April 17, 1969 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 DET 7
@CLE 6 NYY 7
WSA 3
(10) WSA 5
@NYY 2 ATL 9
@HOU 3 MON 7
@PHI 0 PIT 4
NYM 0 SFG 5
SDP 4 CHC 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 2,284

Thursday, April 17, 1969
Time of Game: 3:05

Tigers

5-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: M Lolich (2-0), L: V Romo (1-1), S: D McMahon (1)

Indians

1-7

Lost 2

6th, 5 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                3   1   1   0    2   2  .308  .933    0    2   3   
M Stanley SS                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .294  .774    0    0   4   2·SH,GDP
A Kaline RF                   4   1   0   1    0   0  .235  .734    0    0   0   SF
N Cash 1B                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .391 1.113    0   13   0   
W Horton LF                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .250  .826    0    1   0   HR,2B
J Northrup CF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .882    0    1   0   
B Freehan C                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .308 1.034    0    9   0   HBP
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .368    0    1   5   
M Lolich P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .286    0    0   2   SH
  G Brown PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  P Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Kilkenny P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   7  10   6    5   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: W Horton (2, off S Williams).

HR: W Horton (3, off S Williams; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: A Kaline (2, off V Romo).

SH: M Stanley 2 (2, off V Romo, off J Hamilton); M Lolich (1, off S Williams).

HBP: B Freehan (1, by S Williams).

TB: W Horton 6; N Cash 2; M Stanley 2; D McAuliffe; D Wert; J Northrup; G Brown.

GIDP: M Stanley (2).

RBI: W Horton 3 (9); N Cash (5); A Kaline (7); M Stanley (6).

2-out RBI: M Stanley; W Horton.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Stanley-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

E: D McAuliffe (2).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .097  .420    0    2   0   
L Brown SS                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .313  .921    0    3   3   
C Peterson LF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   0   
  C Hinton PR-LF              2   2   2   1    1   0  .417  .962    0    1   0   2B
T Horton 1B                   4   1   3   4    1   0  .265  .894    0    5   4   HR,2B,IW
R Fosse C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    6   0   
  D Sims PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
R Scheinblum RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083    0    1   0   
  M Alvis PH-3B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   0   
Z Versalles 3B-2B             3   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .563    0    3   1   HBP
V Fuller 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .538    0    3   3   GDP
  J Azcue PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .810    0    0   0   
  R Snyder RF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .666    0    0   0   
S Williams P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  J Hamilton P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   6   9   6    5   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Horton (2, off M Lolich); C Hinton (1, off M Lolich).

HR: T Horton (3, off P Dobson; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: T Horton (1, by M Lolich).

HBP: Z Versalles (1, by M Lolich).

TB: T Horton 7; C Hinton 3; L Brown; C Peterson; R Snyder; Z Versalles.

GIDP: V Fuller (1).

RBI: T Horton 4 (7); C Hinton (2); Z Versalles (3).

2-out RBI: T Horton 2; C Hinton; Z Versalles.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Versalles-V Fuller-T Horton.

E: V Romo (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (2-0)              8     7   4   3    4   7   0   2.79   36     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1· 7     57    -     1.75  -0.12
P Dobson, H (1)                0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1  11.57    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.59  -0.01
M Kilkenny                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.95  -0.05
D McMahon, S (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.66   0.09
Totals                         9     9   6   5    5   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 9          1-0

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 Williams                     5.1   7   4   4    2   4   1   6.97   25     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 7     40    -     1.36  -0.31
J Hamilton                     1.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   2.53    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.28   0.09
V Romo, L (1-1)                2     3   3   2    1   1   0   2.25   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 3          0-0    1.42  -0.36
Totals                         9    10   7   6    5   5   1          43     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 3·10          1-0

M Kilkenny faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Lolich (1; T Horton).

HBP: S Williams (3; B Freehan); M Lolich (1; Z Versalles).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 2,284.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. J Cardenal           CF 
2. M Stanley            SS    2. L Brown              SS 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Peterson           LF 
4. N Cash               1B    4. T Horton             1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. R Fosse              C  
6. J Northrup           CF    6. R Scheinblum         RF 
7. B Freehan            C     7. Z Versalles          3B 
8. D Wert               3B    8. V Fuller             2B 
9. M Lolich             P     9. S Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-3  1--     -27%  44% C Hinton        M Lolich        Double to CF; Brown Scores
   t 6   0  2-2  1--      24%  79% W Horton        S Williams      Home Run; Cash Scores
   t 9   0  4-4  12-      23%  93% M Stanley       V Romo          Reached on E1 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 1B); Brown Scores/No RBI; McAuliffe to 3B; Stanley to 1B
   b 4   0  1-0  123     -18%  18% T Horton        M Lolich        Double to LF; Cardenal Scores; Brown Scores/unER; Hinton to 3B
   t 5   2  2-1  1-3      15%  50% M Stanley       S Williams      Single to CF; Freehan Scores; Wert to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Cardenal      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Peterson      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Scheinblum    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Wert          Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  M Lolich        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Freehan to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
   OO     1--      49%  V Fuller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Williams facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  M Stanley       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      48%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-P; Kaline to 2B
   R      -2-      62%  W Horton        Double to LF; Kaline Scores
   O      -2-      58%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  J Cardenal      Walk
          1--      46%  L Brown         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cardenal to 2B
          12-      36%  C Peterson      Single to RF; Cardenal to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Chuck Hinton pinch runs for Cap Peterson batting 3rd
   RR     123      18%  T Horton        Double to LF; Cardenal Scores; Brown Scores/unER; Hinton to 3B
   O      -23      23%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      31%  R Scheinblum    Fielder's Choice 3B; Hinton out at Hm/3B-C; Horton to 3B; Scheinblum to 1B
   O      1-3      35%  Z Versalles     Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Chuck Hinton moves to LF
          ---      41%  B Freehan       Hit By Pitch
          1--      54%  D Wert          Single to CF; Freehan to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  M Lolich        Strikeout
   O      1-3      35%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   R      1-3      50%  M Stanley       Single to CF; Freehan Scores; Wert to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  V Fuller        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  S Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Williams facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  N Cash          Single to RF
   RR     1--      79%  W Horton        Home Run; Cash Scores
   O      ---      78%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      79%  B Freehan       Walk
                  Jack Hamilton replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      77%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      76%  M Lolich        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  L Brown         Walk
          1--      60%  C Hinton        Walk; Brown to 2B
          12-      48%  T Horton        Single to LF; Brown to 3B; Hinton to 2B
   O      123      59%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Max Alvis pinch hits for Richie Scheinblum batting 6th
   O      123      71%  M Alvis         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Hinton to 3B; Horton to 2B
   R      123      58%  Z Versalles     Hit By Pitch; Hinton Scores; Horton to 3B; Alvis to 2B
                  Joe Azcue pinch hits for Vern Fuller batting 8th
   O      123      70%  J Azcue         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jack Hamilton facing 1-2-3
                  Zoilo Versalles moves to 2B; Max Alvis moves to 3B; Russ Snyder replaces Joe Azcue playing RF batting 8th
          ---      74%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   O      1--      73%  M Stanley       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  A Kaline        Popfly: 2B
          -2-      70%  N Cash          Walk
   O      12-      65%  W Horton        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jack Hamilton batting 9th
   O      ---      70%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Cardenal      Popfly: 2B
          ---      71%  L Brown         Single to LF
   R      1--      44%  C Hinton        Double to CF; Brown Scores
          -2-      43%  T Horton        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Fosse         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Vicente Romo facing 6-7-8
                  Vicente Romo replaces Dave Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      42%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Snyder        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  V Romo          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Vicente Romo facing 9-1-2
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Mickey Lolich batting 9th
          ---      58%  G Brown         Single to LF
          1--      70%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Brown to 2B
   R      12-      93%  M Stanley       Reached on E1 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 1B); Brown Scores/No RBI; McAuliffe to 3B; Stanley to 1B
   RO     1-3      94%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  N Cash          Single to LF; Stanley Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  W Horton        Lineout: SS
          1--      97%  J Northrup      Single to LF; Cash to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
                  Pat Dobson replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C Hinton        Single to LF
   RR     1--      96%  T Horton        Home Run; Hinton Scores
                  Mike Kilkenny replaces Pat Dobson pitching and batting 9th; Duke Sims pinch hits for Ray Fosse batting 5th
          ---      91%  D Sims          Walk
                  Don McMahon replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  M Alvis         Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196904170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation