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Standings
BOS
@BAL		1
2		 
(13)
CLE
@DET		3
12
NYY
@WSA		6
9
PHI
@CHC		2
6
MON
@NYM		2
4
HOU
@SDP		0
2
PIT
@STL		3
2
Thursday, April 10, 1969
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 14,665, Time of Game: 2:26
Indians
3
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 2 GB
 at Tigers
12
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Mickey Lolich (1-0)
L: Sam McDowell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  1
Tigers          2  1  0   0  4  1   1  3  X   12 13  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Cardenal CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .125 .375 0.073 0.41 0.092 -0.019 0.4 1 0 2B
Larry Brown SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .143 .821 -0.068 0.58 0.005 -0.073 -0.7 0 3
Richie Scheinblum RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 -0.004 0.60 0.022 -0.026 -0.3 2 0 SF
Tony Horton 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .143 .714 0.091 0.25 0.105 -0.014 0.5 7 0 HR
Chuck Hinton LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.032 0.40 0.005 -0.037 -0.2 1 0
Joe Azcue C 3 0 2 0 1 0 .500 1.071 0.089 0.54 0.089 0.000 0.9 7 0
Zoilo Versalles 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .733 -0.142 1.30 0.019 -0.161 -0.6 2 2 2·GDP
Vern Fuller 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 -0.055 0.83 0.000 -0.055 -0.4 4 5 SF
Sam McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
   Russ Snyder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.38 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Horacio Pina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Burchart P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Max Alvis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.014 0.52 0.000 -0.014 -0.4
   Jack Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Paul P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 6 3 2 7 .207 .587 -0.088 0.58 0.337 -0.425 -1.3 24 10
2B: J Cardenal (1, off M Lolich).
HR: T Horton (1, off M Lolich; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Scheinblum (1, off M Lolich); V Fuller (1, off M Lolich).
TB: T Horton 4; J Azcue 2; J Cardenal 2; C Hinton; Z Versalles.
GIDP: Z Versalles 2 (2).
RBI: R Scheinblum (1); V Fuller (1); T Horton (1).
2-out RBI: T Horton.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 3. V Fuller-T Horton; L Brown-V Fuller-T Horton; Z Versalles-V Fuller-T Horton.
E: L Brown (1).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 1 3 2 1 0 .571 1.700 0.189 0.53 0.189 0.000 2.7 4 2 3B
Mickey Stanley 1B 5 3 1 1 0 0 .300 1.000 -0.015 0.80 0.049 -0.064 0.3 10 0 HR
Al Kaline RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .556 1.600 0.124 0.72 0.174 -0.051 0.5 2 0 2B,GDP
Willie Horton LF 4 2 2 3 1 1 .333 1.067 0.087 0.84 0.111 -0.023 2.5 1 0 HR
Bill Freehan C 5 2 3 5 0 1 .500 1.931 0.110 0.83 0.168 -0.058 3.1 8 0 2·HR,2B,GDP
Don Wert 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .583 -0.041 0.32 0.001 -0.042 -0.7 0 4
Jim Northrup CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 -0.035 0.36 0.001 -0.035 -0.1 1 0
Dick Tracewski SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .000 .500 0.002 0.26 0.018 -0.016 -0.3 1 3 GDP
Mickey Lolich P 2 1 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 -0.009 0.30 0.012 -0.022 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 12 13 12 7 7 .371 1.305 0.412 0.56 0.723 -0.311 8.2 27 9
2B: B Freehan (1, off M Paul); A Kaline (1, off S McDowell).
3B: D McAuliffe (1, off S McDowell).
HR: W Horton (1, off M Paul; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Freehan 2 (2, 1 off J Hamilton, 1 off S McDowell; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Stanley (1, off M Paul; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: B Freehan 10; D McAuliffe 5; W Horton 5; A Kaline 4; M Stanley 4; D Wert.
GIDP: D Tracewski (1); A Kaline (1); B Freehan (1).
RBI: B Freehan 5 (5); W Horton 3 (3); D McAuliffe 2 (2); A Kaline (3); M Stanley (1).
2-out RBI: W Horton 2; D McAuliffe; M Stanley.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Wert-D McAuliffe-M Stanley; D Tracewski-D McAuliffe-M Stanley.
E: W Horton (1).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sam McDowell, L (0-1) 5 6 7 6 4 5 1 10.80 25 30 -0.395 0.93 -4.6
Horacio Pina 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 -0.015 0.12 -2.0
Larry Burchart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.006 0.12 1.5
Jack Hamilton 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.00 5 0 0 -0.006 0.04 -0.5
Mike Paul 1 4 3 3 0 2 2 27.00 7 0 0 -0.002 0.00 -2.5
Team Totals 8 13 12 11 7 7 4 12.38 42 30 2 0 -0.412 0.58 -8.2
H Pina faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mickey Lolich, W (1-0) 9 6 3 2 2 7 1 2.00 33 70 0.089 0.58 1.3
Team Totals 9 6 3 2 2 7 1 2.00 33 70 0.089 0.56 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: H Pina (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 14,665.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Jose Cardenal CF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Larry Brown SS 2 Mickey Stanley 1B
3 Richie Scheinblum RF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Tony Horton 1B 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Chuck Hinton LF 5 Bill Freehan C
6 Joe Azcue C 6 Don Wert 3B
7 Zoilo Versalles 3B 7 Jim Northrup CF
8 Vern Fuller 2B 8 Dick Tracewski SS
9 Sam McDowell P 9 Mickey Lolich P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 3-2 1 123 RRRR DET B. Freehan S. McDowell 16% 96% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley Scores; Horton Scores
b1 0-1 1 1-- R DET A. Kaline S. McDowell 15% 59% Double to LF; Stanley Scores; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b2 2-1 2 1-- R DET D. McAuliffe S. McDowell 11% 75% Triple to RF; Lolich Scores
t5 2-3 0 1-- OO CLE Z. Versalles M. Lolich 11% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- R CLE T. Horton M. Lolich -11% 68% Home Run

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE J. Cardenal M. Lolich -9% 41% Double to LF; Cardenal to 3B/Adv on E7
t1 0-0 0 --3 O CLE L. Brown M. Lolich 5% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO CLE R. Scheinblum M. Lolich -2% 43% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cardenal Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- O CLE T. Horton M. Lolich 1% 44% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe S. McDowell 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley S. McDowell -4% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- R DET A. Kaline S. McDowell 15% 59% Double to LF; Stanley Scores; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b1 1-1 1 --3 R DET W. Horton S. McDowell 6% 65% Single to LF; Kaline Scores/unER
b1 2-1 1 1-- O DET B. Freehan S. McDowell -2% 63% Strikeout
b1 2-1 2 1-- O DET D. Wert S. McDowell -2% 61% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- O CLE C. Hinton M. Lolich 2% 63% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-2 1 --- CLE J. Azcue M. Lolich -3% 61% Single to RF
t2 1-2 1 1-- OO CLE Z. Versalles M. Lolich 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O DET J. Northrup S. McDowell -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 1 --- O DET D. Tracewski S. McDowell -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-1 2 --- DET M. Lolich S. McDowell 1% 64% Walk
b2 2-1 2 1-- R DET D. McAuliffe S. McDowell 11% 75% Triple to RF; Lolich Scores
b2 3-1 2 --3 O DET M. Stanley S. McDowell -3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- O CLE V. Fuller M. Lolich 2% 75% Flyball: RF
t3 1-3 1 --- O CLE S. McDowell M. Lolich 2% 76% Strikeout
t3 1-3 2 --- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Lolich 1% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
b3 3-1 0 --- DET A. Kaline S. McDowell 2% 80% Single to LF
b3 3-1 0 1-- O DET W. Horton S. McDowell -2% 77% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-1 1 1-- OO DET B. Freehan S. McDowell -3% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
t4 1-3 0 --- O CLE L. Brown M. Lolich 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 1-3 1 --- O CLE R. Scheinblum M. Lolich 2% 78% Popfly: 1B
t4 1-3 2 --- R CLE T. Horton M. Lolich -11% 68% Home Run
t4 2-3 2 --- O CLE C. Hinton M. Lolich 1% 69% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
b4 3-2 0 --- O DET D. Wert S. McDowell -2% 67% Strikeout
b4 3-2 1 --- O DET J. Northrup S. McDowell -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-2 2 --- DET D. Tracewski S. McDowell 1% 67% Walk
b4 3-2 2 1-- O DET M. Lolich S. McDowell -2% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
t5 2-3 0 --- CLE J. Azcue M. Lolich -5% 59% Single to CF
t5 2-3 0 1-- OO CLE Z. Versalles M. Lolich 11% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 2-3 2 --- O CLE V. Fuller M. Lolich 1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
b5 3-2 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe S. McDowell 3% 75% Single to RF
b5 3-2 0 1-- DET M. Stanley S. McDowell 5% 79% Fielder's Choice ; McAuliffe to 2B; Stanley to 1B
b5 3-2 0 12- O DET A. Kaline S. McDowell -5% 75% Strikeout
b5 3-2 1 12- DET W. Horton S. McDowell 5% 80% Walk; McAuliffe to 3B; Stanley to 2B
b5 3-2 1 123 RRRR DET B. Freehan S. McDowell 16% 96% Home Run; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley Scores; Horton Scores
b5 7-2 1 --- O DET D. Wert S. McDowell -0% 96% Flyball: RF
b5 7-2 2 --- O DET J. Northrup S. McDowell -0% 96% Popfly: 3B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 7.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Sam McDowell (P) batting 9th
t6 2-7 0 --- O CLE R. Snyder M. Lolich 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-7 1 --- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Lolich 1% 97% Strikeout
t6 2-7 2 --- CLE L. Brown M. Lolich -0% 97% Walk
t6 2-7 2 1-- O CLE R. Scheinblum M. Lolich 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Indians' Horacio Pina facing 8-9-1
Horacio Pina replaces Russ Snyder (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-2 0 --- DET D. Tracewski H. Pina 0% 98% Walk
b6 7-2 0 1-- DET M. Lolich H. Pina 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Tracewski to 2B
b6 7-2 0 -2- DET M. Lolich H. Pina 0% 98% Walk
b6 7-2 0 12- R DET D. McAuliffe H. Pina 1% 99% Single to RF; Tracewski Scores; Lolich to 2B
Larry Burchart replaces Horacio Pina pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-2 0 12- O DET M. Stanley L. Burchart -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b6 8-2 1 12- OO DET A. Kaline L. Burchart -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
t7 2-8 0 --- O CLE T. Horton M. Lolich 0% 99% Popfly: SS
t7 2-8 1 --- CLE C. Hinton M. Lolich -1% 99% Single to RF
t7 2-8 1 1-- CLE J. Azcue M. Lolich -1% 98% Walk; Hinton to 2B
t7 2-8 1 12- CLE Z. Versalles M. Lolich -2% 96% Single to SS; Hinton to 3B; Azcue to 2B
t7 2-8 1 123 RO CLE V. Fuller M. Lolich 2% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hinton Scores
Max Alvis pinch hits for Larry Burchart (P) batting 9th
t7 3-8 2 12- O CLE M. Alvis M. Lolich 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Indians' Jack Hamilton facing 4-5-6
Jack Hamilton replaces Max Alvis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 8-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton J. Hamilton -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 8-3 1 --- R DET B. Freehan J. Hamilton 1% 99% Home Run
b7 9-3 1 --- DET D. Wert J. Hamilton 0% 99% Single to RF
b7 9-3 1 1-- DET J. Northrup J. Hamilton 0% 100% Walk; Wert to 2B
b7 9-3 1 12- OO DET D. Tracewski J. Hamilton -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t8 3-9 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Lolich 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-9 1 --- O CLE L. Brown M. Lolich 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t8 3-9 2 --- O CLE R. Scheinblum M. Lolich 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Indians' Mike Paul facing 9-1-2
Mike Paul replaces Jack Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
b8 9-3 0 --- O DET M. Lolich M. Paul -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 9-3 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe M. Paul -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 9-3 2 --- R DET M. Stanley M. Paul 0% 100% Home Run
b8 10-3 2 --- DET A. Kaline M. Paul 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 10-3 2 1-- RR DET W. Horton M. Paul 0% 100% Home Run; Kaline Scores
b8 12-3 2 --- DET B. Freehan M. Paul 0% 100% Double to LF
b8 12-3 2 -2- O DET D. Wert M. Paul 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 12.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-12, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
t9 3-12 0 --- O CLE T. Horton M. Lolich 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 3-12 1 --- O CLE C. Hinton M. Lolich 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t9 3-12 2 --- O CLE J. Azcue M. Lolich 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 12.

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