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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 31, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, played on July 31, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,703 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Runge 1B: John Rice 2B: Cal Drummond 3B: Jim Odom |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Center Fielder |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Curt Blefary | Left Fielder |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Duke Sims | First Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Vern Fuller | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
July 31, 1968
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a popup towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Phoebus
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Phoebus
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Phoebus
Azcue is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Siebert
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Phoebus
The ball gets by Hendricks for a passed ball. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Phoebus
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Phoebus
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sims scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Phoebus
Fuller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Siebert
Blefary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phoebus vs. Siebert
Phoebus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blefary moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blefary tags and scores. Phoebus tags and moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Phoebus moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Phoebus
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Phoebus
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Phoebus
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Phoebus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Siebert
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Phoebus
Azcue hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims hits a popup towards first. Powell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Phoebus
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Phoebus
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Hendricks, and Belanger drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maye vs. Phoebus
There goes Cardenal, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Cardenal steals home. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Phoebus
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. Phoebus
Fuller takes first base on ball four. Maye moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Siebert
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Siebert
Phoebus strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Siebert
There goes Buford. The throw from Azcue and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Phoebus
Siebert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Phoebus
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Phoebus
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Siebert
Hendricks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Phoebus
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Phoebus
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Phoebus
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Duke Sims. Larry Haney now catching.
There goes Harper. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Phoebus
Cardenal strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. Phoebus
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops it up and throws to first, with Phoebus covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Siebert
Chico Salmon now playing first base.
Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards first. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first, with Siebert covering, for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phoebus vs. Siebert
Phoebus strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Siebert
Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Phoebus
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Phoebus
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Phoebus
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Siebert
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Siebert
Powell 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
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Phoebus
Paul Blair now playing center field.
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Phoebus
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Phoebus
Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Brabender
Gene Brabender now pitching. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Chico Salmon.
There goes Snyder. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Snyder steals third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Brabender
There goes Azcue. The throw from Haney and he is safe. Azcue steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hall vs. Brabender
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenal vs. Brabender
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Siebert
Lou Klimchock now playing first base.
Haney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Siebert
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Siebert
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haney moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blefary vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
Blefary takes first base on ball four. Haney moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brabender vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Brabender hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haney tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Romo
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Brabender
Dave May now playing right field.
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Brabender
Tony Horton pinch hits for Vern Fuller.
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brabender
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Brabender
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Vicente Romo.
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1968 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (N)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Buford D, cf 3 0 1 1 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Blair P, cf 1 0 0 0 Snyder R, rf 4 0 1 0
Belanger M, ss 4 0 1 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 1 0
Robinson F, rf 4 1 1 0 Sims D, 1b 2 1 1 0
May D, rf 0 0 0 0 Harper T, pr 0 0 0 0
Powell B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Salmon C, 1b 0 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 3 1 2 2 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Haney L, c 1 1 1 0 Klimchock L, 1b 0 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cardenal J, cf 3 1 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Maye L, lf 3 0 1 1
Blefary C, lf 2 1 0 0 Fuller V, 3b 2 0 0 0
Phoebus T, p 3 0 1 0 Horton T, ph 1 0 0 0
Brabender G, p 0 0 0 1 Brown L, ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson L, ph 1 0 1 0
Siebert S, p 3 0 0 0
Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 32 2 6 1
Baltimore 001 002 001 -- 4
Cleveland 010 100 000 -- 2
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T (W) 7.1 5 2 1 4 6
Brabender G (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (L) 8.1 9 4 4 1 3
Paul M* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Romo V 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Belanger M
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 6, Cleveland 7
HR -- Hendricks E
SB -- Cardenal J 2, Harper T, Snyder R, Azcue J
CS -- Buford D
SF -- Buford D, Brabender G
PB -- Hendricks E
T -- 2:52
A -- 10703
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