June 18, 1968 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
NYY 1 CLE 4
@CHW 1 DET 2
BOS 1 MIN 9
WSA 8 BAL 3
@OAK 2 CIN 7
@ATL 5 HOU 3
@NYM 2 HOU 6
@NYM 5 PHI 10
SFG 2 PHI 9
SFG 1 PIT 3
LAD 2
(10) STL 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 7,635

Tuesday, June 18, 1968
Time of Game: 3:11

Indians

34-31

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4 10  2
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1

W: S McDowell (7-5), L: G Peters (3-7), S: S Williams (2)

White Sox

27-33

Lost 1

9th, 13 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Alvis 3B                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .259  .693    0    0   1   
L Brown SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .585    0    0   1   2B
T Horton 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .750    0    6   3   
J Azcue C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .674    0    7   0   
  D Sims C                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .854    0    1   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .230  .588    0    1   0   SB,IW
T Harper RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .618    0    4   0   2B
J Vidal LF                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .184  .567    0    1   0   
  J Hall PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .565    0    0   0   
V Fuller 2B                   2   0   0   1    2   0  .219  .594    0    4   1   
S McDowell P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .122  .265    0    3   1   SH
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .606         0   1   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Harper (7, off G Peters); L Brown (7, off G Peters).

SH: S McDowell (3, off G Peters).

IBB: J Cardenal (1, by G Peters).

TB: L Brown 2; J Cardenal 2; M Alvis 2; T Harper 2; J Azcue; T Horton; J Vidal; D Sims.

RBI: M Alvis 2 (22); V Fuller (8); J Vidal (4).

2-out RBI: M Alvis 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: L Brown (9); M Alvis (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (16, 2nd base off H Wilhelm/D Josephson).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .598    0    2   3   
T McCraw 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .226  .673    0    9   0   
T Davis LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .520    0    2   0   
D Josephson C                 1   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .621    0    4   3   HBP
  J McNertney PH-C            0   1   0   0    1   0  .196  .576    0    1   0   
K Berry CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .612    0    2   0   
D Kenworthy 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .622    0    0   3   
B Bradford RF                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .151  .427    0    4   0   
  P Ward PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .808    0    1   0   
S Alomar 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .517    0    2   0   
  W Causey PH-2B              1   0   1   1    0   0  .180  .513    0    0   1   
G Peters P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .620    0    0   1   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .581    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  B Voss PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .146  .410    0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   1   6   1    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

HBP: D Josephson (3, by S McDowell).

TB: D Kenworthy 2; L Aparicio; K Berry; D Josephson; W Causey.

RBI: W Causey (5).

2-out RBI: W Causey.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Kenworthy (3).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McDowell, W (7-5)            8     6   1   1    3   7   0   1.78   36     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 6     70    -     1.15   0.31
S Williams, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.81    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.03
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 6           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Peters, L (3-7)              5.1   7   4   4    4   1   0   3.46   26     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 7     35    -     1.35  -0.12
H Wilhelm                      1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   1.52    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          3-2    0.68  -0.05
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.67    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
W Wood                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.84    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0·10          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: S McDowell (3); G Peters (7).

IBB: G Peters (4; J Cardenal).

HBP: S McDowell (5; D Josephson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 7,635.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. M Alvis              3B    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. L Brown              SS    2. T McCraw             1B 
3. T Horton             1B    3. T Davis              LF 
4. J Azcue              C     4. D Josephson          C  
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. K Berry              CF 
6. T Harper             RF    6. D Kenworthy          3B 
7. J Vidal              LF    7. B Bradford           RF 
8. V Fuller             2B    8. S Alomar             2B 
9. S McDowell           P     9. G Peters             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  123      13%  79% J Vidal         G Peters        Single to P; Cardenal to 2B; Azcue to 3B; Horton Scores
   t 6   2  0-2  123      11%  94% M Alvis         H Wilhelm       Single to CF; Fuller to 2B; Vidal Scores; Cardenal Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  123      -9%  65% T Harper        G Peters        Flyball: SS
   t 6   1  0-1  123       9%  87% V Fuller        G Peters        Walk; Azcue Scores; Cardenal to 3B; Vidal to 2B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--       8%  64% J Azcue         G Peters        Single to P; Horton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      47%  L Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  T Horton        Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  J Azcue         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  T McCraw        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  T Harper        Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  J Vidal         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      45%  V Fuller        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  D Josephson     Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  K Berry         Flyball: 2B
          1--      37%  D Kenworthy     Single to RF; Josephson to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  B Bradford      Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  S McDowell      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  M Alvis         Strikeout Looking
          ---      49%  L Brown         Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  G Peters        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T McCraw        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Cardenal      Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  T Harper        Baserunner Out Advancing; Cardenal out at 2B/C-2B
   O      ---      45%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  T Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      44%  D Josephson     Walk
          1--      40%  K Berry         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Josephson to 2B
   O      12-      44%  D Kenworthy     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Josephson to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Bradford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Vidal         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  V Fuller        Walk
   O      1--      49%  S McDowell      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Fuller to 2B
          -2-      51%  M Alvis         Single to P; Fuller to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  L Brown         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  S Alomar        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      49%  G Peters        Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T McCraw        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  T Horton        Walk
          1--      64%  J Azcue         Single to P; Horton to 2B
          12-      72%  J Cardenal      Wild Pitch; Azcue to 2B; Horton to 3B
          -23      74%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      65%  T Harper        Flyball: SS
   R      123      79%  J Vidal         Single to P; Cardenal to 2B; Azcue to 3B; Horton Scores
   R      123      87%  V Fuller        Walk; Azcue Scores; Cardenal to 3B; Vidal to 2B
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      83%  S McDowell      Strikeout
   RR     123      94%  M Alvis         Single to CF; Fuller to 2B; Vidal Scores; Cardenal Scores
   O      12-      93%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  T Davis         Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  D Josephson     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      95%  K Berry         Flyball: 2B
          1--      93%  D Kenworthy     Single to RF; Josephson to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Bradford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  T Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
          1--      96%  T Harper        Cardenal Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 3B
                  Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Jose Vidal batting 7th
   O      1-3      95%  J Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
                  Jimmie Hall moves to LF
          ---      92%  S Alomar        Walk
                  Leon Wagner pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm batting 9th
          1--      91%  L Wagner        Wild Pitch; Alomar to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
          -2-      95%  T McCraw        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Alomar to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  T Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don McMahon facing 8-9-1
                  Don McMahon replaces Leon Wagner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  V Fuller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  S McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Alvis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
                  Duke Sims replaces Joe Azcue playing C batting 4th; Jerry McNertney pinch hits for Duane Josephson batting 4th
          ---      95%  J McNertney     Walk
          1--      90%  K Berry         Single to LF; McNertney to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Kenworthy     Flyball: RF
                  Pete Ward pinch hits for Buddy Bradford batting 7th
   O      12-      96%  P Ward          Groundout: P-1B; Berry to 2B; McNertney to 3B
                  Wayne Causey pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 8th
   R      -23      93%  W Causey        Single to LF; Berry to 3B; McNertney Scores
                  Bill Voss pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      1-3      97%  B Voss          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Bill Voss pitching and batting 9th; Jerry McNertney moves to C; Wayne Causey moves to 2B; Pete Ward moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  L Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  T Horton        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      97%  D Sims          Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 2B-1B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Stan Williams replaces Sam McDowell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T McCraw        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196806180

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