Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Messersmith
  
  Cardenal is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Messersmith
  
  Brown hits a popup towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klimchock vs. Messersmith
  
  Klimchock hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Tiant
  
  Alomar 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 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Tiant
  
  Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Tiant
  
  Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Messersmith
  
  Horton hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Messersmith
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnstone vs. Tiant
  
  Johnstone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal who is chasing the ball. Johnstone reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Reichardt vs. Tiant
  
  Reichardt hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnstone tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Voss vs. Tiant
  
  Voss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tiant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Tiant
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Nelson hits a fly ball into right field. Voss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Suarez vs. Messersmith
  
  Suarez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tiant vs. Messersmith
  
  Tiant hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Messersmith
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Tiant
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Tiant
  
  Messersmith strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Tiant
  
  Alomar strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Messersmith
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klimchock vs. Messersmith
  
  Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. Messersmith
  
  Horton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Snyder vs. Messersmith
  
  Snyder strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Tiant
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Tiant
  
  Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnstone vs. Tiant
  
  Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton fields the ball and throws to Tiant covering. Safe. Fregosi moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Reichardt vs. Tiant
  
  Reichardt hits a line drive into left field. Snyder picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Snyder. Fregosi scores. Johnstone goes all the way around to score. Reichardt moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Voss vs. Tiant
  
  Voss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reichardt scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Tiant
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Azcue vs. Tiant
  
  Azcue hits a fly ball into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Nelson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Suarez vs. Messersmith
  
  Suarez hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tiant vs. Messersmith
  
  Tiant strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Messersmith
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive towards first. Spencer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Tiant
  
  Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Tiant
  
  Alomar 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 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Tiant
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spencer for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Messersmith
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klimchock vs. Messersmith
  
  Klimchock takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Messersmith
  
  Horton hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fregosi vs. Tiant
  
  Fregosi takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnstone vs. Tiant
  
  Johnstone strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reichardt vs. Tiant
  
  Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Messersmith
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sims vs. Messersmith
  
  Duke Sims pinch hits for Ken Suarez.
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Scheinblum vs. Messersmith
  
  Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Luis Tiant.
  
  Scheinblum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Voss vs. Ellsworth
  
  Duke Sims now catching. Dick Ellsworth now pitching.
  
  Voss hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Ellsworth
  
  Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Azcue vs. Ellsworth
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Messersmith
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Messersmith
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Klimchock vs. Messersmith
  
  Klimchock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horton vs. Messersmith
  
  Horton is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Messersmith vs. Ellsworth
  
  Chuck Hinton now playing right field. Ken Harrelson now playing first base.
  
  Messersmith 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 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Ellsworth
  
  Alomar hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Ellsworth
  
  Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harrelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Messersmith
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Messersmith
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sims vs. Messersmith
  
  Sims hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Angels, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Peterson vs. Messersmith
  
  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth.
  
  Peterson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/16/1969 -- Cleveland at California (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
Cardenal J, cf        4  0  0  0   Alomar S, 2b          4  0  0  0   
Brown L, ss           4  0  0  0   Spencer J, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Klimchock L, 3b       3  0  1  0   Fregosi J, ss         1  1  0  0   
Horton T, 1b          4  0  1  0   Johnstone J, cf       3  2  2  0   
Hinton C, rf          0  0  0  0   Reichardt R, lf       2  1  1  2   
Harrelson K, rf-1b    3  0  1  0   Voss B, rf            3  0  1  1   
Snyder R, lf          3  0  0  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       3  0  1  0   
Nelson D, 2b          3  0  1  0   Azcue J, c            3  0  0  0   
Suarez K, c           2  0  1  0   Messersmith A, p      3  0  0  0   
Sims D, ph-c          2  0  0  0                                      
Tiant L, p            2  0  0  0                                      
Scheinblum R, ph      1  0  0  0                                      
Ellsworth D, p        0  0  0  0                                      
Peterson C, ph        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  0  5  0                        26  4  5  3

Cleveland        000 000 000 --  0
California       010 300 00x --  4

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L (L)           6.0  4  4  3  2  3
Ellsworth D           2.0  1  0  0  0  0

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (W)     9.0  5  0  0  4  7

E -- Snyder R
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 9, California 1
3B -- Johnstone J
SF -- Reichardt R
T -- 2:06
A -- 8368

    

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