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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Washington Senators, played on September 17, 1968 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Barry Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,772 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Emmett Ashford 1B: Jake O'Donnell 2B: Bill Kunkel 3B: Jim Honochick |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Cap Peterson | Left Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Frank Howard | First Baseman |
| Brant Alyea | Right Fielder |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Tim Cullen | Second Baseman |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Barry Moore | Pitcher |
| Jim Lemon | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
| Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Richie Scheinblum | Right Fielder |
| Lou Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Horton | First Baseman |
| Joe Azcue | Catcher |
| Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
| Larry Brown | Shortstop |
| Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
| Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 17, 1968
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McDowell
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. McDowell
Peterson hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. McDowell
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Moore
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Moore
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Moore
Scheinblum hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McDowell
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. McDowell
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cullen vs. McDowell
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cullen for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moore
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Moore
Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Moore
Alvis hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. McDowell
The umpire calls a balk on McDowell Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. McDowell
Moore bunts towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. McDowell
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brinkman scores. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. McDowell
Peterson hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cardenal. Peterson reaches second base with a double. Unser goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMullen vs. McDowell
McMullen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. McDowell
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Moore
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Moore
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Moore
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen misplays the ball. That's an error on Cullen. McDowell moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheinblum vs. Moore
Scheinblum hits a fly ball into left field. Peterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDowell tags and scores. Cardenal tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. McDowell
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. McDowell
Cullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman 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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Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moore
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Moore
Azcue hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Moore
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McDowell
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McDowell
Unser hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. McDowell
Peterson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. McDowell
McMullen hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Moore
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Moore
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Moore
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nelson vs. Moore
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheinblum vs. Moore
There goes Nelson. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scheinblum vs. Moore
Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McDowell
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alyea vs. McDowell
Alyea hits a fly ball into right field. Scheinblum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. McDowell
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Moore
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Moore
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Azcue vs. Moore
Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullen vs. McDowell
Cullen 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 -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. McDowell
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McDowell
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Moore
Alvis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Unser who is chasing the ball. Alvis reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Moore
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cullen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Moore
McDowell hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. McDowell
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peterson vs. McDowell
Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMullen vs. McDowell
McMullen takes first base on ball four. Peterson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. McDowell
Howard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Scheinblum. Howard reaches second base with a double. Peterson scores. McMullen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alyea vs. McDowell
Frank Coggins pinch runs for Frank Howard.
Alyea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Pina
Jim French pinch hits for Paul Casanova. Horacio Pina now pitching.
French hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holman vs. Pina
Gary Holman pinch hits for Tim Cullen.
Holman hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Moore
Frank Coggins now playing second base. Jim French now catching. Gary Holman now playing first base.
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Moore
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheinblum vs. Moore
Scheinblum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Peterson. Scheinblum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Humphreys
Bob Humphreys now pitching.
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coggins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Pina
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphreys vs. Pina
Humphreys strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Pina
Unser takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peterson vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Peterson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Romo
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Humphreys
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Azcue vs. Humphreys
Azcue hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Humphreys
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1968 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 4 1 1 1 Cardenal J, cf 4 1 2 0
Peterson C, lf 5 1 3 1 Nelson D, 2b 4 0 1 1
McMullen K, 3b 4 1 0 0 Scheinblum R, rf 3 0 1 1
Howard F, 1b 2 0 1 2 Johnson L, lf 4 0 0 0
Coggins F, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Alyea B, rf 3 0 0 0 Azcue J, c 4 0 1 0
Casanova P, c 3 0 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 4 0 1 0
French J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 3 0 1 0
Cullen T, 2b 3 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 3 1 0 0
Holman G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Pina H, p 0 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 1 1 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0
Moore B, p 2 0 0 0
Humphreys B, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 33 2 8 2
Washington 002 000 020 -- 4
Cleveland 001 010 000 -- 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Moore B (W) 7.2 8 2 1 0 2
Humphreys B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (L) 7.1 6 4 4 4 8
Pina H 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Romo V 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Cullen T
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Washington 8, Cleveland 5
2B -- Peterson C, Howard F, Scheinblum R
3B -- Alvis M
SB -- Cardenal J, Nelson D
SH -- Moore B
SF -- Scheinblum R
Balk -- McDowell S
T -- 2:22
A -- 4772
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