September 10, 1969 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
BOS 7 CAL 11
KCR 4 CHW 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CLE 1 SEP 9
@OAK 4 WSA 6
NYY 1 ATL 8
SFG 4 SDP 2
@CIN 1 HOU 8
LAD 1 NYM 3
MON 2
(12) NYM 7
MON 1 PHI 6
CHC 2 STL 11
@PIT 2 STL 2
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,015

Wednesday, September 10, 1969
Time of Game: 2:05

Tigers

82-60

Won 2

2nd, 15½ GB

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

W: M Lolich (18-8), L: D Ellsworth (6-8)

Indians

56-87

Lost 3

6th, 42 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .653    0    6   0   
T Tresh RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .638    0    1   0   
J Northrup CF                 5   1   3   1    0   1  .286  .841    0    4   0   HR,2B
W Horton LF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .802    0    2   0   IW
D Wert 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .685    0    2   3   
I Brown 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .728    0    3   2   
J Price C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .752    0    8   1   2B
C Gutierrez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .576    0    1   2   
M Lolich P                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .092  .285    0    0   1   3B
Totals                       37   4   9   3    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Price (8, off G Boyd); J Northrup (22, off D Ellsworth).

3B: M Lolich (1, off D Ellsworth).

HR: J Northrup (21, off D Ellsworth; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: W Horton (9, by D Ellsworth).

TB: J Northrup 7; M Lolich 3; J Price 3; I Brown; M Stanley; C Gutierrez.

RBI: M Stanley (61); M Lolich (5); J Northrup (54).

2-out RBI: M Stanley; M Lolich; J Northrup.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Scheinblum LF               3   0   0   0    1   1  .183  .486    0    2   0   
L Brown SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .234  .589    0    1   5   CS
K Harrelson RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .760    0    2   0   
T Horton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .801    0   15   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .670    0    4   0   
R Fosse C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .202  .521    0    2   0   
C Hinton 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .654    0    0   6   
V Fuller 2B                   3   0   2   1    0   0  .232  .626    0    1   1   
D Ellsworth P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .109  .255    0    0   2   
  G Boyd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .655    0    0   0   
  L Burchart P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .456    0    0   0   
  R Law P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    2   8                    27  14

BATTING

TB: V Fuller 2; R Fosse; L Brown; J Cardenal.

RBI: V Fuller (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: L Burchart (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Brown (3, 2nd base by M Lolich/J Price).

PO: V Fuller (1st base by M Lolich).

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 (18-8)             9     5   1   1    2   8   0   3.01   32     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5     79    -     1.02   0.37
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   8   0          32     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellsworth, L (6-8)           4     7   3   3    1   0   1   4.25   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 7     35    -     0.93  -0.14
G Boyd                         2     1   1   1    0   1   0  11.81    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.02
L Burchart                     2     0   0   0    3   1   0   3.44   10     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
R Law                          1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.74    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   2   1          41     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Ellsworth 2 (6); G Boyd (2).

IBB: D Ellsworth (7; W Horton).

PO: M Lolich (6; V Fuller, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 4,015.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Stanley            1B    1. R Scheinblum         LF 
2. T Tresh              RF    2. L Brown              SS 
3. J Northrup           CF    3. K Harrelson          RF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. T Horton             1B 
5. D Wert               3B    5. J Cardenal           CF 
6. I Brown              2B    6. R Fosse              C  
7. J Price              C     7. C Hinton             3B 
8. C Gutierrez          SS    8. V Fuller             2B 
9. M Lolich             P     9. D Ellsworth          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-      12%  74% M Lolich        D Ellsworth     Triple to RF; Brown Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  57% J Northrup      D Ellsworth     Home Run
   b 8   2  4-1  123      10%  97% L Brown         M Lolich        Foul Flyball: 3B
   t 4   2  0-2  --3       8%  81% M Stanley       D Ellsworth     Single to LF; Lolich Scores
   b 8   1  4-0  12-      -7%  86% V Fuller        M Lolich        Single to CF; Fosse to 2B; Cardenal Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Tresh         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      57%  J Northrup      Home Run
   O      ---      56%  W Horton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  L Brown         Walk
   O      1--      60%  K Harrelson     Brown Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  D Wert          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  I Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  J Price         Single to CF
          1--      60%  C Gutierrez     Single to LF; Price to 2B
          12-      61%  M Lolich        Wild Pitch; Price to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  T Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Fosse         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  M Stanley       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      58%  T Tresh         Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  J Northrup      Double to RF
          -2-      61%  W Horton        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      57%  D Wert          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  C Hinton        Flyball: 2B
          ---      57%  V Fuller        Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  D Ellsworth     Fuller Picked off 1B (P-2B-SS)
   O      ---      63%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Ellsworth facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  I Brown         Single to RF
          1--      69%  J Price         Wild Pitch; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      62%  C Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      74%  M Lolich        Triple to RF; Brown Scores
   R      --3      81%  M Stanley       Single to LF; Lolich Scores
   O      1--      80%  T Tresh         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  R Scheinblum    Strikeout
          ---      80%  L Brown         Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  K Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      85%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Boyd facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Boyd replaces Dick Ellsworth pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  J Cardenal      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gary Boyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  I Brown         Flyball: 1B
          ---      88%  J Price         Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  C Gutierrez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      -2-      92%  M Lolich        Wild Pitch; Price Scores
   O      ---      91%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  V Fuller        Flyball: CF
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Gary Boyd batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Peterson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Burchart facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Burchart replaces Cap Peterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Northrup      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      94%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  T Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Larry Burchart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  I Brown         Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Price         Flyball: SS
          1--      97%  C Gutierrez     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
          12-      97%  M Lolich        Walk; Brown to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      123      96%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  J Cardenal      Single to CF
          1--      88%  R Fosse         Single to LF; Cardenal to 2B
   O      12-      93%  C Hinton        Flyball: CF
   R      12-      86%  V Fuller        Single to CF; Fosse to 2B; Cardenal Scores
                  Dave Nelson pinch hits for Larry Burchart batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  D Nelson        Strikeout Looking
          12-      87%  R Scheinblum    Walk; Fosse to 3B; Fuller to 2B
   O      123      97%  L Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Law facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Law replaces Dave Nelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  T Tresh         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  J Northrup      Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  K Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Cardenal      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196909100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation