva out at third.
Taylor safe at second.
P Bob Gibson:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
C Doc Edwards:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
P Jerry Koosman:
Popped out to the third baseman.
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: California, top of 5th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
2B Jim Lefebvre:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Earl Battey:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
3B Dick Allen:
Flies out to deep left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
RF Curt Blefary:
Base on balls.
R. Swoboda to second.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
R. Swoboda to third.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: California, top of 6th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
1B George Scott:
Base on balls.
LF Rocky Colavito:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Scott out at 2nd base.
RF Tony Oliva:
Lines out to the third baseman.
SS Tony Taylor:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Clarence Jones:
Flies out to short center field.
C Doc Edwards:
SINGLES to left
P Jerry Koosman:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: California, top of 7th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
CF Marty Keough:
Strikes out swinging.
P Bob Gibson:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jim Lefebvre:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
CF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, California 2
Batting: California, top of 8th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
C Earl Battey:
SINGLES down the first-base line.
3B Dick Allen:
SINGLES to center
E. Battey to second.
1B George Scott:
SINGLES to right
E. Battey to third.
D. Allen to second.
Battey tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
LF Rocky Colavito:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Tony Oliva:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
D. Allen to third.
G. Scott to second.
Allen tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
SS Tony Taylor:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
CF Marty Keough:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: California 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
SS Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out down the right field line.
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Willie Tasby:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: California 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: California, top of 9th.
Pitching: Jerry Koosman
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
P Bob Gibson:
New 1B: Bob Chance.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Strikes out swinging.
2B Jim Lefebvre:
Popped out to the third baseman.
C Earl Battey:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: California 4, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bob Gibson
C Doc Edwards:
Flies out to right field.
PH Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to center
C. Hinton to second.
C. Hinton to third.
RF Curt Blefary:
Strikes out looking.
Game over. Score: California 4, Cleveland 2
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