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Standings
BAL
@BOS		11
8		 
(8)
KCR
@CHW		2
5
DET
@CLE		8
2
CAL
@OAK		1
6
MIN
@SEP		6
4
ATL
@HOU		6
4
SDP
@LAD		1
9
NYM
@PIT		3
11
CHC
@STL		1
0
Wednesday, April 16, 1969
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 6,536, Time of Game: 2:16
Tigers
8
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
 at Indians
2
1-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
W: Denny McLain (2-1)
L: Sonny Siebert (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   3  1  0   0  2  2    8 11  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  9  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .304 .927 -0.049 0.71 0.041 -0.090 -0.1 3 1 2B,GDP
Mickey Stanley SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .258 .722 -0.042 0.55 0.004 -0.046 0.2 0 3
Al Kaline RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .836 -0.079 0.61 0.001 -0.080 -0.9 3 1 SF
Norm Cash 1B 2 3 2 1 3 0 .368 1.117 0.117 0.50 0.117 0.000 1.8 7 0 HR
Willie Horton LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .226 .702 -0.016 0.77 0.044 -0.060 -0.8 4 0
Jim Northrup CF 4 2 2 4 0 0 .320 .974 0.281 1.04 0.314 -0.033 3.2 2 0 HR,2B
Bill Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.058 -0.012 0.48 0.012 -0.025 -0.2 6 0
Don Wert 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .115 .349 -0.050 0.53 0.000 -0.050 -0.9 2 1
Denny McLain P 4 1 3 1 0 0 .400 .800 0.089 0.72 0.114 -0.025 1.5 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 11 8 4 2 .306 .894 0.239 0.65 0.647 -0.409 3.8 27 6
2B: D McAuliffe (2, off L Burchart); J Northrup (3, off S Siebert).
HR: J Northrup (1, off L Burchart; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); N Cash (1, off S Siebert; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: A Kaline (1, off L Burchart).
TB: J Northrup 6; N Cash 5; D McAuliffe 3; D McLain 3; M Stanley; W Horton.
GIDP: D McAuliffe (1).
RBI: J Northrup 4 (4); A Kaline (6); N Cash (4); M Stanley (5); D McLain (2).
2-out RBI: J Northrup 2; D McLain; N Cash.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: A Kaline (Z Versalles at home plate).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Cardenal CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .111 .453 -0.011 0.67 0.060 -0.071 0.2 2 0 HR
Larry Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .960 -0.026 0.64 0.022 -0.048 -0.3 1 2
Russ Snyder RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .267 .579 -0.021 0.64 0.026 -0.046 -0.1 5 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .659 0.006 0.82 0.067 -0.061 -0.0 7 0 2B
Lee Maye LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .552 -0.038 0.95 0.041 -0.079 -0.4 4 0
Joe Azcue C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 .842 -0.096 0.97 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 2 0
Zoilo Versalles 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .208 .522 0.071 0.71 0.102 -0.031 0.6 2 2 2B
Vern Fuller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .238 .584 -0.044 0.82 0.011 -0.056 -0.1 4 2
Sonny Siebert P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.044 1.76 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 0 2
   Richie Scheinblum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Jack Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Max Alvis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 -0.037 1.50 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
   Larry Burchart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cap Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
Team Totals 35 2 9 2 2 5 .257 .697 -0.260 0.80 0.329 -0.589 -2.2 27 8
2B: Z Versalles (2, off D McLain); T Horton (1, off D McLain).
HR: J Cardenal (1, off D McLain; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Cardenal 4; Z Versalles 3; T Horton 2; L Maye; V Fuller; L Brown; S Siebert; R Snyder.
RBI: J Cardenal (2); Z Versalles (2).
2-out RBI: Z Versalles.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Fuller-T Horton.
E: L Brown (2).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, W (2-1) 9 9 2 2 2 5 1 2.67 37 64 0.261 0.80 2.2
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 2 5 1 2.00 37 64 0.261 0.65 2.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert, L (0-1) 5 6 4 4 2 1 1 3.21 23 38 -0.194 0.96 -1.7
Jack Hamilton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 6 0 0 0.053 0.44 0.9
Larry Burchart 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 8.31 12 0 0 -0.098 0.18 -3.1
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 4 2 2 8.00 41 38 0 0 -0.239 0.80 -3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Emmett Ashford.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 6,536.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Cleveland Indians
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Jose Cardenal CF
2 Mickey Stanley SS 2 Larry Brown SS
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Russ Snyder RF
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Tony Horton 1B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Lee Maye LF
6 Jim Northrup CF 6 Joe Azcue C
7 Bill Freehan C 7 Zoilo Versalles 3B
8 Don Wert 3B 8 Vern Fuller 2B
9 Denny McLain P 9 Sonny Siebert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 12- RR DET J. Northrup S. Siebert 21% 76% Double to LF; Cash Scores; Horton Scores
t8 4-2 2 1-- RR DET J. Northrup L. Burchart 10% 96% Home Run; Cash Scores
t4 2-0 2 12- R DET D. McLain S. Siebert 9% 83% Single to CF; Northrup Scores; Freehan to 3B
b6 1-4 2 -2- R CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain -8% 80% Single to LF; Horton Scores
b6 1-4 0 --- CLE T. Horton D. McLain -7% 79% Double to RF

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley S. Siebert -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t1 0-0 1 -2- O DET A. Kaline S. Siebert -3% 49% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- DET N. Cash S. Siebert 1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O DET W. Horton S. Siebert -4% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE L. Brown D. McLain 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- CLE R. Snyder D. McLain -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton D. McLain 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Northrup S. Siebert -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Freehan S. Siebert -2% 46% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET D. Wert S. Siebert -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE L. Maye D. McLain 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Azcue D. McLain 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain -2% 47% Double to RF
b2 0-0 2 -2- CLE V. Fuller D. McLain -1% 46% Walk
b2 0-0 2 12- O CLE S. Siebert D. McLain 4% 50% Single to RF; Versalles out at Hm/RF-C; Fuller to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McLain S. Siebert -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert -2% 46% Popfly: 3B
t3 0-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley S. Siebert -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE L. Brown D. McLain 2% 49% Lineout: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- CLE R. Snyder D. McLain -1% 47% Single to RF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton D. McLain 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O DET A. Kaline S. Siebert -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- DET N. Cash S. Siebert 3% 50% Single to CF
t4 0-0 1 1-- DET W. Horton S. Siebert 4% 55% Single to LF; Cash to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- RR DET J. Northrup S. Siebert 21% 76% Double to LF; Cash Scores; Horton Scores
t4 2-0 1 -2- DET B. Freehan S. Siebert 1% 77% Walk
t4 2-0 1 12- O DET D. Wert S. Siebert -3% 74% Flyball: RF
t4 2-0 2 12- R DET D. McLain S. Siebert 9% 83% Single to CF; Northrup Scores; Freehan to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 O DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert -3% 80% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- CLE L. Maye D. McLain -4% 76% Single to RF
b4 0-3 0 1-- O CLE J. Azcue D. McLain 4% 80% Strikeout
b4 0-3 1 1-- O CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain 3% 83% Strikeout
b4 0-3 2 1-- O CLE V. Fuller D. McLain 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley S. Siebert -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline S. Siebert -1% 83% Popfly: 3B
t5 3-0 2 --- R DET N. Cash S. Siebert 6% 90% Home Run
t5 4-0 2 --- O DET W. Horton S. Siebert -0% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Sonny Siebert (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 0 --- O CLE R. Scheinblum D. McLain 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b5 0-4 1 --- R CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain -6% 85% Home Run
b5 1-4 1 --- O CLE L. Brown D. McLain 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- O CLE R. Snyder D. McLain 1% 88% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Jack Hamilton facing 6-7-8
Jack Hamilton replaces Richie Scheinblum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Hamilton -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t6 4-1 1 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Hamilton -1% 86% Popfly: 2B
t6 4-1 2 --- O DET D. Wert J. Hamilton -0% 85% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
b6 1-4 0 --- CLE T. Horton D. McLain -7% 79% Double to RF
b6 1-4 0 -2- O CLE L. Maye D. McLain 5% 83% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 1 -2- O CLE J. Azcue D. McLain 4% 87% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 2 -2- R CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain -8% 80% Single to LF; Horton Scores
b6 2-4 2 1-- O CLE V. Fuller D. McLain 3% 83% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Jack Hamilton facing 9-1-2
t7 4-2 0 --- DET D. McLain J. Hamilton 2% 85% Single to 2B
t7 4-2 0 1-- OO DET D. McAuliffe J. Hamilton -5% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t7 4-2 2 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Hamilton -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
Max Alvis pinch hits for Jack Hamilton (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 0 --- O CLE M. Alvis D. McLain 4% 83% Lineout: 2B
b7 2-4 1 --- O CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-4 2 --- CLE L. Brown D. McLain -2% 84% Single to CF
b7 2-4 2 1-- O CLE R. Snyder D. McLain 4% 87% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Larry Burchart facing 3-4-5
Larry Burchart replaces Max Alvis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- O DET A. Kaline L. Burchart -1% 86% Popfly: 2B
t8 4-2 1 --- DET N. Cash L. Burchart 1% 87% Walk
t8 4-2 1 1-- O DET W. Horton L. Burchart -1% 86% Strikeout
t8 4-2 2 1-- RR DET J. Northrup L. Burchart 10% 96% Home Run; Cash Scores
t8 6-2 2 --- O DET B. Freehan L. Burchart -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
b8 2-6 0 --- O CLE T. Horton D. McLain 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 2-6 1 --- O CLE L. Maye D. McLain 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 2-6 2 --- O CLE J. Azcue D. McLain 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Indians 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Indians' Larry Burchart facing 8-9-1
t9 6-2 0 --- O DET D. Wert L. Burchart -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-2 1 --- DET D. McLain L. Burchart 0% 99% Single to 3B
t9 6-2 1 1-- DET D. McAuliffe L. Burchart 1% 99% Double to RF; McLain to 3B
t9 6-2 1 -23 R DET M. Stanley L. Burchart 0% 100% Single to CF; McLain Scores; McAuliffe to 3B
t9 7-2 1 1-3 RO DET A. Kaline L. Burchart 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores
t9 8-2 2 1-- DET N. Cash L. Burchart 0% 100% Walk; Stanley to 2B
t9 8-2 2 12- O DET W. Horton L. Burchart -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
b9 2-8 0 --- O CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-8 1 --- CLE V. Fuller D. McLain -0% 100% Single to RF
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Larry Burchart (P) batting 9th
b9 2-8 1 1-- O CLE C. Peterson D. McLain 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 2-8 2 1-- O CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.

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