Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 12, 1968
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 12, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vicente Romo |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 15,919 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Soar 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Russ Goetz |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Dick Tracewski | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Billy Harris | Second Baseman |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Vicente Romo | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 12, 1968
Top 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvis. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Romo
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski misplays the ball. That's an error on Tracewski. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McLain
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Romo
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Romo
Wert strikes out. Azcue drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wert out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tracewski vs. Romo
Tracewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLain
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. McLain
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Romo
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanley for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romo vs. McLain
Romo strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Romo
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Romo
Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Romo
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tracewski vs. Romo
Tracewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Romo
McLain bunts towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to third. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Romo
McAuliffe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Romo
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wert tags and scores. Tracewski tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Northrup vs. Romo
Northrup hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLain
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. McLain
Alvis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
-
Tigers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Romo
Cash hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Romo
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Romo
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Romo
Wert hits a line drive into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McLain
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Vicente Romo.
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Tracewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Kurtz
Hal Kurtz now pitching.
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLain vs. Kurtz
McLain bunts towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Harris covering, for the out. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Kurtz
There's a wild pitch. Tracewski moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Paul
Mike Paul now pitching.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tracewski tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Fisher
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a line drive into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching. Duke Sims now catching.
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hargan
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Hargan
There goes Horton. The throw from Sims and he is out, Alvis applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hargan
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLain
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. McLain
Alvis hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. McLain
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harris moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sims vs. McLain
Sims hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. McAuliffe fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Hargan
Vern Fuller now playing shortstop.
Tracewski hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Hargan
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuller misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuller. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Hargan
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. McLain moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Hargan
Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McLain moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Northrup vs. Hargan
Northrup hits a line drive to right field. The ball gets by Snyder. Cardenal fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cardenal. McLain scores. McAuliffe scores. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Hargan
Cash hits a fly ball towards right. Snyder catches it and throws to first to double up Northrup. Stanley tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. McLain
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Steve Hargan.
Salmon hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. McLain
Harris strikes out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/12/1968 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 2 1 0 0 Cardenal J, cf 4 0 0 0
Stanley M, cf 3 1 1 2 Snyder R, rf 3 1 0 0
Northrup J, rf 5 0 1 2 Maye L, lf 4 0 0 0
Cash N, 1b 4 1 1 2 Horton T, 1b 4 2 2 3
Horton W, lf 3 0 2 0 Azcue J, c 3 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 4 0 1 0 Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0
Wert D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
Tracewski D, ss 3 1 1 0 Harris B, 2b 4 0 1 0
McLain D, p 2 1 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Brown L, ss 2 0 0 0
Hall J, ph 1 0 1 0
Fuller V, ss 0 0 0 0
Romo V, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Kurtz H, p 0 0 0 0
Paul M, p 0 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Sims D, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 6 7 6 32 3 5 3
Detroit 000 011 103 -- 6
Cleveland 000 100 002 -- 3
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 5 3 3 1 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Romo V (L) 6.0 3 2 2 3 1
Kurtz H 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
Paul M* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fisher E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hargan S 2.0 4 3 1 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Alvis M, Tracewski D, Fuller V, Cardenal J
DP -- Detroit 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 7, Cleveland 3
2B -- Horton W
HR -- Horton T 2, Cash N
CS -- Horton W
SH -- McLain D 2
SF -- Stanley M 2, Cash N
WP -- Kurtz H
T -- 2:24
A -- 15919
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
