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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 2, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mudcat Grant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 18,525 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Kinnamon 1B: Frank Umont 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tito Francona | Left Fielder |
Larry Brown | Shortstop |
Willie Kirkland | Center Fielder |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
Joe Azcue | Catcher |
Al Luplow | Right Fielder |
Woodie Held | Second Baseman |
Mudcat Grant | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Don Wert | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1963
Top 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Box Score (back to top)
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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