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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 27, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 27, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Barber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 14,784 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Bill Valentine 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Al Salerno |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Mantle | First Baseman |
| Joe Pepitone | Center Fielder |
| Andy Kosco | Right Fielder |
| Tom Tresh | Shortstop |
| Jake Gibbs | Catcher |
| Bobby Cox | Third Baseman |
| Steve Barber | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Chico Salmon | First Baseman |
| Tommy Harper | Right Fielder |
| Vern Fuller | Third Baseman |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 27, 1968
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Duke Sims now playing first base. Chico Salmon now playing left field.
Clarke strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Siebert
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Siebert
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pepitone vs. Siebert
Pepitone takes first base on ball four. White moves to third. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kosco vs. Siebert
Kosco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tresh vs. Siebert
Tresh hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibbs vs. Siebert
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Barber
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Barber
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Barber
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke misplays the ball. That's an error on Clarke. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Azcue vs. Barber
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber juggles the ball. That's an error on Barber. Nelson moves to third. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Barber
Cardenal hits a line drive towards short. Tresh catches it and throws to second to double up Sims. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Siebert
Cox hits a popup towards third. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Siebert
Barber strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Siebert
White hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Clarke trying to get to third. Cardenal throws the ball in to Fuller, who tags Clarke for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Barber
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Barber
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Barber
Fuller hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Barber
Siebert strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Siebert
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pepitone vs. Siebert
Pepitone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kosco vs. Siebert
Kosco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Pepitone moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tresh vs. Siebert
Tresh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gibbs vs. Siebert
Gibbs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Barber
Nelson bunts towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Barber
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Barber
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Siebert
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Siebert
Barber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Siebert
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Nelson. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Siebert
White takes first base on ball four. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mantle vs. Siebert
Mantle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clarke scores. White moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pepitone vs. Siebert
Pepitone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White scores. Mantle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kosco vs. Siebert
Kosco hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Barber
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Azcue for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Barber
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Kosco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Barber
Salmon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Barber
Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Barber
Fuller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scheinblum vs. Barber
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Sonny Siebert.
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. Fuller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Barber
Tony Horton pinch hits for Dave Nelson.
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching. Chico Salmon now playing third base. Vern Fuller now playing second base. Richie Scheinblum now playing left field.
Tresh hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Fisher
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. Tresh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cox vs. Fisher
There goes Tresh. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Tresh steals third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cox vs. Fisher
Cox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Fisher
Barber hits a fly ball into left field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Barber
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Barber
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Barber
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Barber
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Barber
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kosco. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salmon vs. Barber
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Fisher
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Fisher
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Fisher
Mantle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mantle for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Barber
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mantle scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Barber
Fuller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Barber
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Barber
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Tresh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Kurtz
Hal Kurtz now pitching.
Pepitone 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kosco vs. Kurtz
Kosco hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Kurtz
Bill Robinson pinch runs for Andy Kosco.
Tresh strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gibbs vs. Kurtz
Gibbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Barber
Bill Robinson now playing right field.
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Barber
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. Barber
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Barber
Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Clarke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cox vs. Kurtz
Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Kurtz
Barber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Kurtz
Clarke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Kurtz
There's a wild pitch. Clarke moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Kurtz
White is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Barber
Salmon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Salmon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. McDaniel
Lee Maye pinch hits for Tommy Harper. Lindy McDaniel now pitching.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tresh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuller vs. McDaniel
Fuller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salmon scores. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheinblum vs. McDaniel
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. McDaniel
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Hal Kurtz.
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. McDaniel
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching. Lee Maye now playing right field.
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pepitone vs. Paul
Pepitone 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 -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Paul
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. McDaniel
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McDaniel
Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. McDaniel
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Pepitone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salmon vs. McDaniel
Salmon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1968 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 5 1 2 0 Nelson D, 2b 1 0 0 0
White R, lf 3 2 1 0 Horton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Mantle M, 1b 5 1 3 1 Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Pepitone J, cf 4 1 1 1 Snyder R, ph 1 0 0 0
Kosco A, rf 4 0 1 0 Kurtz H, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, pr-rf 1 0 0 0 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Tresh T, ss 4 1 2 4 Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Gibbs J, c 4 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 4 1 1 0
Cox B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, lf 0 0 0 0
Barber S, p 4 0 0 0 Sims D, 1b 5 0 0 0
McDaniel L, p 0 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 5 0 1 0
Cardenal J, cf 5 0 1 1
Salmon C, 1b-lf-3b 5 2 2 1
Harper T, rf 2 0 1 0
Maye L, ph-rf 1 0 1 0
Fuller V, 3b-2b 4 0 3 1
Siebert S, p 1 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
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38 6 10 6 38 3 10 3
New York 400 200 000 -- 6
Cleveland 000 110 010 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barber S (W)* 7.0 7 3 3 4 6
McDaniel L (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (L) 4.0 7 6 4 3 4
Fisher E 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Kurtz H 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Paul M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Clarke H, Barber S, Brown L, Nelson D
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cleveland 12
2B -- Cardenal J, Brown L, Salmon C
HR -- Tresh T, Salmon C
SB -- Tresh T
WP -- Barber S, Kurtz H
T -- 2:53
A -- 14784
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