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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 21, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 21, 1968 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1968 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1968 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Culp |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 19,814 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Vic Davalillo | Right Fielder |
Tommy Harper | Left Fielder |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Joe Foy | Third Baseman |
Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
Reggie Smith | Center Fielder |
Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
George Scott | First Baseman |
Rico Petrocelli | Shortstop |
Gene Oliver | Catcher |
Ray Culp | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 21, 1968
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Culp
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first, with Culp covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Culp
Alvis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Culp
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Culp
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Culp
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Cardenal steals third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sims vs. Culp
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Horton vs. Culp
Horton takes first base on ball four. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davalillo vs. Culp
Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Sims scores. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harper vs. Culp
Harper is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McDowell
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. McDowell
Foy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foy moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. McDowell
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Culp
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Culp
McDowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Culp
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Culp
There goes Nelson. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Nelson steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Culp
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Culp
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. McDowell
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McDowell
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petrocelli vs. McDowell
Petrocelli hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Culp
Sims hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Culp
Horton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Culp
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Harrelson throws the ball in to Petrocelli who tags Davalillo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Culp
Harper hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Oliver fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Culp
There goes Harper. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Harper steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Culp
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petrocelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culp vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culp vs. McDowell
Culp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. McDowell
Andrews hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. McDowell
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Oliver moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Culp
McDowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Culp
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scott scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nelson for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Culp
Alvis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Culp
There goes Alvis. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Alvis steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenal vs. Culp
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Alvis moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sims vs. Stange
Sims is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Stange
Horton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alvis scores. Cardenal scores. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davalillo vs. Stange
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McDowell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. McDowell
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. McDowell
Scott takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Petrocelli vs. McDowell
There goes Smith. The slide. Sims applies the tag. Smith is out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petrocelli vs. McDowell
Petrocelli strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching. Jerry Adair now playing shortstop.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foy juggles the ball. That's an error on Foy. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Bell
McDowell hits a popup towards short. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. McDowell
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. McDowell
Andrews hits a popup towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foy vs. McDowell
Foy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Bell
Nelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Bell
Alvis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Bell
Cardenal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McDowell
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. McDowell
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McDowell
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. McDowell
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Gary Bell.
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Lyle
Sparky Lyle now pitching.
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lyle
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Lyle
Davalillo hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. McDowell
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. McDowell
The ball gets by Sims for a passed ball. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. McDowell
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foy vs. McDowell
Foy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. Lyle
Harper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Lyle
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nelson vs. Lyle
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Lyle
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Harper moves to third. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cardenal vs. Lyle
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. McDowell
Yastrzemski 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, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. McDowell
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. McDowell
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. McDowell
Scott 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
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Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Lyle
Sims hits a line drive into right field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Lyle
Horton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Lyle
Davalillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Lyle
Harper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Harper reaches second base with a double. Davalillo moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Lyle
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Harper scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Lyle
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Adair fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. McDowell
Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Sparky Lyle.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. McDowell
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. McDowell
Adair hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1968 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Nelson D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Andrews M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 1 1 0 Foy J, 3b 3 0 2 0 Cardenal J, cf 3 2 0 0 Yastrzemski C, lf 4 0 0 0 Sims D, c 3 2 1 1 Smith R, cf 4 0 2 0 Horton T, 1b 4 0 1 2 Harrelson K, rf 3 0 0 0 Davalillo V, rf 5 1 3 2 Scott G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Harper T, lf 5 1 3 0 Petrocelli R, ss 2 0 0 0 Brown L, ss 5 0 1 2 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 5 0 2 0 Jones D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lyle S, p 0 0 0 0 Tartabull J, ph 1 0 0 0 Oliver G, c 3 0 0 0 Culp R, p 1 0 0 0 Stange L, p 0 0 0 0 Adair J, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 12 7 32 0 5 0 Cleveland 201 200 002 -- 7 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 10 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Culp R (L) 3.2 5 5 5 5 4 Stange L 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Bell G 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Lyle S 3.0 6 2 2 0 0 E -- Brown L, Foy J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Cleveland 11, Boston 9 2B -- Harper T HR -- Sims D SB -- Cardenal J 2, Nelson D, Harper T, Alvis M HBP -- by Culp R (Alvis M) WP -- McDowell S, Stange L PB -- Sims D T -- 3:31 A -- 19814
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