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BAL 11
@BOS  8
(8)		 CHW  5
KCR  2
 DET  8
@CLE  2
 OAK  6
CAL  1
 MIN  6
@SEP  4
 ATL  6
@HOU  4
 LAD  9
SDP  1
 PIT 11
NYM  3
 CHC  1
@STL  0
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,536

 Wednesday, April 16, 1969
Time of Game: 2:16
Tigers
8
4-3
Won 1
3rd, 1 GB
 
                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
W: Denny McLain (2-1), L: Sonny Siebert (0-1)
 Indians
2
1-6
Lost 1
6th, 4 GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .927              3   1   2B,GDP
M Stanley SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .722              0   3   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .836              3   1   SF
N Cash 1B                     2   3   2   1    3   0  .368 1.117              7   0   HR
W Horton LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .226  .702              4   0   
J Northrup CF                 4   2   2   4    0   0  .320  .974              2   0   HR,2B
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.058              6   0   
D Wert 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .349              2   1   
D McLain P                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .400  .800              0   0   
Totals                       36   8  11   0    4   2                         27   6
Batting Events
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.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Cardenal CF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .111  .453              2   0   HR
L Brown SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .960              1   2   
R Snyder RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .579              5   0   
T Horton 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .659              7   0   2B
L Maye LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .552              4   0   
J Azcue C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .842              2   0   
Z Versalles 3B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .208  .522              2   2   2B
V Fuller 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .584              4   2   
S Siebert P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   2   
  R Scheinblum PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091              0   0   
  J Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Alvis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200              0   0   
  L Burchart P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000              0   0   
Totals                       35   2   9   0    2   5                         27   8
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. V Fuller-T Horton.
E: L Brown (2).

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, W (2-1)              9     9   2   2    2   5   1   2.67   37     -       ·  ·      5·16· 3· 9     64    -     0.84   0.26
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   5   1          37     -       ·  ·      5·16· 3· 9           -  
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 Siebert, L (0-1)             5     6   4   4    2   1   1   3.21   23     -       ·  ·      4·10· 1· 6     38    -     0.97  -0.19
J Hamilton                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.52   0.05
L Burchart                     2     4   4   4    2   1   1   8.31   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.23  -0.10
Totals                         9    11   8   8    4   2   2          41     -       ·  ·      8·16· 1·11           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert Single to RF
t1 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 DET M. Stanley S. Siebert Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 DET A. Kaline S. Siebert Flyball: RF
t1 2 -2- 1% 50% 0-0 DET N. Cash S. Siebert Walk
t1 2 12- O -4% 45% 0-0 DET W. Horton S. Siebert 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 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain Flyball: CF
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 CLE L. Brown D. McLain Flyball: CF
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 CLE R. Snyder D. McLain Walk
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 CLE T. Horton D. McLain 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET J. Northrup S. Siebert Flyball: LF
t2 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 DET B. Freehan S. Siebert Lineout: LF
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 DET D. Wert S. Siebert 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 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CLE L. Maye D. McLain Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CLE J. Azcue D. McLain Strikeout
b2 2 --- -2% 47% 0-0 CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain Double to RF
b2 2 -2- -1% 46% 0-0 CLE V. Fuller D. McLain Walk
b2 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 CLE S. Siebert D. McLain 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 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 DET D. McLain S. Siebert Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert Popfly: 3B
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 DET M. Stanley S. Siebert 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 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CLE L. Brown D. McLain Lineout: RF
b3 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 CLE R. Snyder D. McLain Single to RF
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 CLE T. Horton D. McLain 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 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 DET A. Kaline S. Siebert Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 DET N. Cash S. Siebert Single to CF
t4 1 1-- 4% 55% 0-0 DET W. Horton S. Siebert Single to LF; Cash to 2B
t4 1 12- RR 21% 76% 0-0 DET J. Northrup S. Siebert Double to LF; Cash Scores; Horton Scores
t4 1 -2- 1% 77% 2-0 DET B. Freehan S. Siebert Walk
t4 1 12- O -3% 74% 2-0 DET D. Wert S. Siebert Flyball: RF
t4 2 12- R 9% 83% 2-0 DET D. McLain S. Siebert Single to CF; Northrup Scores; Freehan to 3B
t4 2 1-3 O -3% 80% 3-0 DET D. McAuliffe S. Siebert 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 --- -4% 76% 0-3 CLE L. Maye D. McLain Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O 4% 80% 0-3 CLE J. Azcue D. McLain Strikeout
b4 1 1-- O 3% 83% 0-3 CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain Strikeout
b4 2 1-- O 2% 85% 0-3 CLE V. Fuller D. McLain 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 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 DET M. Stanley S. Siebert Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 DET A. Kaline S. Siebert Popfly: 3B
t5 2 --- R 6% 90% 3-0 DET N. Cash S. Siebert Home Run
t5 2 --- O -0% 89% 4-0 DET W. Horton S. Siebert 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 --- O 2% 91% 0-4 CLE R. Scheinblum D. McLain Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- R -6% 85% 0-4 CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain Home Run
b5 1 --- O 2% 86% 1-4 CLE L. Brown D. McLain Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 88% 1-4 CLE R. Snyder D. McLain 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 0 --- O -1% 86% 4-1 DET J. Northrup J. Hamilton Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- O -1% 86% 4-1 DET B. Freehan J. Hamilton Popfly: 2B
t6 2 --- O -0% 85% 4-1 DET D. Wert J. Hamilton 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 0 --- -7% 79% 1-4 CLE T. Horton D. McLain Double to RF
b6 0 -2- O 5% 83% 1-4 CLE L. Maye D. McLain Flyball: LF
b6 1 -2- O 4% 87% 1-4 CLE J. Azcue D. McLain Flyball: LF
b6 2 -2- R -8% 80% 1-4 CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain Single to LF; Horton Scores
b6 2 1-- O 3% 83% 2-4 CLE V. Fuller D. McLain 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 0 --- 2% 85% 4-2 DET D. McLain J. Hamilton Single to 2B
t7 0 1-- OO -4% 81% 4-2 DET D. McAuliffe J. Hamilton Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 DET M. Stanley J. Hamilton 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 0 --- O 4% 83% 2-4 CLE M. Alvis D. McLain Lineout: 2B
b7 1 --- O 2% 86% 2-4 CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- -2% 84% 2-4 CLE L. Brown D. McLain Single to CF
b7 2 1-- O 4% 87% 2-4 CLE R. Snyder D. McLain 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 0 --- O -1% 86% 4-2 DET A. Kaline L. Burchart Popfly: 2B
t8 1 --- 1% 88% 4-2 DET N. Cash L. Burchart Walk
t8 1 1-- O -1% 86% 4-2 DET W. Horton L. Burchart Strikeout
t8 2 1-- RR 10% 96% 4-2 DET J. Northrup L. Burchart Home Run; Cash Scores
t8 2 --- O -0% 96% 6-2 DET B. Freehan L. Burchart 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 0 --- O 1% 98% 2-6 CLE T. Horton D. McLain Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 1 --- O 1% 98% 2-6 CLE L. Maye D. McLain Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 2-6 CLE J. Azcue D. McLain 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 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-2 DET D. Wert L. Burchart Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- 0% 99% 6-2 DET D. McLain L. Burchart Single to 3B
t9 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-2 DET D. McAuliffe L. Burchart Double to RF; McLain to 3B
t9 1 -23 R 1% 100% 6-2 DET M. Stanley L. Burchart Single to CF; McLain Scores; McAuliffe to 3B
t9 1 1-3 RO 0% 100% 7-2 DET A. Kaline L. Burchart Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores
t9 2 1-- 0% 100% 8-2 DET N. Cash L. Burchart Walk; Stanley to 2B
t9 2 12- O 0% 100% 8-2 DET W. Horton L. Burchart 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 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-8 CLE Z. Versalles D. McLain Flyball: LF
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 2-8 CLE V. Fuller D. McLain Single to RF
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Larry Burchart (P) batting 9th
b9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 2-8 CLE C. Peterson D. McLain Foul Flyball: 3B
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 2-8 CLE J. Cardenal D. McLain Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Indians 2.

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