GAME LOG Cleveland @ Boston
Saturday, 8/5/1969
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Short
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 0, Cleveland 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
SS Ruben Amaro:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Ron Hunt:
SINGLES to short left-center.
RF Roberto Clemente:
SINGLES to left
R. Hunt to second.
3B Ken Boyer:
3-RUN HOMERUN to deep left field. (372 feet)
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
LF Charlie James:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Short
LF Chuck Hinton:
DOUBLES to deep left field.
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C. Hinton to third.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C. Hinton scores.
3B Horace Clarke:
SINGLES to center
1B Clarence Jones:
Strikes out looking.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
C Ron Brand:
Base on balls.
1B Steve Garvey:
Grounds into fielders choice to the pitcher, Brand out at 2nd base.
P Chris Short:
Strikes out for bunting the ball foul with 2 strikes.
SS Ruben Amaro:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Short
P Andy Messersmith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to shallow right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
2B Ron Hunt:
SINGLES to shallow right-center.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Roger Maris dropped a foul ball for an error.
Strikes out looking.
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Short
CF Bobby Darwin:
Flies out to left-center.
LF Chuck Hinton:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (362 feet)
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to short right-center.
LF Charlie James:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ron Brand:
Popped out to the first baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Short
3B Horace Clarke:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
1B Clarence Jones:
Popped out to the catcher.
P Andy Messersmith:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
1B Steve Garvey:
Strikes out looking.
P Chris Short:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Ruben Amaro:
Flies out to right-center.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Short
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
Flies out to shallow left-center.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Hit by pitch.
LF Chuck Hinton:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Darwin out at 2nd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
2B Ron Hunt:
Flies out to right-center.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Flies out to deep left field.
3B Ken Boyer:
Flies out to right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Roger Maris:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to deep left-center.
3B Horace Clarke:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
PH Curt Blefary:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
CF Willie Mays:
New 1B: Chuck Hinton.
New LF: Curt Blefary.
Grounds out to the pitcher.
LF Charlie James:
Grounds out to the pitcher.
C Ron Brand:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
PH Bob Skinner:
Base on balls.
R. Brand to second.
P Chris Short:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Short
P Andy Messersmith:
New 1B: Bob Skinner.
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
PH Ron Swoboda:
SINGLES to shallow center field.
A. Messersmith to second.
2B Charlie Shoemaker:
SAC BUNT.
Messersmith advances to third.
Swoboda advances to second.
CF Bobby Darwin:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
A. Messersmith scores.
R. Swoboda to third.
1B Chuck Hinton:
Strikes out swinging.
PH Doc Edwards:
Lines out to the third baseman.
Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 3, Cleveland 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
SS Ruben Amaro:
New SS: Tito Fuentes.
New C : Doc Edwards.
New RF: Jim Barbieri.
Base on balls.
PH Dick Howser:
Northey steals second.
SINGLES down the left field line.
S. Northey to third.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Strikes out swinging.
3B Ken Boyer:
Flies out down the left field line.
Northey tags up at third...
He scores without a throw.
CF Willie Mays:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Jim Barbieri:
New SS: Dick Howser.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
3B Horace Clarke:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Curt Blefary:
SINGLES to right
PH Arlo Brunsberg:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 4, Cleveland 3
Game over. Score: Boston 4, Cleveland 3
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