Top 1

• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Grant
  
  Bruton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bruton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis races to the bag and beats Bruton for the out. There's the throw to first, and Whitfield drops the ball. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Colavito vs. Grant
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Cash is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Phillips vs. Grant
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Regan
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Regan
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Regan
  
  Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Tigers, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Grant
  
  Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Grant
  
  Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Regan vs. Grant
  
  Regan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Grant
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Regan
  
  Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Regan
  
  There's a wild pitch. Whitfield moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Alvis vs. Regan
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romano vs. Regan
  
  Romano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alvis moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kirkland vs. Regan
  
  Kirkland bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. Alvis moves to third. Romano moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  de la Hoz vs. Regan
  
  de la Hoz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grant vs. Regan
  
  Grant hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Regan
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Grant
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Colavito reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 2 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. Grant
  
  Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Koch
  
  Alan Koch now pitching.
  
  Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Koch
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Koch
  
  Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Koch
  
  Alvis is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Romano vs. Koch
  
  Romano takes first base on ball four. Alvis moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kirkland vs. Koch
  
  Kirkland strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  de la Hoz vs. Koch
  
  de la Hoz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Grant vs. Koch
  
  Grant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvis scores. Romano moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Francona vs. Koch
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Tigers, 3 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Grant
  
  Freehan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Grant
  
  Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Grant
  
  Gates Brown pinch hits for Alan Koch.
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bruton vs. Grant
  
  Bruton takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 4 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kaline vs. Walker
  
  Jerry Walker now pitching.
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Anderson
  
  Bob Anderson now pitching.
  
  Brown hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Anderson
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Anderson
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Walker
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Walker
  
  Cash hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Walker
  
  Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Anderson
  
  Alvis hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Anderson
  
  Romano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Anderson
  
  Kirkland takes first base on ball four. Romano moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  de la Hoz vs. Anderson
  
  de la Hoz strikes out. There goes Romano. The throw from Freehan and Romano is out. View Play 

Top 6

• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Walker
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Walker
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Walker
  
  Anderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Anderson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 5 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bruton vs. Walker
  
  Bruton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Bruton reaches second base with a double. Anderson scores. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McAuliffe vs. Walker
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Anderson
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Anderson
  
  Francona is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Anderson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second. Smith scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Walker
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Walker
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. Walker
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Anderson
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Anderson
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Anderson
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Walker
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Walker
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. Walker
  
  Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francona. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Herzog vs. Walker
  
  Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Bob Anderson.
  
  Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. de la Hoz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Romano vs. Gladding
  
  Fred Gladding now pitching.
  
  Romano takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Gladding
  
  Kirkland strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  de la Hoz vs. Gladding
  
  de la Hoz strikes out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Gladding
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Walker
  
  Jerry Kindall now playing second base.
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Walker
  
  Woodie Held now playing right field.
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Walker
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Held. Kaline reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Colavito vs. Walker
  
  Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Tigers, 6 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cash vs. Walker
  
  George Thomas pinch runs for Rocky Colavito.
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Kaline scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play 
• Tigers, 8 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Phillips vs. Bell
  
  Gary Bell now pitching.
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas scores. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Tigers, 9 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. Bell
  
  Freehan hits a line drive towards third. Alvis catches it and throws to second to double up Cash. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Tigers, 9 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Gladding
  
  George Thomas now playing left field.
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 9 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Gladding
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Tigers, 9 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Gladding
  
  Davalillo strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/31/1963 -- Detroit at Cleveland (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          3  0  1  1   Francona T, lf        4  0  0  0   
McAuliffe D, ss       5  2  2  1   Brown L, ss           5  1  1  1   
Kaline A, rf          5  1  1  0   Davalillo V, cf       5  1  1  0   
Colavito R, lf        4  1  1  1   Whitfield F, 1b       4  2  2  2   
Thomas G, pr-lf       0  1  0  0   Alvis M, 3b           3  2  1  1   
Cash N, 1b            4  0  2  3   Romano J, c           2  1  2  0   
Phillips B, 3b        5  0  1  1   Kirkland W, rf        2  0  0  0   
Freehan B, c          5  2  2  2   Held W, rf            0  0  0  0   
Smith G, 2b           4  1  2  0   de la Hoz M, 2b       4  1  1  3   
Regan P, p            1  0  0  0   Kindall J, 2b         0  0  0  0   
Koch A, p             0  0  0  0   Grant M, p            2  0  1  1   
Brown G, ph           1  0  0  0   Walker J, p           2  0  0  0   
Anderson B, p         1  1  1  0   Bell G, p             0  0  0  0   
Herzog W, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  9 13  9                        33  8  9  8

Detroit          111 201 003 --  9
Cleveland        044 000 000 --  8

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Regan P               2.0  4  4  4  0  0
Koch A                1.0  4  4  4  1  1
Anderson B            4.0  1  0  0  1  2
Gladding F (W)        2.0  0  0  0  1  3

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M               3.1  6  5  4  3  2
Walker J (L)          5.0  6  4  4  1  1
Bell G                0.2  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Whitfield F, Brown L
DP -- Detroit 2, Cleveland 3
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 4
2B -- Colavito R, Anderson B, Bruton B, Smith G, Kaline A
HR -- Freehan B 2, de la Hoz M, Brown L, Whitfield F
CS -- Romano J
SH -- Kirkland W
HBP -- by Koch A (Alvis M), by Anderson B (Francona T)
WP -- Regan P
T -- 2:42
A -- 3457

    

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