Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Drabowsky
  
  Francona hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davalillo vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davalillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Francona scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Drabowsky
  
  Alvis is hit by the pitch. Davalillo moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Whitfield vs. Drabowsky
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Azcue vs. Drabowsky
  
  Azcue strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. John
  
  Cimoli hits a popup towards first. Whitfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. John
  
  Green strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. John
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Drabowsky
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Drabowsky
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  John vs. Drabowsky
  
  John strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. John
  
  Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Charles vs. John
  
  Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. John
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Drabowsky
  
  Francona hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davalillo strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Drabowsky
  
  Alvis hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. John
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. John
  
  Del Greco hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drabowsky vs. John
  
  Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Drabowsky
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Drabowsky
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Drabowsky
  
  Brown hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. John
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. John
  
  Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. John
  
  Lumpe 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 5

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Drabowsky
  
  Held strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  John vs. Drabowsky
  
  John hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Francona vs. Drabowsky
  
  Francona hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Francona reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Davalillo vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. John
  
  Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Charles vs. John
  
  Charles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Edwards vs. John
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Charles moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reynolds vs. John
  
  Reynolds strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Drabowsky
  
  Alvis strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Drabowsky
  
  Whitfield strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Drabowsky
  
  Azcue hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. John
  
  Del Greco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Drabowsky vs. John
  
  There goes Del Greco. The throw from Azcue and he is safe. Del Greco steals second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Drabowsky vs. John
  
  Drabowsky hits a fly ball into right field. Kirkland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cimoli vs. John
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Green vs. John
  
  Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kirkland. Green reaches second base with a double. Del Greco scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lumpe vs. John
  
  Lumpe hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Drabowsky
  
  Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kirkland moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Held vs. Drabowsky
  
  Held hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Chance vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bob Chance pinch hits for Tommy John.
  
  Chance strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Francona vs. Drabowsky
  
  Francona hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Bell
  
  Gary Bell now pitching.
  
  Siebern strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Charles vs. Bell
  
  Charles strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Bell
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops it up and throws to first, with Bell covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davalillo vs. Drabowsky
  
  Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alvis vs. Drabowsky
  
  Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whitfield vs. Drabowsky
  
  Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Bell
  
  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Tommie Reynolds.
  
  Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Del Greco vs. Bell
  
  Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drabowsky vs. Bell
  
  Drabowsky strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Azcue vs. Drabowsky
  
  Jose Tartabull now playing center field. Bobby Del Greco now playing left field.
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kirkland vs. Drabowsky
  
  Kirkland hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Drabowsky
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cimoli vs. Bell
  
  Tommie Agee now playing right field.
  
  Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Green vs. Bell
  
  Green 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 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lumpe vs. Bell
  
  Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 10

• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Held vs. Drabowsky
  
  Held hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Drabowsky
  
  Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Francona vs. Bowsfield
  
  Ted Bowsfield now pitching.
  
  Francona hits a fly ball into left field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davalillo vs. Bowsfield
  
  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, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Alvis vs. Bowsfield
  
  Alvis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davalillo moves to third. Alvis moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Whitfield vs. Bowsfield
  
  Whitfield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Whitfield reaches second base with a double. Davalillo scores. Alvis scores. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Azcue vs. Bowsfield
  
  Azcue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Siebern vs. Bell
  
  Siebern takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Charles vs. Abernathy
  
  Ted Abernathy now pitching.
  
  Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Held fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Edwards vs. Abernathy
  
  Edwards strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Abernathy
  
  Tartabull takes first base on ball four. Charles moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lau vs. Abernathy
  
  Charlie Lau pinch hits for Bobby Del Greco.
  
  Lau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Whitfield scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lau for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/26/1963 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Francona T, lf        5  1  2  0   Cimoli G, rf          4  0  0  0   
Davalillo V, cf       5  1  1  1   Green D, ss           4  0  1  1   
Alvis M, 3b           4  1  1  0   Lumpe J, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Whitfield F, 1b       5  0  1  2   Siebern N, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Azcue J, c            5  0  0  0   Charles E, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Kirkland W, rf        4  0  2  0   Edwards D, c          4  0  0  0   
Agee T, rf            0  0  0  0   Reynolds T, lf        2  0  0  0   
Brown L, ss           4  0  1  0   Tartabull J, ph-cf    1  0  0  0   
Held W, 2b            4  1  1  1   Del Greco B, cf-lf    3  1  1  0   
John T, p             2  0  0  0   Lau C, ph             1  0  0  0   
Chance B, ph          1  0  0  0   Drabowsky M, p        3  0  0  0   
Bell G, p             1  0  1  0   Bowsfield T, p        0  0  0  0   
Abernathy T, p        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  4 10  4                        33  1  4  1

Cleveland        100 000 000 3 --  4
Kansas City      000 001 000 0 --  1

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
John T                6.0  4  1  1  0  2
Bell G (W)*           3.0  0  0  0  1  3
Abernathy T (S)       1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (L)+      9.0  8  3  3  0  8
Bowsfield T           1.0  2  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 10th

DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Kansas City 4
2B -- Francona T 2, Green D, Whitfield F
HR -- Held W
SB -- Del Greco B
HBP -- by Drabowsky M (Alvis M)
T -- 2:15
A -- 2433

    

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