GAME LOG Cleveland @ Boston
Tuesday, 4/11/1969
Batting: Cleveland, top of 1st.
Pitching: Chris Short
SS Leo Cardenas:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Wild pitch.
L. Cardenas to third.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
L. Cardenas scores.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Reaches on a fielding error by the first baseman.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Base on balls.
R. Swoboda to second.
RF Roger Maris:
Strikes out swinging.
C Greg Goossen:
Flies out to left-center.
Inning over... one run, one hit, one error.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 1st.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
SS Dick Howser:
Flies out to left-center.
2B Ron Hunt:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Base on balls.
3B Ken Boyer:
Flies out to left field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 1, Boston 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 2nd.
Pitching: Chris Short
3B Bill Sudakis:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (366 feet)
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
P Andy Messersmith:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 2nd.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
CF Willie Mays:
Flies out to center field.
LF Charlie James:
Strikes out swinging.
C Ron Brand:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 0
Batting: Cleveland, top of 3rd.
Pitching: Chris Short
2B Tito Fuentes:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Strikes out swinging.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Reaches on a fielding error by the shortstop.
RF Roger Maris:
Flies out to shallow right field.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 0
Batting: Boston, bottom of 3rd.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
1B Steve Garvey:
SOLO HOMERUN down the left field line. (354 feet)
P Chris Short:
Strikes out swinging.
SS Dick Howser:
Base on balls.
2B Ron Hunt:
Grounded into double play, U4-3.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 4th.
Pitching: Chris Short
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the third baseman.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 4th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
RF Roberto Clemente:
Base on balls.
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds out to the catcher.
R. Clemente to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Base on balls.
LF Charlie James:
Grounded into double play, 5-4-3.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 1
Batting: Cleveland, top of 5th.
Pitching: Chris Short
P Andy Messersmith:
Strikes out looking.
SS Leo Cardenas:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Tito Fuentes:
Strikes out swinging.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Cleveland 2, Boston 1
Batting: Boston, bottom of 5th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
C Ron Brand:
DOUBLES down the left field line.
1B Steve Garvey:
SAC BUNT.
Brand advances to third.
P Chris Short:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
R. Brand scores.
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 6th.
Pitching: Chris Short
LF Ron Swoboda:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
RF Roger Maris:
Base on balls.
C Greg Goossen:
Base on balls.
R. Maris to second.
3B Bill Sudakis:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 2, Cleveland 2
Batting: Boston, bottom of 6th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
2B Ron Hunt:
Base on balls.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Base on balls.
R. Hunt to second.
3B Ken Boyer:
Base on balls.
R. Hunt to third.
R. Clemente to second.
CF Willie Mays:
Reaches on a fielding error by the third baseman.
R. Hunt scores.
R. Clemente to third.
K. Boyer to second.
LF Charlie James:
SINGLES to short right-center.
R. Clemente scores.
K. Boyer to third.
W. Mays to second.
C Ron Brand:
Grounded into double play, 4-6-3.
K. Boyer scores.
W. Mays to third.
1B Steve Garvey:
Flies out to short center field.
Inning over... 3 runs, one hit, one error.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 2
Batting: Cleveland, top of 7th.
Pitching: Chris Short
1B Clarence Jones:
SINGLES to center
P Andy Messersmith:
SAC BUNT.
Jones advances to second.
PH Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
C. Jones to third.
PH Chuck Hinton:
SINGLES to the gap in right-center.
C. Jones scores.
LF Ron Swoboda:
Hinton caught stealing at second.
Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 7th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
P Chris Short:
New 2B: Charlie Shoemaker.
New RF: Ron Swoboda.
New SS: Horace Clarke.
Grounds out to the second baseman.
SS Dick Howser:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
2B Ron Hunt:
Base on balls.
RF Roberto Clemente:
Base on balls.
R. Hunt to second.
3B Ken Boyer:
Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Hunt out at 3rd base.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 8th.
Pitching: Chris Short
RF Ron Swoboda:
Flies out to right field.
CF Bobby Darwin:
Reaches second base on an error by the centerfielder.
SS Horace Clarke:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
New pitcher: Dennis Ribant.
C Greg Goossen:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Boston, bottom of 8th.
Pitching: Andy Messersmith
New pitcher: Pete Mikkelsen.
CF Willie Mays:
Grounds out to the second baseman.
LF Charlie James:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
C Ron Brand:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Batting: Cleveland, top of 9th.
Pitching: Dennis Ribant
3B Bill Sudakis:
Flies out to left field.
1B Clarence Jones:
Grounds out to the first baseman.
PH Jim Barbieri:
SINGLES to the gap in left-center.
LF Curt Blefary:
Grounds out to the shortstop.
Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors.
Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
Game over. Score: Boston 5, Cleveland 3
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