Top 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. McDowell
  
  Unser hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. McDowell
  
  Allen hits a line drive towards short. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. McDowell
  
  Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Howard
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Howard
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. Nelson moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Azcue vs. Howard
  
  Azcue hits a popup towards short. Hansen catches it and tags Nelson for the second out. Now he's got Snyder. He tags Snyder attempting to get to second. That's a triple play. View Play 

Top 2

• Senators, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McMullen vs. McDowell
  
  McMullen 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 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holman vs. McDowell
  
  Holman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Casanova vs. McDowell
  
  Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McDowell. Holman moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hansen vs. McDowell
  
  Hansen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Howard
  
  Sims hits a fly ball into left field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cardenal vs. Howard
  
  Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maye vs. Howard
  
  Maye hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. McDowell
  
  Unser is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. McDowell
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. McDowell
  
  Alyea hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuller vs. Howard
  
  Fuller takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Howard
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDowell vs. Howard
  
  McDowell bunts towards first. Howard scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. Fuller moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nelson vs. Howard
  
  Nelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McMullen vs. McDowell
  
  McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holman vs. McDowell
  
  Holman is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Casanova vs. McDowell
  
  Casanova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hansen vs. McDowell
  
  Hansen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Howard
  
  Brant Alyea now playing right field. Frank Howard now playing left field. Gary Holman now playing first base.
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Allen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Azcue vs. Howard
  
  Azcue hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sims vs. Howard
  
  Sims hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cardenal vs. Howard
  
  Cardenal strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Maye vs. Howard
  
  Maye hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Unser. Maye reaches second base with a double. Snyder scores. Sims goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuller vs. Howard
  
  Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Maye trying to get to third. Hansen throws to McMullen who tags Maye for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Howard hits a popup in front of the plate. Azcue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. McDowell
  
  Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. McDowell
  
  Allen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alyea vs. McDowell
  
  Alyea hits a fly ball into left field. Maye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Howard
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McDowell vs. Howard
  
  McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nelson vs. Howard
  
  Nelson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alyea. Nelson reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. McDowell moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Snyder vs. Haywood
  
  Bill Haywood now pitching.
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Azcue vs. Haywood
  
  The ball gets by Casanova for a passed ball. McDowell scores. Nelson moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Azcue vs. Haywood
  
  Azcue strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Sims vs. Haywood
  
  Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cardenal vs. Haywood
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Unser. Cardenal reaches second base with a double. Nelson scores. Snyder scores. Sims goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maye vs. Haywood
  
  Maye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fuller vs. Haywood
  
  Fuller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Haywood
  
  Brown is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 6

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Ken Suarez now catching.
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McMullen vs. McDowell
  
  McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holman vs. McDowell
  
  Holman strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Casanova vs. McDowell
  
  Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDowell vs. Haywood
  
  McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nelson vs. Haywood
  
  Nelson strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Haywood
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Suarez vs. Haywood
  
  Suarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hansen vs. McDowell
  
  Russ Snyder now playing left field. Tommy Harper now playing right field.
  
  Hansen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Epstein vs. McDowell
  
  Mike Epstein pinch hits for Bill Haywood.
  
  Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sims fields the ball and throws to McDowell covering. Safe. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. McDowell
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. McDowell
  
  Allen hits a popup towards first. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sims vs. Humphreys
  
  Bob Humphreys now pitching.
  
  Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 8
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cardenal vs. Humphreys
  
  Cardenal hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Unser chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Hansen. Hansen fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Hansen. Sims goes all the way around to score. Cardenal moves to third. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Harper vs. Humphreys
  
  Harper hits a fly ball into right field. Alyea settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuller vs. Humphreys
  
  Fuller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Humphreys
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McDowell vs. Humphreys
  
  McDowell strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alyea vs. McDowell
  
  Russ Snyder now playing right field. Richie Scheinblum now playing left field. Tommy Harper now playing center field.
  
  Alyea strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. McDowell
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McMullen vs. McDowell
  
  McMullen takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to second. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Holman vs. McDowell
  
  Holman is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Casanova vs. McDowell
  
  Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fuller fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nelson vs. Humphreys
  
  Nelson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Casanova settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Humphreys
  
  Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Suarez vs. Humphreys
  
  Suarez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sims vs. Humphreys
  
  Sims hits a popup, foul, towards first. Holman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hansen vs. Paul
  
  Mike Paul now pitching.
  
  Hansen strikes out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Peterson vs. Paul
  
  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Bob Humphreys.
  
  Peterson hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Senators, 1 - Indians, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Paul
  
  Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/30/1968 -- Washington at Cleveland (N)

  Washington         AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Unser D, cf           5  0  1  0   Nelson D, 2b          5  1  2  1   
Allen H, 2b           4  0  0  0   Snyder R, rf-lf-rf    2  2  1  0   
Alyea B, lf-rf        4  0  0  0   Azcue J, c            3  0  0  0   
Howard F, 1b-lf       3  1  3  1   Suarez K, c           2  0  0  0   
McMullen K, 3b        3  0  0  0   Sims D, 1b            3  3  1  0   
Holman G, rf-1b       3  0  0  0   Cardenal J, cf        4  2  2  4   
Casanova P, c         4  0  1  0   Scheinblum R, lf      0  0  0  0   
Hansen R, ss          4  0  0  0   Maye L, lf            3  0  2  3   
Howard B, p           2  0  0  0   Harper T, rf-cf       0  0  0  1   
Haywood B, p          0  0  0  0   Fuller V, 3b          3  0  2  0   
Epstein M, ph         1  0  1  0   Brown L, ss           4  1  1  0   
Humphreys B, p        0  0  0  0   McDowell S, p         2  1  1  0   
Peterson C, ph        1  0  0  0   Paul M, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  6  1                        31 10 12  9

Washington       010 000 000 --  1
Cleveland        000 260 20x -- 10

  Washington           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Howard B (L)*         4.0  8  5  5  2  1
Haywood B             2.0  2  3  3  3  3
Humphreys B           2.0  2  2  2  2  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W)        8.0  6  1  1  3  9
Paul M (S)            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th

E -- McDowell S, Hansen R
TP -- Washington 1
LOB -- Washington 9, Cleveland 6
2B -- Maye L, Brown L, Nelson D, Cardenal J 2
HR -- Howard F
SH -- McDowell S
SF -- Harper T
PB -- Casanova P
T -- 2:49
A -- 5937

    

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