Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Bunning
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Bunning
  
  Brown hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kirkland vs. Bunning
  
  Kirkland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Bunning
  
  Bunning fires to first and has Kirkland trapped. There's the throw to Wert who tags Kirkland for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Grant
  
  Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a fly ball into left field. Francona settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Grant
  
  Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Bunning
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Bunning
  
  Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Azcue vs. Bunning
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Grant
  
  Sammy Taylor now catching.
  
  Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Grant
  
  Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Grant
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held misplays the ball. That's an error on Held. Phillips moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. Grant
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards the mound. Grant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bunning vs. Grant
  
  Bunning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Luplow. Bunning reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Wert goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bruton vs. Grant
  
  Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield juggles the ball. That's an error on Whitfield. Bunning moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McAuliffe vs. Grant
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bunning scores. Bruton moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kaline vs. Grant
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bruton scores. There goes McAuliffe trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Kaline moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Colavito vs. Allen
  
  Bob Allen now pitching.
  
  Colavito is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cash vs. Allen
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cash for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luplow vs. Bunning
  
  Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Bunning
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Bunning
  
  Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bunning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Bunning
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Bunning
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Allen
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Allen
  
  Wert hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Allen
  
  Freehan hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Bunning
  
  Kirkland takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Bunning
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Bunning
  
  Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Bunning
  
  Taylor hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luplow vs. Bunning
  
  Luplow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Held vs. Bunning
  
  Held takes first base on ball four. Luplow moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  de la Hoz vs. Bunning
  
  Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Bob Allen.
  
  de la Hoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bunning vs. Walker
  
  Jerry Walker now pitching.
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Walker
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Walker
  
  McAuliffe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Bunning
  
  Francona strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Bunning
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Bunning
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Bunning
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kirkland moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitfield vs. Bunning
  
  Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Walker
  
  Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Colavito vs. Walker
  
  Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Walker
  
  Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taylor vs. Bunning
  
  Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luplow vs. Bunning
  
  Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert scoops it up and throws to first, with Bunning covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Bunning
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Walker
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wert vs. Walker
  
  Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Freehan vs. Walker
  
  Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bunning vs. Walker
  
  Bunning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Bunning
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Bunning
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Bunning
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Walker
  
  Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Walker
  
  McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Walker
  
  Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Colavito vs. Walker
  
  Colavito hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cash vs. Walker
  
  Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. Walker
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wert vs. Walker
  
  Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Cash moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Freehan vs. Walker
  
  Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. Wert moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bunning vs. Bell
  
  Gary Bell now pitching.
  
  Bunning hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 2 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Bunning
  
  Kirkland hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Bunning
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitfield vs. Bunning
  
  Whitfield takes first base on ball four. Alvis moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Taylor vs. Bunning
  
  Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvis scores. Whitfield moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Luplow vs. Bunning
  
  Luplow takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Held vs. Gladding
  
  Fred Gladding now pitching.
  
  Held hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Adcock vs. Gladding
  
  Joe Adcock pinch hits for Gary Bell.
  
  Adcock hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Gladding
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Brown vs. Fox
  
  Terry Fox now pitching.
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Francona moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Kirkland vs. Fox
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Kirkland reaches second base with a double. Francona scores. Brown moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Alvis vs. Fox
  
  Alvis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Whitfield vs. Fox
  
  Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Taylor vs. Fox
  
  Taylor strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bruton vs. Abernathy
  
  Joe Adcock now playing first base. Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Bruton hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McAuliffe vs. Abernathy
  
  McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kaline vs. Abernathy
  
  There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Held applying the tag. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kaline vs. Abernathy
  
  Kaline is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Luplow vs. Fox
  
  Luplow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Fox
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adcock vs. Fox
  
  Adcock takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Tigers, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Fox
  
  Willie Tasby pinch runs for Joe Adcock.
  
  Francona hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/2/1963 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Francona T, lf        6  1  3  0   Bruton B, cf          5  2  1  1   
Brown L, ss           5  0  1  0   McAuliffe D, ss       4  1  2  1   
Kirkland W, cf        4  2  3  2   Kaline A, rf          5  1  2  1   
Alvis M, 3b           5  1  2  0   Colavito R, lf        3  1  1  3   
Whitfield F, 1b       2  2  1  2   Cash N, 1b            4  2  2  1   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0   Phillips B, 3b        4  1  1  0   
Azcue J, c            1  0  0  0   Wert D, 2b            4  1  0  0   
Taylor S, c           4  1  1  1   Freehan B, c          3  0  1  1   
Luplow A, rf          4  1  1  0   Bunning J, p          4  1  1  2   
Held W, 2b            3  0  0  1   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
Grant M, p            0  0  0  0   Fox T, p              0  0  0  0   
Allen B, p            1  0  1  0                                      
de la Hoz M, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Walker J, p           1  0  0  0                                      
Bell G, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Adcock J, ph-1b       1  1  1  3                                      
Tasby W, pr           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 14  9                        36 10 11 10

Cleveland        000 200 070 --  9
Detroit          150 000 40x -- 10

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grant M (L)           1.2  6  6  3  0  0
Allen B               1.1  0  0  0  1  0
Walker J              3.2  5  4  3  1  1
Bell G                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Abernathy T           1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bunning J (W)*        7.0 10  7  7  5  4
Gladding F            0.1  2  2  2  0  0
Fox T (S)             1.2  2  0  0  2  2
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 8th

E -- Held W, Whitfield F, Brown L
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Bunning J, Francona T, Kirkland W
HR -- Bruton B, Cash N, Whitfield F, Colavito R, Kirkland W, Adcock J
CS -- McAuliffe D
SF -- Held W
T -- 2:57
A -- 18525

    

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