Win: Cozy Martinez Loss: Alan Shilling
Save: Michael Purkee
Inning: 1 Kansas City Alan Shilling pitching. Ben Messersmith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Richie Steele flies out to the right fielder. George Polly strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Cozy Martinez pitching. Keith Bradley hits a home run. Creek Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. John Mirabella flies out to the left fielder. Fred Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Charlie Ludwick flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ponson strikes out. Guy Suchecki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Russ McCaffrey strikes out. Tom Murray walks. Trapper Covington flies out to the left fielder. Tom Murray is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Smokey Busch grounds out to the pitcher. Mike McGraner singles to left field. Cozy Martinez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Messersmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Shinji Okazaki grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Shilling grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Bradley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Richie Steele grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Polly grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Ludwick doubles to center field. Joe Ponson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Creek Robinson reached on a fielding error by George Polly. John Mirabella strikes out. Fred Kelly hits an infield single to the pitcher. Russ McCaffrey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Fred Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Guy Suchecki lines out to the shortstop. Smokey Busch singles to right field. Mike McGraner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Smokey Busch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cozy Martinez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike McGraner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Trapper Covington singles to left field. Shinji Okazaki flies out to the center fielder. Alan Shilling lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Keith Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ben Messersmith reached on a fielding error by John Mirabella. Richie Steele singles to left field. George Polly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ben Messersmith advances to third on the play. Richie Steele advances to second on the play. Charlie Ludwick lines out to the shortstop. Joe Ponson triples. Ben Messersmith scores. Richie Steele scores. Guy Suchecki singles past the first baseman. Joe Ponson scores. Smokey Busch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Creek Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. John Mirabella strikes out. Fred Kelly singles to right field. Russ McCaffrey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike McGraner singles to left field. Mike McGraner steals second. Cozy Martinez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Messersmith flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike McGraner scores. Richie Steele grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Tom Murray hits a home run. Trapper Covington flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Okazaki strikes out. Alan Shilling singles to center field. Keith Bradley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Polly flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Chick Crosby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Ludwick singles to center field. Joe Ponson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charlie Ludwick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Guy Suchecki pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Creek Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. John Mirabella strikes out. Fred Kelly walks. Russ McCaffrey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Smokey Busch singles past the third baseman. Mike McGraner flies out to the center fielder. Jim Dobbek is pinch hitting for Cozy Martinez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Dobbek grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Michael Purkee pitching. Tom Murray hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Murray steals second. Trapper Covington singles to right field. Shinji Okazaki flies out to the center fielder. Mike Maranville is pinch hitting for Chick Crosby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Maranville strikes out. Trapper Covington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7