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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 24, 1966
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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 May 24, 1966 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1966 |
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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 | May 24, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gary Bell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Sparma |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Odom 1B: Larry Napp 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: John Rice |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Vic Davalillo | Center Fielder |
Max Alvis | Third Baseman |
Leon Wagner | Left Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Fred Whitfield | First Baseman |
Duke Sims | Catcher |
Chico Salmon | Shortstop |
Pedro Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
Gary Bell | Pitcher |
Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Wert | Third Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Al Kaline | Center Fielder |
Jim Northrup | Right Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Gates Brown | Left Fielder |
Ray Oyler | Shortstop |
Joe Sparma | Pitcher |
Bob Swift | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 24, 1966
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Sparma
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Sparma
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Sparma
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvis moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Sparma
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sparma
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Sparma
Sims hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Salmon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wickersham
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Salmon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Wickersham
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Wert, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bell
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Davalillo. Lumpe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Wickersham
Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Wickersham
There goes Davalillo. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Davalillo steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvis vs. Wickersham
Alvis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Wickersham
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo scores. Alvis moves to third. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitfield vs. Wickersham
Whitfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sims vs. Wickersham
Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oyler vs. Bell
Oyler hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Wickersham
Salmon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wickersham
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wickersham
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Bell
Wickersham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Bell
Wert hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Bell
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Bell
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Bell
Kaline hits a line drive into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davalillo vs. Wickersham
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvis vs. Wickersham
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wickersham
Wagner hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Bell
Northrup hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Bell
Freehan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bell
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Northrup moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oyler vs. Bell
Oyler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Bell
Jake Wood pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Wood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito who is chasing the ball. Wood reaches third base with a triple. Northrup scores. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wert vs. Kralick
Jack Kralick now pitching.
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Pena
Orlando Pena now pitching.
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Northrup settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Pena
Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sims vs. Pena
Sims strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Pena
Salmon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kralick
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Kralick
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Kralick
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northrup vs. Kralick
Northrup hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pena
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Pena
Sam McDowell pinch hits for Don McMahon.
McDowell bunts, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Pena
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 -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvis vs. Pena
Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hargan
Steve Hargan now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Hargan
Oyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Hargan
Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Hargan
Wert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Pena
Wagner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Pena
Colavito strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Pena
Whitfield hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sims vs. Pena
Sims hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Hargan
Lumpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Hargan
Dick Tracewski pinch runs for Jerry Lumpe.
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Hargan
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northrup vs. Hargan
Northrup hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Pena
Dick Tracewski now playing second base.
Salmon hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pena
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargan vs. Pena
Hargan bunts towards the mound. Pena fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davalillo vs. Pena
Davalillo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alvis vs. Pena
Alvis hits a fly ball into center field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Hargan
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hargan
Brown hits a popup towards short. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oyler vs. Hargan
Oyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Hargan
Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Orlando Pena.
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. Oyler moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wert vs. Hargan
Wert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oyler scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tracewski vs. Stange
Lee Stange now pitching.
Tracewski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Podres
Johnny Podres now pitching.
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tracewski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Podres
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Podres
Dick Howser pinch runs for Rocky Colavito.
Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hinton vs. Sherry
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Duke Sims. Larry Sherry now pitching.
Hinton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Salmon vs. Sherry
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Oyler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1966, game 1 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Davalillo V, cf 4 1 1 0 Wert D, 3b 5 0 2 1 Alvis M, 3b 3 1 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 3 0 Wagner L, lf 4 1 2 1 Tracewski D, pr-2b 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, rf 4 1 1 3 Cash N, 1b 4 2 2 3 Howser D, pr 0 0 0 0 Kaline A, cf 4 0 0 0 Whitfield F, 1b 4 1 2 1 Northrup J, rf 4 2 2 1 Sims D, c 4 1 1 1 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Hinton C, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown G, lf 4 1 2 0 Salmon C, ss 5 0 1 0 Oyler R, ss 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez P, 2b 4 0 3 0 Sparma J, p 0 0 0 0 Bell G, p 2 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 1 0 0 0 Kralick J, p 0 0 0 0 Wood J, ph 1 0 1 2 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Pena O, p 1 0 1 0 McDowell S, ph 1 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ph 0 0 0 0 Hargan S, p 0 0 0 0 Podres J, p 0 0 0 0 Stange L, p 0 0 0 0 Sherry L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 11 6 36 7 13 7 Cleveland 410 010 000 -- 6 Detroit 002 220 01x -- 7 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bell G 3.2 8 4 4 0 3 Kralick J 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 McMahon D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Hargan S (L) 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 Stange L 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Sparma J 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 Wickersham D 3.1 4 1 1 2 2 Pena O (W) 4.0 3 1 1 2 3 Podres J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Sherry L (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Cleveland 10, Detroit 7 2B -- Lumpe J 3B -- Wood J HR -- Colavito R, Sims D, Cash N 2, Whitfield F, Northrup J SB -- Davalillo V SH -- Hargan S T -- 3:06 A -- 0
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