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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 25, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 25, 1966 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Denny McLain |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 25,383 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: John Rice 2B: Jim Odom 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
| Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
| Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
| Chico Salmon | Shortstop |
| Pedro Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
| Don Wert | Third Baseman |
| Norm Cash | First Baseman |
| Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
| Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
| Bill Freehan | Catcher |
| Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
| Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
| Denny McLain | Pitcher |
| Bob Swift | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 25, 1966
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. McLain
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kaline who is chasing the ball. Davalillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alvis vs. McLain
Alvis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Alvis reaches second base with a double. Davalillo scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. McLain
Wagner hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McLain
Colavito hits a line drive into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. McLain
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. McLain
Salmon hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. McDowell
Wood hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. McDowell
Wert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. McDowell
Cash hits a line drive into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. McDowell
Kaline takes first base on ball four. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. McDowell
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. McLain
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. McLain
Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. McLain
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. McLain
Davalillo hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McDowell
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. McDowell
There goes Freehan. The throw from Crandall and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. McDowell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Oyler vs. McDowell
Oyler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McLain vs. McDowell
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Ray Oyler.
McLain is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Kelley
Tom Kelley now pitching.
Wood takes first base on ball four. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Kelley
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. McLain
Dick Tracewski now playing shortstop.
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. McLain
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alvis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Colavito vs. McLain
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. McLain
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. McLain
Salmon hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Alvis scores. Whitfield moves to third. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kelley
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelley covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kelley
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kelley
Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Pena
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelley vs. Pena
Kelley bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Pena
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Pena
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kelley
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kelley
Northrup hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Kelley
Tracewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Kelley
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
There's a wild pitch. Tracewski moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Kelley
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Gladding
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski misplays the ball. That's an error on Tracewski. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Gladding
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. Wagner moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salmon vs. Gladding
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Gladding
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Kaline picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaline. Colavito scores. Salmon moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Gladding
Crandall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelley vs. Gladding
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Salmon scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Crandall moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davalillo vs. Gladding
Davalillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alvis vs. Gladding
Alvis hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kelley
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Kelley
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kelley
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Kelley
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gladding
Gates Brown now playing left field. Willie Horton now playing right field. Jim Northrup now playing center field.
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Gladding
Colavito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Gladding
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. Gladding
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Sparma
Joe Sparma now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Salmon moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crandall vs. Sparma
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Salmon scores. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelley vs. Sparma
Kelley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Sparma
Davalillo takes first base on ball four. Kelley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Sparma
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kelley
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kelley
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kelley
Northrup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Sparma
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sparma
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sparma
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Kelley
Jim Landis now playing left field.
Tracewski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sparma vs. Kelley
Sparma strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Kelley
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Kelley
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Sparma
Salmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Sparma
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Sparma
Crandall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelley vs. Sparma
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. Salmon scores. Crandall moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Sparma
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alvis vs. Sparma
Alvis takes first base on ball four. Davalillo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landis vs. Sparma
Landis hits a line drive, foul, towards third. Wert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kelley
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Kelley
Brown hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Kelley
Horton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Kelley
Freehan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kelley
Northrup strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Sparma
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sparma
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Sparma
Salmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Sparma
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tracewski vs. Kelley
Tracewski strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kelley
Jerry Lumpe pinch hits for Joe Sparma.
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Kelley
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Kelley
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1966 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Davalillo V, cf 4 1 3 0 Wood J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Alvis M, 3b 4 2 1 1 Wert D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Wagner L, lf 5 3 3 2 Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 0
Landis J, lf 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 2 0 0 0
Colavito R, rf 6 2 1 0 Brown G, lf 1 1 1 2
Whitfield F, 1b 5 0 0 0 Horton W, lf-rf 4 0 0 0
Salmon C, ss 5 3 4 3 Freehan B, c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez P, 2b 6 1 2 2 Northrup J, rf-cf 4 0 0 0
Crandall D, c 4 1 3 2 Oyler R, ss 0 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 1 0 0 0 Tracewski D, pr-ss 2 0 0 0
Kelley T, p 4 0 1 3 McLain D, p 1 0 0 0
Pena O, p 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe D, ph 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
Sparma J, p 1 0 0 0
Lumpe J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
45 13 18 13 31 2 5 2
Cleveland 311 034 010 -- 13
Detroit 000 000 020 -- 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S 1.2 0 0 0 4 2
Kelley T (W) 7.1 5 2 2 2 6
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
McLain D (L) 2.2 5 5 5 2 2
Pena O 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Gladding F 1.1 6 6 4 2 1
Sparma J 3.2 5 2 2 3 3
E -- Crandall D, Horton W, Tracewski D, Kaline A
DP -- Cleveland 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Detroit 9
2B -- Alvis M
3B -- Davalillo V
HR -- Wagner L, Crandall D, Brown G
SB -- Freehan B
HBP -- by McDowell S (Oyler R)
WP -- Kelley T
T -- 3:05
A -- 25383
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