CHICAGO (70-28) @ CLEVELAND (52-58)
STARTING PITCHERS
5R (1-0 3.25) 14XY (11-5 2.90)
Spotting the league leading Chicagoans a lead, the Indians came roaring back off Fred Klages chasing him in the 4th inning in route to a convincing 9-1 victory built off of 18 hits.. Luis Tiant went 7 strong to put this one in the left column for the home club.
CWS 010 000 000 1 8 0
CLE 021 200 31x 9 18 1
2B CWS Ward 8 Wa. Williams 8
CLE Maye 14 Alvis 22 Tiant 2
HR CLE Azcue 4 (8th off B. Howard)
RBI CWS Hansen 55
CLE Maye 2(20) Davalillo 24 Wagner 25 Alvis 2(40) Azcue 24
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Klages 3.1 10 0 2 2 5 5 22 15
Tiant 7 6 0 3 10 1 1 32 68
WP Tiant 12-5 2.82 LP Klages 1-1 6.21
SCORING PLAYS
TOP 2 .. Ward doubled. Hansen singled scoring a run. CWS 1 CLE 0
BOTTOM 2 .. Fuller singled. Tiant singled. Maye doubled scoring two runs. CWS 1 CLE 2
BOTTOM 3 .. Wagner singled, Alvus walked. T. Horton singled loading the bases. Wild pitch scoring a run. CWS 1 CLE 3
BOTTOM 4 .. Maye . Davalillo singled. Alvis doubled scoring two runs. CWS 1 CLE 5
BOTTOM 7 .. Tiant singled. Maye walked. Davalillo singled scoring a run. Wagner singled scoring a run. Error by Wa. Williams allowed another run to score. CWS 1 CLE 8
BOTTOM 8 .. Azcue homered. CWS 1 CLE 9
NOTES: Luis Tiant shone in this game both with his bat and with his golden right arm. Tiant is staking claim as the best hitting pitcher collecting three hits in this one. And, oh by the way, he is tied for the team lead in wins, not to mention once again fanning 10, the 8th time he whiffed 10+ in a game. Max Alvis now leads the Tribe in RBIs.
STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Double 2RBIs
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