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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 16, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 16, 1969 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sonny Siebert |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 6,536 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Art Frantz 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Bill Kinnamon 3B: Emmett Ashford |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick McAuliffe | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Stanley | Shortstop |
| Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Jim Northrup | Center Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Russ Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Lee Maye | Left Fielder |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Zoilo Versalles | Third Baseman |
| Vern Fuller | Second Baseman |
| Sonny Siebert | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
April 16, 1969
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Siebert
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Siebert
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fuller throws to second for one, and Brown throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Siebert
Kaline hits a fly ball 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: -2-
Cash vs. Siebert
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Siebert
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Siebert
Northrup 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Siebert
Freehan hits a line drive 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: ---
Wert vs. Siebert
Wert is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLain
Versalles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Versalles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuller vs. McLain
Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. McLain
Siebert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Versalles trying to get to home. Kaline throws the ball in to Freehan who tags Versalles who's trying to score from second, for the out. Fuller moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Siebert
McLain hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Siebert
McAuliffe hits a popup towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Siebert
Stanley 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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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a line drive into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Siebert
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Siebert
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Siebert
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northrup vs. Siebert
Northrup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maye. Northrup reaches second base with a double. Cash scores. Horton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Siebert
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Siebert
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLain vs. Siebert
McLain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Northrup scores. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Siebert
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Versalles vs. McLain
Versalles strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. McLain
Fuller is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Siebert
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Siebert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Siebert
Kaline hits a popup towards third. Versalles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Siebert
Cash hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Siebert
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Versalles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. McLain
Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Sonny Siebert.
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton now pitching.
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hamilton
Freehan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Hamilton
Wert 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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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Horton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maye vs. McLain
Maye hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. McLain
Versalles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuller vs. McLain
Fuller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Hamilton
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Hamilton
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fuller scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Hamilton
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. McLain
Max Alvis pinch hits for Jack Hamilton.
Alvis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McLain
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. McLain
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Burchart
Larry Burchart now pitching.
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Burchart
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Burchart
Horton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Burchart
Northrup hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Burchart
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. McLain
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, 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, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. McLain
Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Burchart
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Versalles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLain vs. Burchart
McLain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Versalles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Burchart
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder. McAuliffe reaches second base with a double. McLain moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Burchart
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McLain scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Burchart
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McAuliffe tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Burchart
Cash takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Burchart
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. McLain
Versalles hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuller vs. McLain
Fuller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. McLain
Cap Peterson pinch hits for Larry Burchart.
Peterson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. McLain
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1969 -- Detroit at Cleveland (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
McAuliffe D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Cardenal J, cf 5 1 1 1
Stanley M, ss 5 0 1 1 Brown L, ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 1 Snyder R, rf 3 0 1 0
Cash N, 1b 2 3 2 1 Horton T, 1b 4 1 1 0
Horton W, lf 5 1 1 0 Maye L, lf 4 0 1 0
Northrup J, cf 4 2 2 4 Azcue J, c 4 0 0 0
Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0 Versalles Z, 3b 4 0 2 1
Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fuller V, 2b 3 0 1 0
McLain D, p 4 1 3 1 Siebert S, p 1 0 1 0
Scheinblum R, ph 1 0 0 0
Hamilton J, p 0 0 0 0
Alvis M, ph 1 0 0 0
Burchart L, p 0 0 0 0
Peterson C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 11 8 35 2 9 2
Detroit 000 310 022 -- 8
Cleveland 000 011 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (W) 9.0 9 2 2 2 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Siebert S (L) 5.0 6 4 4 2 1
Hamilton J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Burchart L 2.0 4 4 4 2 1
E -- Brown L
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Detroit 6, Cleveland 8
2B -- Versalles Z, Northrup J, Horton T, McAuliffe D
HR -- Cash N, Cardenal J, Northrup J
SF -- Kaline A
T -- 2:16
A -- 6536
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