GAME LOG Detroit @ Cleveland
Tuesday, 8/15/1968
Batting: Detroit, top of 1st.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF Ellis Burton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
LF Rick Monday:
Lines into double play, 1-3!
3B Eddie Kasko:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to deep center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Jack Shepard:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
1B Lee May:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
RF Roger Maris:
Flies out down the left field line.
C Doc Edwards:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
B. Darwin to second.
3B Willie Tasby:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Don Sutton
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Flies out to center field.
SS Freddie Patek:
Strikes out swinging.
P Billy Hoeft:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out swinging.
P Don Sutton:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Leo Cardenas:
SINGLES to short left field.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cardenas out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 4th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF Ellis Burton:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
SINGLES to right
C Jack Shepard:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
LF Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to right
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 5th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
CF Chuck Tanner:
Base on balls.
1B Lee May:
SINGLES down the left field line.
C. Tanner to second.
2B Aurelio Rodriguez:
Flies out to right field.
SS Freddie Patek:
Flies out to short center field.
P Billy Hoeft:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 0, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
C Doc Edwards:
SINGLES to center
3B Willie Tasby:
SINGLES to shallow left field.
D. Edwards to second.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
D. Edwards to third.
P Don Sutton:
SINGLES to right
D. Edwards scores.
SS Leo Cardenas:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep right-center. (417 feet)
2B Tito Fuentes:
SINGLES to short right-center.
Fielding error by the centerfielder!
T. Fuentes to second.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 5 hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 6th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
RF Ellis Burton:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Eddie Kasko:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Roger Maris:
Flies out to short right-center.
C Doc Edwards:
Flies out to center field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 7th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
C Jack Shepard:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Chuck Tanner:
Flies out to deep left field.
1B Lee May:
SINGLES to short left-center.
PH Hal King:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
3B Willie Tasby:
New 2B: Gene Michael.
New C : Hal King.
Base on balls.
PH Curt Blefary:
Strikes out swinging.
P Don Sutton:
Grounded into double play, 6-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 8th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
SS Freddie Patek:
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New LF: Curt Blefary.
SINGLES to short center field.
P Billy Hoeft:
SAC BUNT.
Patek advances to second.
PH Eddie Haas:
Strikes out looking.
LF Rick Monday:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Chuck Hinton:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 3, Detroit 0
Batting: Detroit, top of 9th.
Pitching: Don Sutton
3B Eddie Kasko:
Base on balls.
PH George Banks:
2-RUN HOMERUN to deep left-center. (392 feet)
CF Chuck Tanner:
Strikes out swinging.
1B Lee May:
DOUBLES to deep center field.
C Hal King:
Base on balls.
New pitcher: John Hiller.
SS Freddie Patek:
TRIPLES down the right field line.
L. May scores.
H. King scores.
PH Sparky Anderson:
Wild pitch.
F. Patek scores.
Grounds out to the third baseman.
RF Eddie Haas:
Base on balls.
LF Rick Monday:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... 5 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, bottom of 9th.
Pitching: Billy Hoeft
New pitcher: Sparky Lyle.
CF Bobby Darwin:
New 2B: George Banks.
Strikes out swinging.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
C Doc Edwards:
Strikes out swinging.
Game over. Score: Detroit 5, Cleveland 3
Thanks for coming to the ballpark!

Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games
Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series