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BAL  6
WSA  1

BAL  3
WSA  2

MIN 11
@CAL  7

BOS  3
@CLE  1
DET  2
NYY  0

KCR  2
@OAK  1

ATL  2
LAD  1

(10)
SFG  7
@CIN  4

HOU  9
SDP  2

MON  4
PIT  2

NYM  7
CHC  1

STL  6
@PHI  2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 3,237

Tuesday, September 9, 1969
Time of Game: 2:22
Red Sox
3
76-63
Won 2
3rd, 19½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
W: Vicente Romo (6-10), L: Sam McDowell (16-13)
Indians
1
56-86
Lost 2
6th, 41 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S O'Brien 3B                  5   2   1   0    0   2  .263  .776              0   1   
M Andrews 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .841              3   3   
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   1   1    0   2  .259  .867              2   0   
R Smith CF                    4   0   3   2    0   1  .321  .921              2   0   2B
R Petrocelli SS               3   0   1   0    1   1  .308 1.042              3   2   
T Conigliaro RF               3   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .759              0   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .719              6   0   
J Moses C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .303  .795             11   0   
V Romo P                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .148  .333              0   0   
Totals                       37   3  10   0    2  12                         27   6
Batting Events
2B: R Smith (24, off S McDowell).
TB: R Smith 4; R Petrocelli; C Yastrzemski; V Romo; G Scott; S O'Brien; M Andrews; T Conigliaro.
RBI: R Smith 2 (84); C Yastrzemski (101).
2-out RBI: R Smith 2; C Yastrzemski.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .671              1   1   2B
L Klimchock 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .750              3   0   
F Baker LF                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .302  .829              2   0   
T Horton 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .807              5   0   HR
K Harrelson RF                4   0   1   0    0   3  .224  .765              1   0   
D Sims C                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .792             12   0   
E Leon SS                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .687              1   3   
D Nelson 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .459              2   0   
  R Snyder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .626              0   0   
  V Fuller 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .616              0   1   
S McDowell P                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .169  .359              0   1   
  R Scheinblum PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .489              0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .288              0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   0    0  11                         27   6
Batting Events
2B: J Cardenal (21, off V Romo).
HR: T Horton (26, off V Romo; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: T Horton 4; J Cardenal 3; K Harrelson; F Baker; L Klimchock; S McDowell.
RBI: T Horton (88).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
E: E Leon (14).

Pitching Stats

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Romo, W (6-10)               9     7   1   1    0  11   1   3.48   34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 6     80    -     1.36   0.46
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0  11   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 6           -  
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, L (16-13)          8    10   3   2    2  12   0   2.90   36     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 9     62    -     1.18  -0.06
S Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.01    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   2    2  12   0          39     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 9           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 3,237.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Cleveland Indians                            
1. Syd O'Brien                  3B       1. Jose Cardenal                CF
2. Mike Andrews                 2B       2. Lou Klimchock                3B
3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF       3. Frank Baker                  LF
4. Reggie Smith                 CF       4. Tony Horton                  1B
5. Rico Petrocelli              SS       5. Ken Harrelson                RF
6. Tony Conigliaro              RF       6. Duke Sims                     C
7. George Scott                 1B       7. Eddie Leon                   SS
8. Jerry Moses                   C       8. Dave Nelson                  2B
9. Vicente Romo                  P       9. Sam McDowell                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 2 12- R 22% 71% 1-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McDowell Single to RF; O'Brien to 3B; Romo Scores
b4 1 --- R -15% 47% 0-1 CLE T. Horton V. Romo Home Run
t7 2 1-3 R 12% 83% 2-1 BOS R. Smith S. McDowell Single to LF; Yastrzemski to 3B; O'Brien Scores
b8 1 1-3 O 11% 84% 1-3 CLE F. Baker V. Romo Strikeout
b8 1 1-- -11% 73% 1-3 CLE L. Klimchock V. Romo Single to CF; Cardenal to 3B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 BOS S. O'Brien S. McDowell Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 0 1-- O 1% 55% 0-0 BOS M. Andrews S. McDowell Single to CF; O'Brien to 3B; Andrews out at 2B/CF-SS-1B
t1 1 --3 O -6% 49% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McDowell Strikeout
t1 2 --3 R 10% 59% 0-0 BOS R. Smith S. McDowell Double to RF; O'Brien Scores/unER
t1 2 -2- 1% 60% 1-0 BOS R. Petrocelli S. McDowell Walk
t1 2 12- 3% 62% 1-0 BOS T. Conigliaro S. McDowell Walk; Smith to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B
t1 2 123 O -6% 56% 1-0 BOS G. Scott S. McDowell Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 58% 0-1 CLE J. Cardenal V. Romo Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- O 2% 60% 0-1 CLE L. Klimchock V. Romo Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 2 --- -1% 59% 0-1 CLE F. Baker V. Romo Single to RF
b1 2 1-- O 2% 61% 0-1 CLE T. Horton V. Romo Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -2% 59% 1-0 BOS J. Moses S. McDowell Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 BOS V. Romo S. McDowell Foul Flyball: 2B
t2 2 --- O -1% 57% 1-0 BOS S. O'Brien S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 59% 0-1 CLE K. Harrelson V. Romo Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 61% 0-1 CLE D. Sims V. Romo Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 62% 0-1 CLE E. Leon V. Romo Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 BOS M. Andrews S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- 1% 59% 1-0 BOS R. Smith S. McDowell Single to RF
t3 2 1-- O -2% 57% 1-0 BOS R. Petrocelli S. McDowell Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 3% 60% 0-1 CLE D. Nelson V. Romo Foul Flyball: SS
b3 1 --- -3% 57% 0-1 CLE S. McDowell V. Romo Single to 3B
b3 1 1-- O 3% 60% 0-1 CLE J. Cardenal V. Romo Strikeout Looking
b3 2 1-- O 3% 63% 0-1 CLE L. Klimchock V. Romo Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O -2% 61% 1-0 BOS T. Conigliaro S. McDowell Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 BOS G. Scott S. McDowell Flyball: 3B
t4 2 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 BOS J. Moses S. McDowell Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 3% 61% 0-1 CLE F. Baker V. Romo Strikeout
b4 1 --- R -15% 47% 0-1 CLE T. Horton V. Romo Home Run
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 CLE K. Harrelson V. Romo Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 CLE D. Sims V. Romo Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 BOS V. Romo S. McDowell Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 1-1 BOS S. O'Brien S. McDowell Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -1% 44% 1-1 BOS M. Andrews S. McDowell Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 CLE E. Leon V. Romo Lineout: SS
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 CLE D. Nelson V. Romo Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 1-1 CLE S. McDowell V. Romo Strikeout (foul bunt)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McDowell Flyball: SS
t6 1 --- O -2% 44% 1-1 BOS R. Smith S. McDowell Strikeout
t6 2 --- 2% 46% 1-1 BOS R. Petrocelli S. McDowell Single to SS
t6 2 1-- 3% 49% 1-1 BOS T. Conigliaro S. McDowell Single to LF; Petrocelli to 2B
t6 2 12- O -6% 43% 1-1 BOS G. Scott S. McDowell Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- -10% 33% 1-1 CLE J. Cardenal V. Romo Double to RF
b6 0 -2- O 6% 39% 1-1 CLE L. Klimchock V. Romo Flyball: 1B
b6 1 -2- O 5% 45% 1-1 CLE F. Baker V. Romo Strikeout
b6 2 -2- O 5% 50% 1-1 CLE T. Horton V. Romo Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O -4% 46% 1-1 BOS J. Moses S. McDowell Strikeout
t7 1 --- 4% 50% 1-1 BOS V. Romo S. McDowell Single to P
t7 1 1-- 6% 56% 1-1 BOS S. O'Brien S. McDowell Single to CF; Romo to 2B
t7 1 12- O -7% 49% 1-1 BOS M. Andrews S. McDowell Flyball: LF
t7 2 12- R 22% 71% 1-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. McDowell Single to RF; O'Brien to 3B; Romo Scores
t7 2 1-3 R 12% 83% 2-1 BOS R. Smith S. McDowell Single to LF; Yastrzemski to 3B; O'Brien Scores
t7 2 1-3 O -3% 80% 3-1 BOS R. Petrocelli S. McDowell Flyball: LF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- -7% 73% 1-3 CLE K. Harrelson V. Romo Single to 3B
b7 0 1-- O 6% 79% 1-3 CLE D. Sims V. Romo Flyball: LF
b7 1 1-- O 5% 84% 1-3 CLE E. Leon V. Romo Strikeout
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Dave Nelson (2B) batting 8th
b7 2 1-- O 4% 87% 1-3 CLE R. Snyder V. Romo Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
Vern Fuller replaces Russ Snyder (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
t8 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-1 BOS T. Conigliaro S. McDowell Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- 1% 88% 3-1 BOS G. Scott S. McDowell Single to LF
t8 1 1-- O -1% 86% 3-1 BOS J. Moses S. McDowell Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- O -1% 85% 3-1 BOS V. Romo S. McDowell Strikeout (foul bunt)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 9-1-2
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Sam McDowell (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 1-3 CLE R. Scheinblum V. Romo Flyball: SS
b8 1 --- -5% 84% 1-3 CLE J. Cardenal V. Romo Single to LF
b8 1 1-- -11% 73% 1-3 CLE L. Klimchock V. Romo Single to CF; Cardenal to 3B
b8 1 1-3 O 11% 84% 1-3 CLE F. Baker V. Romo Strikeout
b8 2 1-3 O 9% 93% 1-3 CLE T. Horton V. Romo Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
Stan Williams replaces Richie Scheinblum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 3-1 BOS S. O'Brien S. Williams Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O -1% 92% 3-1 BOS M. Andrews S. Williams Lineout: 3B
t9 2 --- O -0% 92% 3-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Williams Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Vicente Romo facing 5-6-7
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 1-3 CLE K. Harrelson V. Romo Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 1-3 CLE D. Sims V. Romo Flyball: 2B
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 1-3 CLE E. Leon V. Romo Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

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