Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
August 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1968 at Cleveland Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe 2b 2 1 0 0
Stanley cf 3 1 1 2
Northrup rf 5 0 1 2
Cash 1b 4 1 1 2
Horton lf 3 0 2 0
Freehan c 4 0 1 0
Wert 3b 3 1 0 0
Tracewski ss 3 1 1 0
McLain p 2 1 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 0 0
Snyder rf 3 1 0 0
Maye lf 4 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 2 2 3
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Salmon ph 1 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 0 1 0
Alvis 3b 3 0 1 0
Brown ss 2 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 1 0
  Fuller ss 0 0 0 0
Romo p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kurtz p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Sims c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Detroit 000 011 103671
Cleveland 000 100 002353
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (24-3) 9.0 5 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Romo  L (1-3) 6.0 3 2 2 3 1
  Kurtz   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Paul   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Fisher   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hargan   2.0 4 3 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
4
6
1

  E–Tracewski (4), Cardenal (8), Alvis (10), Fuller (6).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Horton (15,off Romo).  HR–Detroit Cash (18,6th inning off Romo 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Horton 2 (11,4th inning off McLain 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off McLain 1 on, 1 out).  SH–McLain 2 (11,off Romo,off Kurtz).  SF–Stanley 2 (3,off Romo,off Fisher); Cash (2,off Hargan).  IBB–McAuliffe (6,by Romo).  CS–Horton (3,3rd base by Hargan/Sims).  WP–Kurtz (4).  IBB–Romo (5,McAuliffe).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Nestor Chylak, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:24.  A–15,919.
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