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Indians 2 @ Senators 1
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 24, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 24, 1968 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The home team Senators were bested by the visiting Indians with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 24, 1968 
Visiting Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 19
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 19
Home Team
Washington Senators
R: 1 H: 12 E: 5 LOB: 16
Runs: 1
Hits: 12
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 16
Winning Pitcher—Steve Hargan  
Losing Pitcher—Phil Ortega  
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Game Winning RBI—(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 24, 1968 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamCleveland Indians 
Home TeamWashington Senators 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuis Tiant  
Home Starting PitcherJim Hannan  
BallparkRobert F. Kennedy Stadium 
CityWashington 
StateDC 
Attendance2,733 
Time of Game4 hours 38 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cal Drummond
1B: Jim Odom
2B: Ed Runge
3B: John Rice

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Russ Snyder  Center Fielder 
Dave Nelson  Second Baseman 
Lee Maye  Left Fielder 
Lou Johnson  Right Fielder 
Tony Horton  First Baseman 
Joe Azcue  Catcher 
Chico Salmon  Shortstop 
Max Alvis  Third Baseman 
Luis Tiant  Pitcher 
Alvin Dark  Manager 

Washington Senators Lineup 

Name  Position 
Del Unser  Center Fielder 
Ed Stroud  Right Fielder 
Ken McMullen  Third Baseman 
Frank Howard  Left Fielder 
Mike Epstein  First Baseman 
Jim French  Catcher 
Bernie Allen  Second Baseman 
Tim Cullen  Shortstop 
Jim Hannan  Pitcher 
Jim Lemon  Manager 

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Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
August 24, 1968

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         Game of 8/24/1968 -- Cleveland at Washington (D)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Washington         AB  R  H RBI
Snyder R, cf          4  0  0  0   Unser D, cf           8  0  2  0   
Cardenal J, cf        2  1  1  0   Stroud E, rf          8  0  0  0   
Nelson D, 2b          5  1  0  0   McMullen K, 3b-ss     6  0  1  0   
Maye L, lf            4  0  1  0   Howard F, lf          6  0  1  0   
Harper T, rf          0  0  0  0   Epstein M, 1b         4  1  1  1   
Hall J, ph-lf         2  0  0  0   French J, c           7  0  4  0   
Johnson L, rf-lf-rf   8  0  2  0   Allen B, 2b           6  0  0  0   
Horton T, 1b          4  0  1  1   Cullen T, ss          2  0  0  0   
Azcue J, c            5  0  1  0   Allen H, ph-3b        5  0  2  0   
Fisher E, p           1  0  0  0   Hannan J, p           2  0  0  0   
Brown L, ph-ss        1  0  0  0   Alyea B, ph           1  0  1  0   
Salmon C, ss-3b       7  0  1  0   Bosman D, p           0  0  0  0   
Alvis M, 3b           3  0  1  0   Baldwin D, p          0  0  0  0   
Romo V, p             1  0  0  0   Holman G, ph          1  0  0  0   
Williams S, p         0  0  0  0   Haywood B, p          0  0  0  0   
Sims D, c             1  0  0  0   Peterson C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Tiant L, p            0  0  0  0   Higgins D, p          0  0  0  0   
Fuller V, 3b          5  0  0  0   Moore B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Hargan S, p           0  0  0  0   Ortega P, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Casanova P, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     53  2  8  1                        59  1 12  1

Cleveland        100 000 000 000 000 1 --  2
Washington       000 000 001 000 000 0 --  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tiant L               5.0  2  0  0  3  3
Romo V*               3.0  3  1  1  0  1
Williams S            1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Fisher E              5.0  5  0  0  0  3
Hargan S (W)          2.0  0  0  0  2  1

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hannan J              7.0  6  1  0  1  7
Bosman D              1.2  0  0  0  1  0
Baldwin D             0.1  0  0  0  1  0
Haywood B             2.0  1  0  0  1  0
Higgins D             2.0  0  0  0  0  0
Ortega P (L)          3.0  1  1  0  6  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Hannan J, Salmon C, Allen H 3, Ortega P
DP -- Cleveland 2, Washington 1
LOB -- Cleveland 19, Washington 16
2B -- Johnson L
HR -- Epstein M
SB -- Cardenal J 3, Hall J
CS -- Sims D, Cardenal J
SH -- Tiant L 2, Horton T, Brown L
HBP -- by Romo V (Epstein M), by Haywood B (Cardenal J), by Ortega P (Nelson D)
PB -- Sims D
T -- 4:38
A -- 2733

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