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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 20, 1964
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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 September 20, 1964 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1964 |
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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 | September 20, 1964 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lee Stange |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Al Salerno 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chico Salmon | Right Fielder |
Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bob Chance | First Baseman |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
Woodie Held | Second Baseman |
Lee Stange | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 20, 1964
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Lolich
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howser vs. Lolich
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Lolich
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Lolich
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lolich
Romano hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stange
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Stange
Cash hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Stange
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Stange
Stange fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stange. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Lolich
Chance strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Lolich
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lolich covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Lolich
Davalillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Stange
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chance settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Stange
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Stange
Lolich bunts towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Stange
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chance scoops it up and throws to first, with Stange covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lolich
Held hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stange vs. Lolich
Stange strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Lolich
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Stange
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field. Davalillo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Davalillo. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Stange
Kaline hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Stange
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Salmon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Stange
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lolich
Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Lolich
Wagner strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Lolich
Romano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Freehan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chance vs. Lolich
Chance hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Lolich
Alvis is hit by the pitch. Howser moves to third. Chance moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davalillo vs. Lolich
Davalillo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Stange
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Stange
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Stange
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Held settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Lolich
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Banks vs. Lolich
George Banks pinch hits for Lee Stange.
Banks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kaline. Banks reaches second base with a double. Held moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salmon vs. Lolich
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Held scores. Banks moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howser vs. Lolich
Howser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Banks scores. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wagner vs. Rakow
Ed Rakow now pitching.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rakow fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Romano vs. Rakow
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. Salmon scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chance vs. Rakow
Chance hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chance for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rakow vs. John
Tommy John now pitching.
Rakow strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. John
Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Bruton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. John
There goes Bruton. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Bruton steals third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. John
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kaline vs. John
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. John
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Walker
Jerry Walker now pitching.
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Walker
McAuliffe 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, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Rakow
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Rakow
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Rakow
There goes Davalillo. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Davalillo steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Held vs. Rakow
Held strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luplow vs. Rakow
Al Luplow pinch hits for Jerry Walker.
Luplow takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salmon vs. Rakow
Salmon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Luplow moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howser vs. Rakow
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luplow scores. Salmon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Rakow
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Gary Bell now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Bell
George Thomas pinch hits for Ed Rakow.
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Bell
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Bell
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Navarro
Julio Navarro now pitching.
Romano strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Navarro
Chance hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Navarro
Alvis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Navarro
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Bell
McAuliffe 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 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Navarro
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Navarro
Tommie Agee pinch runs for Woodie Held.
The umpire calls a balk on Navarro Agee moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Navarro
Bell bunts towards the mound. Navarro fields it and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Salmon vs. Navarro
Salmon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howser vs. Navarro
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Tommie Agee now playing right field. Larry Brown now playing second base.
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demeter vs. Bell
Don Demeter pinch hits for Julio Navarro.
Demeter is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Wagner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romano vs. Gladding
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chance vs. Gladding
Chance is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Bell
Billy Moran now playing first base.
Bruton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bell
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Bell
Jake Wood pinch runs for Jerry Lumpe.
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. McDowell
Sam McDowell now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. McDowell
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. McDowell
Freehan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/20/1964, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Salmon C, rf 5 1 3 2 Bruton B, cf 4 2 2 1 Brown L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Howser D, ss 5 0 3 2 Wood J, pr 0 0 0 0 Wagner L, lf 5 0 2 0 Kaline A, rf 5 2 2 1 Romano J, c 5 0 0 1 Cash N, 1b 4 1 2 2 Chance B, 1b 5 0 1 0 Brown G, lf 5 0 2 1 Moran B, 1b 0 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 0 0 Alvis M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Freehan B, c 5 0 1 1 Davalillo V, cf 4 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Held W, 2b 2 1 0 0 Lolich M, p 0 0 0 0 Agee T, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Rakow E, p 1 0 0 0 Stange L, p 1 0 0 0 Thomas G, ph 1 0 1 0 Banks G, ph 1 1 1 0 Navarro J, p 0 0 0 0 John T, p 0 0 0 0 Demeter D, ph 1 0 0 0 Walker J, p 0 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Luplow A, ph 0 1 0 0 Bell G, p 0 0 0 0 McDowell S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 12 5 37 6 12 6 Cleveland 000 032 000 -- 5 Detroit 200 020 002 -- 6 2 outs when winning run was scored. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Stange L 4.0 4 2 2 1 3 John T 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 Walker J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Bell G (L) 3.1 4 2 2 2 3 McDowell S 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M* 4.0 7 3 3 1 6 Rakow E 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 Navarro J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 Gladding F (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 5th E -- Stange L, Davalillo V DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 9, Detroit 11 2B -- Banks G, Bruton B HR -- Cash N, Bruton B SB -- Bruton B, Davalillo V SH -- Lolich M, Bell G HBP -- by Lolich M (Alvis M) Balk -- Navarro J T -- 2:58 A -- 0
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