GAME LOG Minnesota @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 10/3/1968
Batting: Minnesota, top of 1st.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
2B Julio Gotay:
Lines out to the third baseman.
RF Carl Warwick:
Strikes out looking.
CF Leo Posada:
SINGLES to center
1B Boog Powell:
2-RUN HOMERUN down the right field line. (344 feet)
C Ed Bailey:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 2, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
SS Leo Cardenas:
Reaches on INFIELD-HIT.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cardenas out at 2nd base.
LF Ron Swoboda:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right field. (384 feet)
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Greg Goossen:
SINGLES to left
R. Maris to second.
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES down the left field line.
R. Maris to third.
G. Goossen to second.
R. Maris scores.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Sudakis out at 2nd base.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
3B Ron Santo:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
SS Gil Garrido:
Flies out to left-center.
P Billy Mccool:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
P Fergie Jenkins:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to center
RF Carl Warwick:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to short right-center.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Darwin out at 2nd base.
C Greg Goossen:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 4th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Ed Bailey:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Ron Santo:
Base on balls.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Santo out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
3B Bill Sudakis:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Clarence Jones:
Lines out to the first baseman.
P Fergie Jenkins:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2
Batting: Minnesota, top of 5th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
SS Gil Garrido:
SINGLES to left
P Billy Mccool:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Julio Gotay:
Wild pitch.
G. Garrido to second.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Carl Warwick:
Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop.
G. Garrido scores.
CF Leo Posada:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Popped out to the first baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Minnesota 3
Batting: Minnesota, top of 6th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
1B Boog Powell:
Base on balls.
C Ed Bailey:
Base on balls.
B. Powell to second.
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Grounds into fielders choice to the shortstop, Bailey out at 2nd base.
B. Powell to third.
SS Gil Garrido:
Reaches on a throwing error by the pitcher.
B. Powell scores.
M. Rettenmund to third.
P Billy Mccool:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, no hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
CF Bobby Darwin:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Base on balls.
3B Bill Sudakis:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
B. Darwin scores.
G. Goossen to third.
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
P Fergie Jenkins:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
G. Goossen scores.
B. Sudakis scores.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 7th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
2B Julio Gotay:
Strikes out swinging.
RF Carl Warwick:
Flies out to right-center.
CF Leo Posada:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 4
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Base on balls.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Flies out to left field.
PH Doc Edwards:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 6, Minnesota 4
Batting: Minnesota, top of 8th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
1B Boog Powell:
New C : Doc Edwards.
New RF: Curt Blefary.
Powell thrown out at third by the rightfielder while trying to stretch a double into a triple.
C Ed Bailey:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ron Santo:
DOUBLES down the right field line.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
R. Santo scores.
PH Walt Bond:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (426 feet)
PH Joe Christopher:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 3 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Mccool
New pitcher: Bill Pleis.
RF Curt Blefary:
New SS: Bobby Richardson.
New RF: Walt Bond.
Flies out to shallow right-center.
3B Bill Sudakis:
SINGLES to left
PH Chuck Hinton:
Popped out to the first baseman.
PH Willie Tasby:
Popped out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 7, Cleveland 6
Batting: Minnesota, top of 9th.
Pitching: Fergie Jenkins
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
2B Julio Gotay:
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New 3B: Willie Tasby.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
SS Bobby Richardson:
SINGLES down the third-base line.
CF Leo Posada:
Richardson caught stealing at second.
Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder.
1B Boog Powell:
SINGLES to left
L. Posada to third.
L. Posada scores.
C Ed Bailey:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, one error.
Score: Minnesota 8, Cleveland 6
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Bill Pleis
SS Leo Cardenas:
Popped out to the catcher.
2B Tito Fuentes:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
T. Fuentes to third.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
C Doc Edwards:
Base on balls.
B. Darwin to second.
New pitcher: Gary Wagner.
RF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to left
T. Fuentes scores.
B. Darwin to third.
D. Edwards to second.
B. Darwin scores.
PH Bob Chance:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 8, Minnesota 8
Batting: Minnesota, top of 10th.
Pitching: Pete Mikkelsen
New pitcher: John Hiller.
3B Ron Santo:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Merv Rettenmund:
Base on balls.
RF Walt Bond:
Base on balls.
M. Rettenmund to second.
PH Joey Amalfitano:
DOUBLES to the gap in left-center.
M. Rettenmund scores.
W. Bond to third.
Bond tries to score...
He scores without a throw.
New pitcher: Ron Moeller.
2B Julio Gotay:
SINGLES to center
J. Amalfitano to third.
Amalfitano scores.
Gotay thrown out at second.
SS Bobby Richardson:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
CF Leo Posada:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
B. Richardson scores.
1B Boog Powell:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... 4 runs, 4 hits, no errors.
Score: Minnesota 12, Cleveland 8
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 10th.
Pitching: Gary Wagner
New pitcher: Roberto Rodriguez.
1B Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
3B Willie Tasby:
Popped out to the second baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Flies out to right-center.
Game over. Score: Minnesota 12, Cleveland 8
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