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SEP
@CHW		4
6
SEP
@CHW		1
2
CLE
@DET		0
5
OAK
@KCR		3
2		 
(10)
CAL
@MIN		6
4
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@NYY		1
2		 
(5)
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@CHC		7
9
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@LAD		6
5		 
(12)
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@MON		5
0
CIN
@SDP		10
5
HOU
@SFG		2
1
PIT
@STL		4
2
Wednesday, September 17, 1969
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 8,162, Time of Game: 2:36
Indians
0
59-91
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 44½ GB
 at Tigers
5
85-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 18 GB
W: Mike Kilkenny (6-5)
L: Gary Boyd (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    5  6  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Cardenal CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .667 -0.101 1.34 0.000 -0.101 -0.9 3 0
   Chuck Hinton CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .669 0.030 0.59 0.031 -0.001 -0.0 1 0
Frank Baker LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .745 -0.079 1.25 0.030 -0.109 -0.5 0 0
   Ron Law P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Brown 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .233 .588 0.035 1.01 0.081 -0.046 0.3 2 0
Ken Harrelson RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .223 .767 0.082 1.48 0.137 -0.054 0.6 0 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .284 .797 -0.236 2.09 0.000 -0.236 -1.9 4 1 GDP
Ray Fosse C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .186 .481 -0.129 1.25 0.000 -0.129 -1.0 6 1
Eddie Leon SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .646 -0.080 0.80 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 4 1
Vern Fuller 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .634 -0.009 0.52 0.029 -0.038 0.2 2 2 2B
Gary Boyd P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 0
   Dick Ellsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 .255 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Cap Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .644 0.016 1.33 0.016 0.000 0.1
   Steve Hargan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .345 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Richie Scheinblum PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .185 .489 0.015 0.34 0.019 -0.004 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 5 13 .156 .458 -0.466 1.11 0.343 -0.808 -4.3 24 7
2B: V Fuller (11, off M Kilkenny).
TB: V Fuller 3; K Harrelson 2; C Hinton.
GIDP: T Horton (22).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Leon-V Fuller-T Horton.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley CF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .240 .667 0.042 0.54 0.077 -0.035 1.6 1 0 2B
Tom Tresh SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .211 .639 -0.003 0.42 0.039 -0.042 -0.9 1 2
Jim Northrup RF 2 2 1 1 2 0 .291 .868 0.177 0.87 0.194 -0.017 2.1 2 0 2B
Norm Cash 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .268 .799 0.011 0.65 0.034 -0.023 0.1 7 0
Willie Horton LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .262 .803 -0.062 0.80 0.037 -0.099 -0.6 3 0 CS
Tommy Matchick 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .237 .555 -0.055 0.83 0.018 -0.072 -0.4 0 3
Bill Freehan C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 .755 0.007 0.41 0.029 -0.022 0.7 13 0
Don Wert 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .226 .671 -0.059 0.51 0.009 -0.068 -0.1 0 1 GDP
Mike Kilkenny P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .071 .205 -0.025 0.25 0.000 -0.025 -1.1 0 0
Team Totals 28 5 6 4 10 5 .214 .707 0.033 0.59 0.437 -0.403 1.2 27 6
2B: M Stanley (26, off G Boyd); J Northrup (25, off G Boyd).
TB: J Northrup 2; M Stanley 2; W Horton; T Matchick; T Tresh; B Freehan.
GIDP: D Wert (12).
RBI: T Matchick (29); D Wert (45); J Northrup (62); M Stanley (63).
2-out RBI: M Stanley.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Matchick-T Tresh-N Cash.
E: T Matchick (7).
Baserunning
CS: W Horton (3, 2nd base by S Hargan/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Boyd, L (0-2) 2.1 2 2 2 4 2 0 9.90 13 43 -0.191 0.76 -2.1
Dick Ellsworth 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.14 5 3 0 0.129 1.08 2.0
Steve Hargan 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.71 7 0 0 0.058 0.50 1.0
Ron Law 2 3 3 3 4 2 0 5.12 13 0 0 -0.030 0.27 -2.0
Team Totals 8 6 5 5 10 5 0 5.62 38 43 3 0 -0.034 1.11 -1.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Kilkenny, W (6-5) 9 5 0 0 5 13 0 3.71 37 85 0.467 1.11 4.3
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 5 13 0 0.00 37 85 0.467 0.59 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: G Boyd 2 (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 8,162.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Jose Cardenal CF 1 Mickey Stanley CF
2 Frank Baker LF 2 Tom Tresh SS
3 Larry Brown 3B 3 Jim Northrup RF
4 Ken Harrelson RF 4 Norm Cash 1B
5 Tony Horton 1B 5 Willie Horton LF
6 Ray Fosse C 6 Tommy Matchick 2B
7 Eddie Leon SS 7 Bill Freehan C
8 Vern Fuller 2B 8 Don Wert 3B
9 Gary Boyd P 9 Mike Kilkenny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- R DET J. Northrup G. Boyd 14% 69% Double to CF; Tresh Scores; Northrup to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 0-2 0 1-- OO CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-2 1 12- O CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 6% 80% Strikeout
t7 0-2 2 12- O CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny 6% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 12- O CLE R. Fosse M. Kilkenny 6% 85% Strikeout

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' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Kilkenny 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE L. Brown M. Kilkenny 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Gary Boyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley G. Boyd -2% 53% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- DET T. Tresh G. Boyd 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- R DET J. Northrup G. Boyd 14% 69% Double to CF; Tresh Scores; Northrup to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 1-0 1 --3 R DET N. Cash G. Boyd 3% 72% Wild Pitch; Northrup Scores
b1 2-0 1 --- DET N. Cash G. Boyd 2% 74% Walk
b1 2-0 1 1-- O DET W. Horton G. Boyd -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b1 2-0 2 1-- O DET T. Matchick G. Boyd -2% 71% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- CLE K. Harrelson M. Kilkenny -4% 67% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- OO CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O CLE R. Fosse M. Kilkenny 1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gary Boyd facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan G. Boyd -2% 74% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O DET D. Wert G. Boyd -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b2 2-0 2 --- O DET M. Kilkenny G. Boyd -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O CLE E. Leon M. Kilkenny 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O CLE V. Fuller M. Kilkenny 2% 76% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 2 --- O CLE G. Boyd M. Kilkenny 1% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Gary Boyd facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- DET M. Stanley G. Boyd 4% 82% Double to CF
b3 2-0 0 -2- DET T. Tresh G. Boyd 2% 84% Wild Pitch; Stanley to 3B
b3 2-0 0 --3 O DET T. Tresh G. Boyd -3% 81% Flyball: 3B
b3 2-0 1 --3 DET J. Northrup G. Boyd 1% 82% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-3 DET N. Cash G. Boyd 2% 84% Walk; Northrup to 2B
Dick Ellsworth replaces Gary Boyd pitching and batting 9th
b3 2-0 1 123 O DET W. Horton D. Ellsworth -5% 79% Flyball: 3B
b3 2-0 2 123 O DET T. Matchick D. Ellsworth -5% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Kilkenny 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny -3% 74% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-- CLE L. Brown M. Kilkenny -5% 69% Walk; Baker to 2B
t4 0-2 1 12- O CLE K. Harrelson M. Kilkenny 5% 74% Flyball: CF
t4 0-2 2 12- O CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 5% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Dick Ellsworth facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- DET B. Freehan D. Ellsworth 2% 82% Walk
b4 2-0 0 1-- OO DET D. Wert D. Ellsworth -5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- O DET M. Kilkenny D. Ellsworth -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O CLE R. Fosse M. Kilkenny 3% 79% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O CLE E. Leon M. Kilkenny 2% 81% Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 2 --- CLE V. Fuller M. Kilkenny -3% 78% Double to LF
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth (P) batting 9th
t5 0-2 2 -2- CLE C. Peterson M. Kilkenny -2% 77% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t5 0-2 2 12- O CLE J. Cardenal M. Kilkenny 5% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
Steve Hargan replaces Cap Peterson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Chuck Hinton replaces Jose Cardenal playing CF batting 1st
b5 2-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley S. Hargan -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- DET T. Tresh S. Hargan 1% 82% Single to RF
b5 2-0 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup S. Hargan -2% 80% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash S. Hargan -1% 79% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- O CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny 3% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- CLE L. Brown M. Kilkenny -4% 78% Walk
t6 0-2 1 1-- CLE K. Harrelson M. Kilkenny -5% 73% Single to LF; Brown to 2B
t6 0-2 1 12- O CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 6% 80% Strikeout
t6 0-2 2 12- O CLE R. Fosse M. Kilkenny 6% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
b6 2-0 0 --- DET W. Horton S. Hargan 2% 87% Walk
b6 2-0 0 1-- O DET T. Matchick S. Hargan -3% 84% Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 2-0 1 --- O DET T. Matchick S. Hargan -1% 83% Strikeout
b6 2-0 2 --- O DET B. Freehan S. Hargan -1% 83% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
t7 0-2 0 --- O CLE E. Leon M. Kilkenny 3% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O CLE V. Fuller M. Kilkenny 2% 88% Strikeout
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Steve Hargan (P) batting 9th
t7 0-2 2 --- CLE R. Scheinblum M. Kilkenny -2% 86% Walk
t7 0-2 2 1-- CLE C. Hinton M. Kilkenny -3% 83% Single to LF; Scheinblum to 2B
t7 0-2 2 12- O CLE F. Baker M. Kilkenny 6% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Ron Law facing 8-9-1
Ron Law replaces Frank Baker (LF) pitching and batting 2nd
Richie Scheinblum moves from PH to LF
b7 2-0 0 --- O DET D. Wert R. Law -1% 88% Flyball: SS
b7 2-0 1 --- O DET M. Kilkenny R. Law -1% 88% Strikeout
b7 2-0 2 --- DET M. Stanley R. Law 1% 88% Walk
b7 2-0 2 1-- O DET T. Tresh R. Law -1% 87% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 3-4-5
t8 0-2 0 --- O CLE L. Brown M. Kilkenny 4% 91% Flyball: RF
t8 0-2 1 --- CLE K. Harrelson M. Kilkenny -4% 86% Single to LF
t8 0-2 1 1-- O CLE T. Horton M. Kilkenny 5% 91% Strikeout
t8 0-2 2 1-- O CLE R. Fosse M. Kilkenny 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Ron Law facing 3-4-5
b8 2-0 0 --- DET J. Northrup R. Law 1% 95% Walk
b8 2-0 0 1-- O DET N. Cash R. Law -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 2-0 1 1-- DET W. Horton R. Law 2% 96% Single to LF; Northrup to 3B
b8 2-0 1 1-3 R DET T. Matchick R. Law 2% 98% Single to CF; Horton to 2B; Northrup Scores
b8 3-0 1 12- DET B. Freehan R. Law 1% 98% Single to LF; Horton to 3B; Matchick to 2B
b8 3-0 1 123 R DET D. Wert R. Law 1% 99% Walk; Horton Scores; Matchick to 3B; Freehan to 2B
b8 4-0 1 123 O DET M. Kilkenny R. Law -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 2 123 R DET M. Stanley R. Law 1% 100% Walk; Matchick Scores; Freehan to 3B; Wert to 2B
b8 5-0 2 123 O DET T. Tresh R. Law -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
t9 0-5 0 --- O CLE E. Leon M. Kilkenny 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-5 1 --- CLE V. Fuller M. Kilkenny -0% 99% Single to LF
t9 0-5 1 1-- O CLE R. Scheinblum M. Kilkenny 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 0-5 2 1-- O CLE C. Hinton M. Kilkenny 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 5.

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