Inning: 1 Cleveland Bucky McDonald pitching. Lucky Feinberg singles to right field. John Blackwell pops out to the second baseman. Elmer Mooneyham grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lucky Feinberg is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Haberer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Barney Higuera pitching. Jim McIntosh strikes out. Alex Altenburg singles to left field. Alex Altenburg steals second. John Brown walks. Carl Leonard strikes out. Masatoshi Kusaka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jim Jackson singles to left field. Tim Dixon strikes out. Lew McMackin flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bubser grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Danny Wolter grounds out to the second baseman. Howie Nordhagen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Barney Higuera flies out to the left fielder. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. John Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bucky McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Jim McIntosh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Alex Altenburg is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Elmer Mooneyham hits a home run. Jim Haberer reached on a fielding error by Bucky McDonald. Jim Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Haberer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Dixon hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lew McMackin strikes out. Jim Bubser pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Brown doubles to left field. Carl Leonard grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Masatoshi Kusaka strikes out. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Barney Higuera singles to left field. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barney Higuera advances to second on the play. John Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Elmer Mooneyham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Danny Wolter singles to left field. Danny Wolter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Howie Nordhagen lines out to the shortstop. Bucky McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Haberer singles to center field. Jim Jackson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Haberer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tim Dixon triples. Jim Jackson scores. Lew McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Dixon scores. Hajime Yamamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Bubser flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim McIntosh strikes out. Alex Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. John Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Barney Higuera grounds out to the second baseman. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the second baseman. John Blackwell walks. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carl Leonard singles to center field. Masatoshi Kusaka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carl Leonard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Masatoshi Kusaka is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Smith walks. Danny Wolter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Haberer flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jim Jackson strikes out. Tim Dixon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Howie Nordhagen walks. Hirotsugu Araidai is pinch hitting for Hajime Yamamoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hirotsugu Araidai strikes out. Bill Harrell 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. Jim McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Howie Nordhagen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Harry Peek pitching. Lew McMackin lines out to the shortstop. Jim Bubser singles to center field. Bill Harrell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Harrell flies out to the center fielder. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Brown flies out to the left fielder. Carl Leonard singles to right field. Masatoshi Kusaka grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - John Brown (29).GIDP - Masatoshi Kusaka. Baserunning: SB - Alex Altenburg (36).CS - Alex Altenburg (14), Masatoshi Kusaka (22), Danny Wolter (15). Fielding: E - Bucky McDonald.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Barberich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Kruger did not respond to coaching in arm Orval Martin improves in arm Jerry Hampton improves in power_vs_righty Dave Hoffman improves in arm Don Gerken improves in velocity Greg Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Bowsfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in control Fenton Arft did not respond to coaching in velocity Curt Keely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Stimmel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jan Vanderhaar did not respond to coaching in 1B