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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 31, 1976 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Waits |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bart Johnson |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,852 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: George Maloney 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Duane Kuiper | Second Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
| John Lowenstein | Center Fielder |
| Rico Carty | DH |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| George Hendrick | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Smith | Right Fielder |
| Ray Fosse | Catcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Hairston | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Bill Stein | Third Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jack Brohamer | Second Baseman |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 31, 1976
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Johnson
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Johnson
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowenstein moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Johnson
Powell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Waits
Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Waits
Orta strikes out. There goes Hairston. The throw from Fosse to Blanks, and Hairston is out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Johnson
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fosse vs. Johnson
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Waits
Spencer hits a popup towards the mound. Waits settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Waits
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stein vs. Waits
Stein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Waits
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Johnson
Blanks strikes out. There goes Kuiper. The throw from Downing to second, and Kuiper is out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Johnson
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Waits
Brohamer hits a fly ball into left field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Waits
Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Waits
Orta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowenstein. Orta reaches second base with a double. Dent moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Johnson
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Johnson
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Waits
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Waits
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bell. Spencer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Waits
Stein strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Waits
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brohamer vs. Waits
Brohamer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Johnson
Fosse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuiper vs. Johnson
There goes Fosse. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Fosse steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fosse scores. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blanks vs. Johnson
Blanks hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a fly ball into center field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Waits
Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Waits
Orta hits a popup towards short. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Johnson
Lowenstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Johnson
There goes Lowenstein. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Lowenstein steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Powell vs. Johnson
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Johnson
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Waits
Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Waits
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards second. Kuiper fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Blanks covering. It's a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Johnson
Fosse hits a fly ball into left field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Johnson
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Johnson
Blanks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brohamer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stein vs. Waits
Stein hits a fly ball into center field. Lowenstein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Waits
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brohamer vs. Waits
Brohamer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fosse settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Waits
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. Johnson
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Johnson
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Orta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Waits
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Waits
Orta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Orta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Waits
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spencer vs. Waits
Ralph Garr pinch runs for Lamar Johnson.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta scores. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. Kern
Jim Kern now pitching.
Downing strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. Kern
Stein hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Johnson
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Johnson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Johnson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kern
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brohamer vs. Kern
Brohamer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Kern
Alan Bannister pinch runs for Jack Brohamer.
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Kern
There goes Dent. The throw from Fosse and he is out, Blanks applying the tag. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fosse vs. Hamilton
Alan Bannister now playing second base. Dave Hamilton now pitching.
Fosse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuiper vs. Hamilton
Kuiper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Hamilton
Blanks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuiper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pruitt vs. Hamilton
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for John Lowenstein.
Pruitt takes first base on ball four. Kuiper moves to third. Blanks moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carty vs. Hamilton
Carty takes first base on ball four. Kuiper scores. Blanks moves to third. Pruitt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Powell vs. Hamilton
Frank Robinson pinch runs for Rico Carty.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blanks scores. Pruitt moves to third. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hendrick vs. Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich now pitching.
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pruitt tags and scores. Robinson tags and moves to third. Powell tags and moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Vuckovich
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Kern
Ron Pruitt now playing left field. George Hendrick now playing center field.
Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Kern
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hairston moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. LaRoche
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Downing vs. LaRoche
Downing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hairston scores. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stein vs. LaRoche
Stein hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kuiper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1976 -- Cleveland at Chicago (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Kuiper D, 2b 5 1 4 1 Hairston J, rf 3 1 0 0
Blanks L, ss 5 1 1 0 Orta J, lf 5 1 3 0
Lowenstein J, cf 3 0 1 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 2 0
Pruitt R, ph-lf 0 1 0 0 Garr R, pr 1 0 0 0
Carty R, dh 4 0 1 1 Spencer J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Robinson F, pr 0 0 0 0 Downing B, c 5 0 2 1
Powell B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Stein B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Hendrick G, lf-cf 4 0 0 1 Lemon C, cf 4 0 1 0
Bell B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Brohamer J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Smith T, rf 4 0 0 0 Bannister A, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Fosse R, c 4 1 1 0 Dent B, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 10 4 39 2 11 2
Cleveland 000 010 000 3 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 010 1 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Waits R 7.1 8 1 1 2 4
Kern J (W)* 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
LaRoche D (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson B 9.0 7 1 1 3 4
Hamilton D (L) 0.1 3 3 3 2 0
Vuckovich P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Bell B
DP -- Cleveland 2, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cleveland 9, Chicago 10
2B -- Orta J 2, Lemon C
SB -- Fosse R, Lowenstein J
CS -- Hairston J, Kuiper D, Dent B
SF -- Hendrick G
T -- 3:11
A -- 10852
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