CLEVELAND (65-55) @ DETROIT (67-52) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
11XY (1-1 2.40) 7Y (13-10 3.25)
A scoreless fame through six innings, Detroit finally solved Stan Williams for a pair of runs. The Cleveland club nicked Denny McLain for a run and Manager Mayo Smith brought in Mike Marshall to preserve the slim lead. But it was not to be as Tony Horton tied the game. Bottom 8 with Sonny Siebert on, the sure handed centerfielders Vic Davalillo muffed a fly ball allowing the winning run to score.
CLE 000 000 020 2 7 1
DET 000 000 21x 3 7 0
2B CLE Maye 19
DET Lumpe 2 Kaline 25
RBI CLE Davalillo 26 T. Horton 32
DET L. Green 2 McAuliffe 45
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
S. Williams 6.1 7 0 4 7 2 2 30 54
McLain 7 6 0 2 5 2 2 29 60
WP Marshall 4-5 4.26 LP Siebert 12-7 1.74 SV Lasher 1
SCORING PLAYS
BOTTOM 7 .. Oyler singled. McLain sac bunt. L. Green singled scoring a run. Lumpe walked, Tracewski pinch ran. McAuliffe singled scoring a run. CLE 0 DET 2
TOP 8 .. Maye doubled. Davalillo singled scoring a run. Marshall relieved McLain. Wagner grounded out advancing the runner. T. Horton singled a run. CLE 2 DET 2
BOTTOM 8 .. Freehan walked. Matthews pinch hit and walked. Stanley pinch ran. L. Green reached on error scoring a run. CLE 2 DET 3
NOTES: Vic Davalillo giveth then taketh away, after driving in a run in the top of the 8th, his error gave it right back . Tony Horton picked up three hits in the loss. Max Alvis saw his 7 game hit streak end. Al Kaline collect a pair of knocks in pursuit of the batting lead.
STAR OF THE GAME 1-3 RBI
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