Indians @ Orioles
May 11, 1968

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Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 4 9 1
Orioles 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 4 9 1
Orioles 3 8 1

Paul Blair Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .248
OBP .000 .276
At Bats 4 101
Hits 0 25
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 8

Sam McDowell Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Memorial Stadium - May 11, 1968
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Strikeout
Sam McDowell
Duke Sims
Tony Horton
Chico Salmon
Max Alvis
Dave Nelson
Tommy Harper
Jose Cardenal
Vic Davalillo
Paul Blair
Dave May

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 4 9 1 5
Baltimore Orioles 3 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Sam McDowell
Losing Pitcher Eddie Watt
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Lee Maye
Attendance 6,511
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Blair strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dave May pinch runs for Larry Haney. Blefary hits a line drive into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Larry Haney pinch hits for Eddie Watt. Haney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Dave Nelson now playing shortstop. Belanger is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Dave Nelson pinch runs for Lee Maye. McDowell bunts towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Lee Maye pinch hits for Larry Brown. Maye hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horton scores. Sims moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Harper strikes out.
Top 9 Sims is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Horton moves to second.
Top 9 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Blefary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Etchebarren strikes out.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores.
Bottom 8 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horton fields the ball and throws to McDowell covering. Safe. Motton scores. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Robinson reaches second base with a double. Motton moves to third.
Bottom 8 Motton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Blair hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davalillo strikes out.
Top 8 Eddie Watt now pitching. Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Watt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blefary hits a fly ball into center field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Don Buford pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky. Buford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Belanger hits a line drive towards first. Horton catches it and steps on first to double up Etchebarren.
Bottom 7 Etchebarren is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 McDowell bunts towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Johnson covering - double play.
Top 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Harper strikes out.
Bottom 6 Johnson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Powell hits a popup towards third. Alvis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jose Cardenal now playing center field. Tommy Harper now playing left field. Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sims hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jose Cardenal pinch runs for Leon Wagner. Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 6 Wagner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Blair. Wagner reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Alvis hits a fly ball into left field. Motton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Motton hits a line drive towards third. Alvis reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blair hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Blefary hits a fly ball into right field. Davalillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Davalillo. The throw from Etchebarren and he is out, Johnson applying the tag.
Top 5 Davalillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Moe Drabowsky now pitching. McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out.
Bottom 4 Frank Robinson pinch hits for Gene Brabender. Robinson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Belanger takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Etchebarren strikes out.
Bottom 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Salmon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Robinson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wagner. Robinson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Sims hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blefary. Sims reaches second base with a double. Wagner scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Wagner moves to third.
Top 4 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second.
Top 4 Wagner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Motton is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Blair hits a line drive into left field. Wagner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blefary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alvis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brabender strikes out.
Bottom 2 Belanger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Salmon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Etchebarren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Wagner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wagner. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Powell strikes out.
Top 2 McDowell hits a popup towards short. Belanger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Sims takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Horton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Motton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blair hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sims settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Blefary strikes out.
Top 1 Wagner is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Alvis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Blair who is chasing the ball. Alvis reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 There goes Davalillo. The throw from Etchebarren and he is out, Johnson applying the tag.
Top 1 Davalillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.