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Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 5, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 5, 1969 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1969 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 11,956 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Ron Luciano 3B: Bill Haller |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ted Kubiak | Shortstop |
Bob Johnson | First Baseman |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Danny Cater | Left Fielder |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Cardenal | Center Fielder |
Dave Nelson | Second Baseman |
Frank Baker | Left Fielder |
Ken Harrelson | Right Fielder |
Tony Horton | First Baseman |
Lou Klimchock | Third Baseman |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Eddie Leon | Shortstop |
Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
August 5, 1969
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. McDowell
Kubiak strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McDowell
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Odom
Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Odom
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McDowell
Bando hits a line drive towards short. Leon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McDowell
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. McDowell
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Odom
Harrelson hits a popup towards short. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Odom
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Odom
Klimchock takes first base on ball four. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Odom
The ball gets by Duncan for a passed ball. Horton moves to third. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sims vs. Odom
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leon vs. Odom
Leon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. McDowell
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Odom vs. McDowell
Odom bunts towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kubiak vs. McDowell
Kubiak is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Odom
McDowell hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Odom
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a line drive into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Odom
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Odom
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horton vs. Odom
Horton takes first base on ball four. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Odom
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson scores. Horton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sims vs. Odom
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. McDowell
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. McDowell
Bando hits a line drive into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leon vs. Odom
Leon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Odom
There goes Leon. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Leon steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Odom
There's a wild pitch. Leon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Odom
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Odom
Cardenal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nelson vs. Odom
There goes Cardenal. The throw from Duncan and he is safe. Cardenal steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nelson vs. Odom
Nelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leon scores. Cardenal scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Odom
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cater. Baker reaches second base with a double. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Sprague
Ed Sprague now pitching.
Harrelson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Horton vs. Sprague
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Nelson scores. Baker moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Klimchock vs. Sprague
Klimchock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cater. Klimchock reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. Harrelson scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sims vs. Sprague
Sims takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Sprague
There's a wild pitch. Klimchock moves to third. Sims moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leon vs. Sprague
Leon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Leon reaches second base with a double. Klimchock scores. Sims scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Sprague
McDowell hits a line drive towards third. Bando reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. McDowell
Ken Harrelson now playing first base. Russ Snyder now playing right field.
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McDowell
Monday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. McDowell
Duncan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Sprague
Cardenal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Sprague
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Sprague
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Sprague
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McDowell
Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock juggles the ball. That's an error on Klimchock. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. McDowell
Kubiak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jackson vs. McDowell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. Reynolds scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. McDowell
Bando hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Roland
Tommie Reynolds now playing left field. Jim Roland now pitching. Danny Cater now playing first base. Bob Johnson now playing second base.
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Roland
Klimchock takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sims vs. Roland
Sims is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leon vs. Roland
Leon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Roland
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roland vs. McDowell
Roland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McDowell
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. McDowell
Duncan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Klimchock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Roland
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kubiak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nelson vs. Roland
Nelson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Roland
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Cardenal moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Roland
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Roland
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McDowell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kubiak vs. McDowell
Kubiak hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McDowell
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. McDowell
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bando vs. McDowell
Bando hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Bando reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Jackson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. McDowell
Cater 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Roland
Klimchock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Roland
Sims hits a popup towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leon vs. Roland
Leon takes first base on ball four. Klimchock moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Roland
McDowell bunts towards the mound. Roland fields it and throws to first for the out. Klimchock moves to third. Leon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cardenal vs. Roland
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. McDowell
Bert Campaneris pinch hits for Jim Roland.
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Leon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. McDowell
Monday is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. McDowell
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. McDowell
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Monday scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Indians, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kubiak vs. McDowell
Kubiak hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klimchock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1969, game 2 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Kubiak T, ss 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, cf 5 2 3 0 Johnson B, 1b-2b 4 1 1 0 Nelson D, 2b 5 1 2 2 Jackson R, rf 3 1 0 1 Baker F, lf 4 2 2 2 Bando S, 3b 4 0 1 2 Harrelson K, rf-1b 3 2 0 0 Cater D, lf-1b 4 0 1 0 Horton T, 1b 2 0 1 1 Green D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Snyder R, rf 2 0 1 0 Roland J, p 1 0 0 0 Klimchock L, 3b 3 1 3 3 Campaneris B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sims D, c 4 1 0 0 Monday R, cf 3 1 1 0 Leon E, ss 4 1 2 2 Duncan D, c 3 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 4 0 0 0 Odom B, p 0 0 0 0 Sprague E, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds T, ph-lf 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 6 4 36 10 14 10 Oakland 000 001 021 -- 4 Cleveland 003 700 00x -- 10 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Odom B (L) 3.1 7 7 7 4 4 Sprague E 1.2 3 3 3 3 0 Roland J 3.0 4 0 0 2 3 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S (W) 9.0 6 4 3 3 9 E -- Klimchock L DP -- Oakland 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Oakland 6, Cleveland 12 2B -- Baker F, Klimchock L, Leon E, Bando S HR -- Baker F SB -- Leon E, Cardenal J SH -- Odom B, McDowell S HBP -- by McDowell S (Monday R) WP -- Odom B, Sprague E PB -- Duncan D T -- 2:57 A -- 11956
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