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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 26, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, played on September 26, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 26, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave McNally |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 2,567 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Lou DiMuro 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Red Flaherty |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Stan Williams | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Second Baseman |
| Mike Fiore | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Curt Motton | Left Fielder |
| Dave May | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Floyd | Shortstop |
| Dave McNally | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 26, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McNally
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. McNally
Scheinblum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motton. Horton reaches second base with a double. Scheinblum scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. McNally
Azcue hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Williams
Buford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fiore vs. Williams
Fiore hits a line drive into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Williams
Hendricks hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Williams
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McNally
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motton. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. McNally
Alvis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Buford who tags Johnson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McNally
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Williams
Motton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Williams
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Motton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Floyd vs. Williams
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Motton tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNally vs. Williams
McNally strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Williams
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a line drive towards third. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McNally
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. McNally
Scheinblum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Williams
Fiore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Nelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Williams
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendricks vs. Williams
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rettenmund vs. Williams
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McNally
Azcue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McNally
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. McNally
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Williams
Motton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Williams
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Motton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Floyd vs. Williams
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McNally vs. Williams
McNally hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Motton scores. May moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Gardner
Rob Gardner now pitching.
Buford takes first base on ball four. May moves to third. McNally moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fiore vs. Gardner
The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. May scores. McNally moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fiore vs. Gardner
Fiore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McNally scores. Buford scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Fisher
Hendricks hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piniella vs. McNally
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Piniella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Bailey
Steve Bailey now pitching.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. Bailey
Motton hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bailey
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Floyd vs. Bailey
Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McNally
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. McNally
Scheinblum hits a popup towards first. Fiore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Bailey
McNally hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McNally reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Bailey
There's a wild pitch. McNally moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Bailey
The ball gets by Azcue for a passed ball. McNally scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Bailey
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. Bailey
Fiore hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bailey
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Bailey
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McNally
Azcue hits a line drive into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McNally
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Motton. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. McNally
Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. McNally
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching. Chico Salmon now playing shortstop.
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. Hargan
Motton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hargan
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Hargan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. McNally
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Floyd scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McNally
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McNally
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. McNally
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Hargan
Tommy Harper now playing center field. Vern Fuller now playing second base.
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Hargan
McNally hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hargan
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fiore vs. Hargan
Fiore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Hargan
Robinson takes first base on ball four. Fiore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendricks vs. Hargan
Hendricks hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McNally
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. McNally
Azcue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. McNally
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rettenmund settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. McNally
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1968 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Cardenal J, cf 4 0 0 0 Buford D, 2b 3 2 1 0
Harper T, cf 0 0 0 0 Fiore M, 1b 5 0 1 0
Nelson D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 3 0 3 3
Fuller V, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hendricks E, c 5 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, rf 4 1 1 0 Rettenmund M, cf 4 0 1 0
Horton T, 1b 4 0 2 1 Motton C, lf 3 2 1 0
Azcue J, c 4 0 1 0 May D, rf 4 1 2 0
Johnson L, lf 4 0 2 0 Floyd B, ss 3 0 0 1
Alvis M, 3b 4 0 0 0 McNally D, p 4 2 2 1
Brown L, ss 3 0 0 0
Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0
Williams S, p 1 0 0 0
Gardner R, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Piniella L, ph 1 0 0 0
Bailey S, p 0 0 0 0
Salmon C, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 6 1 34 7 11 5
Cleveland 100 000 000 -- 1
Baltimore 110 401 00x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Williams S (L) 3.1 7 5 5 1 3
Gardner R 0.1 0 1 0 1 1
Fisher E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Bailey S 2.0 2 1 0 1 0
Hargan S 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
McNally D (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 7
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 9
2B -- Scheinblum R, Horton T, Buford D, Johnson L 2, Robinson B, McNally D
SF -- Floyd B
WP -- Bailey S
PB -- Azcue J 2
T -- 2:40
A -- 2567
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