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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 27, 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 27, 1968 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 7,528 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Bob Stewart |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | 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 |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 27, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Nelson
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Nelson
There goes Nelson. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fiore scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. McDowell
Fiore hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. McDowell
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
Paul Blair now playing third base.
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum 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, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Nelson
There goes Alvis. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Alvis steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. McDowell
Hendricks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nelson
McDowell bunts in front of the plate. Hendricks scoops up the ball and tags McDowell for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Nelson
Cardenal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson fires to first and picks off Cardenal. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson bunts towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. McDowell
Floyd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. McDowell
Nelson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of May. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Buford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. McDowell
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. McDowell
Hendricks strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nelson
McDowell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Nelson
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blair juggles the ball. That's an error on Blair. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
May strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. McDowell
Floyd hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Floyd reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. McDowell
Nelson strikes out. There goes Floyd. The throw from Sims to second, and they've got Floyd trapped. There's the throw to third, and Floyd is out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. McDowell
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 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Nelson
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Nelson
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. McDowell
Fiore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a line drive towards third. Alvis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. McDowell
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Nelson
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a popup towards short. Floyd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. McDowell
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Motton vs. McDowell
Motton hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. McDowell
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Floyd vs. McDowell
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. McDowell
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Roger Nelson.
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. McDowell
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 9
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Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching.
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Drabowsky
Scheinblum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Drabowsky
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Richie Scheinblum.
There goes Harper. The throw from Hendricks and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Drabowsky
There goes Harper. The throw from Hendricks and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Harper scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Drabowsky
Alvis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Drabowsky
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fiore vs. McDowell
Tommy Harper now playing right field.
Fiore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. McDowell
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson throws the ball in to Nelson who tags Blair, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. McDowell
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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1968 -- Cleveland at Baltimore (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Cardenal J, cf 4 0 1 0 Buford D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Fiore M, 1b 2 0 0 0
Johnson L, lf 4 1 1 0 Robinson B, 3b 1 0 0 0
Sims D, c 4 0 1 0 Blair P, 3b 3 0 1 0
Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Hendricks E, c 4 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, rf 4 0 1 0 Rettenmund M, cf 3 0 1 0
Harper T, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Motton C, lf 3 0 0 0
Alvis M, 3b 4 0 1 0 May D, rf 3 0 1 0
Brown L, ss 4 0 0 0 Floyd B, ss 3 0 1 0
McDowell S, p 2 0 1 0 Nelson R, p 2 0 0 0
Robinson F, ph 0 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 1 28 0 4 0
Cleveland 000 100 001 -- 2
Baltimore 000 000 000 -- 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 11
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (L) 8.0 7 1 1 1 7
Drabowsky M 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
E -- Blair P, Hendricks E
DP -- Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, Baltimore 4
2B -- Johnson L, Floyd B
SB -- Nelson D, Alvis M, Harper T 2
T -- 2:17
A -- 7528
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