Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Sparma
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton 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
  Howser vs. Sparma
  
  The ball gets by Freehan for a passed ball. Davalillo scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Sparma
  
  Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wagner vs. Sparma
  
  Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Colavito vs. Sparma
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Sparma
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvis. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cash vs. McDowell
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Demeter vs. McDowell
  
  Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  Brown hits a popup towards short. Oyler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Sparma
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  The throw from Azcue to Whitfield and they have Horton trapped. The throw over to Brown, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. McDowell
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Sparma
  
  McDowell strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Sparma
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Sparma
  
  Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oyler vs. McDowell
  
  Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oyler for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sparma vs. McDowell
  
  Sparma strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Sparma
  
  Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Sparma
  
  Colavito strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Sparma
  
  Whitfield hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. McDowell
  
  Cash hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Demeter vs. McDowell
  
  Demeter takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Sparma
  
  Azcue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDowell vs. Sparma
  
  McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. McDowell
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oyler vs. McDowell
  
  Oyler strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sparma vs. McDowell
  
  Sparma strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Sparma
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howser vs. Sparma
  
  Howser bunts towards the mound. Sparma fields it and throws to first for the out. Davalillo moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wagner vs. Sparma
  
  Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horton throws the ball in to Wert who relays the ball to Smith who tags Wagner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Davalillo scores. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Sparma
  
  Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Sparma
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cash vs. McDowell
  
  Cash hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanley tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Demeter vs. McDowell
  
  Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Sparma
  
  Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Sparma
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Sparma
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Smith vs. McDowell
  
  Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. McDowell
  
  Al Kaline pinch hits for Ray Oyler.
  
  Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thomas vs. McDowell
  
  George Thomas pinch hits for Joe Sparma.
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Pena
  
  Jerry Lumpe now playing second base. Orlando Pena now pitching. George Smith now playing shortstop.
  
  McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Pena
  
  Davalillo hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howser vs. Pena
  
  Howser strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McDowell
  
  Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvis. Stanley moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wert vs. McDowell
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanley moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cash vs. McDowell
  
  Cash strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Demeter vs. McDowell
  
  Demeter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wagner vs. Pena
  
  Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Demeter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Pena
  
  Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Horton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Pena
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horton vs. McDowell
  
  Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. McDowell
  
  Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smith vs. McDowell
  
  Smith hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 10

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Pena
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Pena
  
  Brown bunts towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lumpe covering, for the out. Alvis moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Pena
  
  Bill Davis pinch hits for Joe Azcue.
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Pena covering, for the out. Alvis moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Salmon vs. Pena
  
  Chico Salmon pinch hits for Sam McDowell.
  
  Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alvis scores. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davalillo vs. Pena
  
  Davalillo hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching. Phil Roof now catching.
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. McMahon
  
  Gates Brown pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanley vs. McMahon
  
  Stanley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/24/1965 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Davalillo V, cf       5  2  2  0   Stanley M, cf         4  2  0  0   
Howser D, 2b          2  0  0  0   Wert D, 3b            4  0  1  1   
Wagner L, lf          4  0  1  1   Cash N, 1b            3  0  1  1   
Colavito R, rf        4  0  1  0   Demeter D, rf         3  0  0  0   
Whitfield F, 1b       4  0  0  0   Horton W, lf          3  0  1  0   
Alvis M, 3b           4  1  1  0   Freehan B, c          4  0  0  0   
Brown L, ss           3  0  0  0   Smith G, 2b-ss        4  0  1  0   
Azcue J, c            3  0  1  0   Oyler R, ss           2  0  0  0   
Davis B, ph           1  0  0  0   Kaline A, ph          1  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Lumpe J, 2b           1  0  0  0   
McDowell S, p         3  0  0  0   Sparma J, p           2  0  0  0   
Salmon C, ph          1  0  1  1   Thomas G, ph          1  0  0  0   
Roof P, c             0  0  0  0   Pena O, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Brown G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  7  2                        33  2  4  2

Cleveland        100 001 000 1 --  3
Detroit          100 001 000 0 --  2

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W)        9.0  4  2  1  3  7
McMahon D (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sparma J              7.0  5  2  2  1  3
Pena O (L)            3.0  2  1  1  0  2

E -- Alvis M 2
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Detroit 5
2B -- Cash N
3B -- Davalillo V
CS -- Horton W
SH -- Howser D, Brown L
SF -- Cash N
WP -- McDowell S
PB -- Freehan B
T -- 2:44
A -- 12564

    

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