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Standings
MIN
@BOS		0
3
CAL
@CHW		1
2
BAL
@CLE		2
10
OAK
@DET		0
3
NYY
@WSA		4
2
NYY
@WSA		2
1
STL
@HOU		2
4
ATL
@LAD		0
2
PIT
@NYM		0
2
CHC
@PHI		1
3
CHC
@PHI		9
1
CIN
@SFG		6
3
Friday, September 13, 1968
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 6,591, Time of Game: 2:33
Orioles
2
85-64
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 9½ GB
 at Indians
10
80-71
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
4th, 15½ GB
W: Mike Paul (3-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  3  2
Indians         0  0  6   0  0  3   0  1  X   10 15  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .278 .803 0.022 0.40 0.038 -0.016 -0.1 1 0
Mark Belanger SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .209 .515 0.175 0.61 0.185 -0.010 1.3 1 3
Frank Robinson RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .829 -0.023 0.31 0.003 -0.027 0.2 2 0
Elrod Hendricks C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .741 -0.020 0.21 0.000 -0.020 -0.6 4 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .699 -0.013 0.13 0.000 -0.013 -0.6 1 4
Curt Blefary 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .202 .620 0.050 0.39 0.051 -0.001 0.4 11 0
Davey Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .679 -0.069 0.73 0.000 -0.069 -1.2 2 4 GDP
Dave May CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .524 -0.032 0.81 0.000 -0.032 -0.4 0 0 GDP
   Paul Blair PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .601 -0.003 0.09 0.001 -0.004 0.1 2 0
Gene Brabender P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .086 .308 -0.014 0.59 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
   Wally Bunker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chico Fernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .269 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
   John O'Donoghue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Leonhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .295 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Valentine PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .614 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Eddie Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 3 0 3 3 .103 .291 0.060 0.39 0.278 -0.219 -1.4 24 11
TB: F Robinson 2; C Blefary.
GIDP: D Johnson (18); D May (4).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Belanger-D Johnson-C Blefary.
E: B Robinson (16); P Blair (2).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Russ Snyder CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .618 -0.060 0.63 0.006 -0.066 -0.3 3 0
Dave Nelson 2B 5 3 4 2 0 0 .242 .624 0.123 0.46 0.126 -0.003 3.1 1 2 3B,2B
Richie Scheinblum RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .300 .775 0.005 0.78 0.024 -0.018 0.3 2 0 SF
Lee Maye LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .291 .719 0.111 0.96 0.141 -0.031 0.9 1 0
   Tommy Harper LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .218 .670 0.004 0.04 0.004 0.000 0.8 1 0
Tony Horton 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .252 .721 0.056 0.46 0.067 -0.011 -0.4 8 1
Duke Sims C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .243 .752 0.103 0.98 0.107 -0.004 0.5 3 0
Max Alvis 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .222 .607 0.254 1.57 0.288 -0.034 2.0 3 1 2B
Larry Brown SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .241 .634 -0.079 0.74 0.052 -0.131 -0.3 4 3 GDP
Sonny Siebert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 .392 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Russ Nagelson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.047 1.02 0.047 0.000 0.4
   Lou Piniella PR 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.3
   Mike Paul P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .190 .418 0.004 0.06 0.004 0.000 0.3 1 1
Team Totals 38 10 15 10 2 3 .395 .915 0.560 0.71 0.866 -0.306 7.0 27 9
2B: D Nelson (4, off J O'Donoghue); M Alvis (17, off W Bunker).
3B: D Nelson (4, off E Watt).
SF: R Scheinblum (1, off G Brabender).
TB: D Nelson 7; L Maye 2; M Alvis 2; R Scheinblum 2; T Horton; L Brown; M Paul; R Snyder; D Sims; T Harper.
GIDP: L Brown (12).
RBI: M Alvis 3 (34); R Scheinblum 2 (3); D Nelson 2 (16); T Harper (26); L Maye (25); L Brown (34).
2-out RBI: M Alvis 3; L Maye; L Brown.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Paul-L Brown-T Horton; S Siebert-L Brown-T Horton.
E: R Snyder (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gene Brabender, L (6-7) 2.2 4 4 2 2 0 0 3.43 14 36 -0.181 1.51 -1.2
Wally Bunker 2.1 5 2 0 0 2 0 2.48 12 2 2 -0.350 0.62 -2.9
John O'Donoghue 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 6.14 5 0 0 -0.030 0.12 -3.2
Dave Leonhard 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.21 5 1 0 0.001 0.01 1.0
Eddie Watt 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.42 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.6
Team Totals 8 15 10 6 2 3 0 6.75 41 36 3 2 -0.560 0.39 -7.0

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 2.92 11 54 -0.134 0.71 -0.9
Mike Paul, W (3-8) 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.22 21 0 0 0.075 0.20 2.3
Team Totals 9 3 2 0 3 3 0 0.00 32 54 0 0 -0.059 0.71 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: S Siebert (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Bill Valentine, 3B - Emmett Ashford.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 6,591.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Don Buford LF 1 Russ Snyder CF
2 Mark Belanger SS 2 Dave Nelson 2B
3 Frank Robinson RF 3 Richie Scheinblum RF
4 Elrod Hendricks C 4 Lee Maye LF
5 Brooks Robinson 3B 5 Tony Horton 1B
6 Curt Blefary 1B 6 Duke Sims C
7 Davey Johnson 2B 7 Max Alvis 3B
8 Dave May CF 8 Larry Brown SS
9 Gene Brabender P 9 Sonny Siebert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-2 2 123 RRR CLE M. Alvis W. Bunker 29% 87% Double; Maye Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER; Sims Scores/unER
t1 0-0 0 1-- R BAL M. Belanger S. Siebert -17% 29% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Buford Scores/unER; Belanger to 3B
b3 1-2 2 -2- R CLE L. Maye G. Brabender 14% 52% Single to LF; Nelson Scores
b2 0-2 1 1-3 OO CLE L. Brown G. Brabender -13% 25% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 1-- CLE D. Nelson G. Brabender 8% 37% Single to CF; Piniella to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Buford S. Siebert -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- R BAL M. Belanger S. Siebert -17% 29% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Buford Scores/unER; Belanger to 3B
t1 1-0 0 --3 R BAL F. Robinson S. Siebert -1% 28% Wild Pitch; Belanger Scores/unER
t1 2-0 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson S. Siebert 1% 29% Flyball: RF
t1 2-0 1 --- O BAL E. Hendricks S. Siebert 1% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson S. Siebert 1% 31% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Gene Brabender facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CLE R. Snyder G. Brabender -2% 29% Flyball: SS
b1 0-2 1 --- CLE D. Nelson G. Brabender 3% 31% Single to CF
b1 0-2 1 1-- O CLE R. Scheinblum G. Brabender -2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nelson to 2B
b1 0-2 2 -2- O CLE L. Maye G. Brabender -3% 26% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- BAL C. Blefary S. Siebert -3% 24% Walk
t2 2-0 0 1-- O BAL D. Johnson S. Siebert 2% 26% Flyball: RF
t2 2-0 1 1-- OO BAL D. May S. Siebert 3% 29% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Gene Brabender facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- CLE T. Horton G. Brabender 4% 34% Single to CF
b2 0-2 0 1-- CLE D. Sims G. Brabender 7% 41% Walk; Horton to 2B
b2 0-2 0 12- O CLE M. Alvis G. Brabender -3% 38% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Horton to 3B
b2 0-2 1 1-3 OO CLE L. Brown G. Brabender -13% 25% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- O BAL G. Brabender S. Siebert 1% 26% Strikeout Looking
t3 2-0 1 --- O BAL D. Buford S. Siebert 1% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 2-0 2 --- O BAL M. Belanger S. Siebert 1% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Gene Brabender facing 9-1-2
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Sonny Siebert (P) batting 9th
b3 0-2 0 --- CLE R. Nagelson G. Brabender 5% 32% Walk
Lou Piniella pinch runs for Russ Nagelson (PH) batting 9th
b3 0-2 0 1-- O CLE R. Snyder G. Brabender -4% 28% Lineout: RF
b3 0-2 1 1-- CLE D. Nelson G. Brabender 8% 37% Single to CF; Piniella to 3B
b3 0-2 1 1-3 RO CLE R. Scheinblum G. Brabender 2% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores; Nelson to 2B
b3 1-2 2 -2- R CLE L. Maye G. Brabender 14% 52% Single to LF; Nelson Scores
b3 2-2 2 1-- CLE T. Horton G. Brabender 2% 55% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Maye to 2B
Wally Bunker replaces Gene Brabender pitching and batting 9th
b3 2-2 2 12- CLE D. Sims W. Bunker 4% 58% Single; Maye to 3B; Horton to 2B
b3 2-2 2 123 RRR CLE M. Alvis W. Bunker 29% 87% Double; Maye Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER; Sims Scores/unER
b3 5-2 2 -2- R CLE L. Brown W. Bunker 5% 92% Single to LF; Alvis Scores/unER; Brown to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 6-2 2 -2- O CLE L. Piniella W. Bunker -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Mike Paul facing 3-4-5
Mike Paul replaces Lou Piniella (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t4 2-6 0 --- O BAL F. Robinson M. Paul 1% 93% Flyball: LF
t4 2-6 1 --- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Paul 1% 93% Flyball: 3B
t4 2-6 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson M. Paul 0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orioles' Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
b4 6-2 0 --- O CLE R. Snyder W. Bunker -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 6-2 1 --- O CLE D. Nelson W. Bunker -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-2 2 --- CLE R. Scheinblum W. Bunker 0% 93% Single to CF
b4 6-2 2 1-- CLE L. Maye W. Bunker 1% 94% Single to RF; Scheinblum to 3B
b4 6-2 2 1-3 O CLE T. Horton W. Bunker -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Mike Paul facing 6-7-8
t5 2-6 0 --- BAL C. Blefary M. Paul -3% 90% Single to 2B
t5 2-6 0 1-- OO BAL D. Johnson M. Paul 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
Paul Blair pinch hits for Dave May (CF) batting 8th
t5 2-6 2 --- O BAL P. Blair M. Paul 0% 95% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orioles' Wally Bunker facing 6-7-8
Paul Blair moves from PH to CF
b5 6-2 0 --- O CLE D. Sims W. Bunker -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 6-2 1 --- O CLE M. Alvis W. Bunker -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
b5 6-2 2 --- O CLE L. Brown W. Bunker -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Mike Paul facing 9-1-2
Tommy Harper replaces Lee Maye playing LF batting 4th
Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Wally Bunker (P) batting 9th
t6 2-6 0 --- O BAL C. Fernandez M. Paul 1% 96% Lineout: 3B
t6 2-6 1 --- O BAL D. Buford M. Paul 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-6 2 --- O BAL M. Belanger M. Paul 0% 97% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orioles' John O'Donoghue facing 9-1-2
John O'Donoghue replaces Chico Fernandez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 0 --- CLE M. Paul J. O'Donoghue 0% 97% Single to LF
b6 6-2 0 1-- CLE R. Snyder J. O'Donoghue 1% 98% Single to LF; Paul to 2B
b6 6-2 0 12- RR CLE D. Nelson J. O'Donoghue 2% 99% Double to RF; Paul Scores; Snyder Scores
b6 8-2 0 -2- O CLE R. Scheinblum J. O'Donoghue -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 8-2 1 -2- R CLE T. Harper J. O'Donoghue 0% 100% Single to CF; Nelson Scores; Harper to 2B/Adv on E8
Dave Leonhard replaces John O'Donoghue pitching and batting 9th
b6 9-2 1 -2- O CLE T. Horton D. Leonhard -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 9-2 2 -2- O CLE D. Sims D. Leonhard -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Indians' Mike Paul facing 3-4-5
t7 2-9 0 --- BAL F. Robinson M. Paul -0% 99% Single to LF
t7 2-9 0 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Paul 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 2B
t7 2-9 1 -2- O BAL B. Robinson M. Paul 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 2-9 2 -2- O BAL C. Blefary M. Paul 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 7-8-9
b7 9-2 0 --- O CLE M. Alvis D. Leonhard -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 9-2 1 --- O CLE L. Brown D. Leonhard -0% 100% Flyball: 1B
b7 9-2 2 --- O CLE M. Paul D. Leonhard -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Indians' Mike Paul facing 7-8-9
t8 2-9 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson M. Paul 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-9 1 --- BAL P. Blair M. Paul -0% 100% Walk
Fred Valentine pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
t8 2-9 1 1-- O BAL F. Valentine M. Paul 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-9 2 1-- O BAL D. Buford M. Paul 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 1-2-3
Eddie Watt replaces Fred Valentine (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-2 0 --- O CLE R. Snyder E. Watt 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 9-2 1 --- CLE D. Nelson E. Watt 0% 100% Triple to RF
b8 9-2 1 --3 R CLE R. Scheinblum E. Watt 0% 100% Single to RF; Nelson Scores
b8 10-2 1 1-- O CLE T. Harper E. Watt 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
b8 10-2 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton E. Watt -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 10.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-10, Indians' Mike Paul facing 2-3-4
t9 2-10 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger M. Paul 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t9 2-10 1 --- BAL F. Robinson M. Paul -0% 100% Single to CF
t9 2-10 1 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks M. Paul 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-10 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson M. Paul 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 10.

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