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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 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 September 14, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 14, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 14, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Nelson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Bailey |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,395 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Salerno 1B: Bill Valentine 2B: Emmett Ashford 3B: Jim Honochick |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Merv Rettenmund | Center Fielder |
| Curt Blefary | First Baseman |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Elrod Hendricks | Catcher |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Roger Nelson | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Duke Sims | Catcher |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Steve Bailey | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Orioles
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 14, 1968
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Bailey
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Bailey
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Bailey
Blefary hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bailey
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Nelson
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson who is chasing the ball. Snyder reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Nelson
Maye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Bailey
Hendricks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Bailey
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bailey
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Bailey
Belanger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Bailey
Nelson bunts towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Nelson covering, for the out. Belanger moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Bailey
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rettenmund vs. Bailey
There goes Buford. The throw from Sims and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rettenmund vs. Bailey
Rettenmund hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blefary vs. Bailey
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nagelson vs. Nelson
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Steve Bailey.
Nagelson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Nelson
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fisher
Eddie Fisher now pitching.
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Fisher
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hendricks for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Fisher
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fisher
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Nelson
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, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Fisher
Belanger hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Snyder. Belanger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Fisher
The ball gets by Sims for a passed ball. Belanger moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nelson vs. Fisher
Nelson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Fisher
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belanger tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Fisher
Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fisher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hendricks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Nelson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Nelson
Billy Harris pinch hits for Eddie Fisher.
Harris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Nelson
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Pina
Horacio Pina now pitching.
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pina
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendricks vs. Pina
Hendricks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops it up and throws to first, with Pina covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Nelson
Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Nelson
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. Nelson
Maye hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Pina
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pina
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Pina
Belanger hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Nelson
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Nelson
Sims hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rettenmund. Sims reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Nelson
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Drabowsky
Moe Drabowsky now pitching. Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Larry Brown.
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Drabowsky
Lou Johnson pinch hits for Horacio Pina.
Johnson is hit by the pitch. Sims moves to third. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Snyder vs. Drabowsky
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sims scores. Alvis scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Azcue vs. Drabowsky
Joe Azcue pinch hits for Dave Nelson.
Azcue strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Romo
Vern Fuller now playing second base. Eddie Leon now playing shortstop. Vicente Romo now pitching.
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Romo
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rettenmund vs. Romo
There goes Buford. The throw from Sims to Leon and they have Buford trapped. The throw over to Horton, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rettenmund vs. Romo
Rettenmund is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Drabowsky
Paul Blair now playing center field. Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Frank Robinson now playing left field.
Scheinblum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maye vs. Drabowsky
Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blair throws the ball in to Blefary who tags Maye trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Scheinblum moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Watt
Eddie Watt now pitching.
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sims vs. Watt
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blefary vs. Romo
Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Romo
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Romo
Hendricks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Romo
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Romo
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Orioles, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Watt
Larry Haney now catching.
Alvis 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, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. Watt
Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Watt
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Eddie Leon.
Salmon hits a fly ball into right field. Rettenmund 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 9/14/1968 -- Baltimore at Cleveland (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Buford D, lf 2 0 1 1 Snyder R, cf 4 1 2 2
Blair P, cf 0 0 0 0 Nelson D, 2b 2 0 0 1
Rettenmund M, cf-rf 3 0 0 1 Azcue J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blefary C, 1b 4 1 1 1 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf-lf 3 2 1 1 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 0 0
Hendricks E, c 4 0 1 0 Maye L, lf 3 0 1 0
Haney L, c 0 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson B, 3b 3 0 0 1 Sims D, c 4 1 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 1 0 0
Belanger M, ss 2 2 1 0 Brown L, ss 1 0 0 0
Nelson R, p 1 0 0 0 Hall J, ph 1 0 0 0
Drabowsky M, p 1 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 1 0 0 0
Watt E, p 0 0 0 0 Bailey S, p 0 0 0 0
Nagelson R, ph 1 0 0 0
Fisher E, p 0 0 0 0
Harris B, ph 1 0 1 0
Pina H, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson L, ph 0 0 0 0
Leon E, ss 0 0 0 0
Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
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27 5 5 5 30 3 5 3
Baltimore 101 110 001 -- 5
Cleveland 100 000 200 -- 3
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Nelson R (W) 6.1 3 3 3 4 7
Drabowsky M 1.0 2 0 0 1 2
Watt E (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey S (L) 3.0 2 2 2 1 1
Fisher E 2.0 2 2 1 0 1
Pina H 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Romo V 2.0 1 1 1 2 3
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Baltimore 2, Cleveland 6
2B -- Belanger M, Sims D
3B -- Snyder R
HR -- Blefary C, Robinson F
SB -- Buford D
CS -- Buford D
SH -- Nelson R
SF -- Rettenmund M, Buford D, Robinson B
HBP -- by Drabowsky M (Johnson L)
PB -- Sims D
T -- 2:25
A -- 6395
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