Win: Tom Hawk (8-7) Loss: Mel Blaemire (8-18)
Save: Billy Heine (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tom Hawk pitching. Dasher Naranjo strikes out. Candy Corsi flies out to the left fielder. Jack McConnell hits a home run. Julio Laudner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mel Blaemire pitching. Walt Wayne singles to center field. Roger Makowski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Ezzell singles to left field. Katsushi Yoshioka walks. Mark Bella doubles to center field. Ed Ezzell scores. Katsushi Yoshioka uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Felix Rodriguez strikes out. Jim Flager singles to left field. Del Grammas walks. Dan Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lindy Mitterwald reached on a 2-base throwing error by Del Grammas. Bill Lawson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Hawk strikes out. Walt Wayne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mel Blaemire flies out to the center fielder. Dasher Naranjo strikes out. Candy Corsi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roger Makowski singles to left field. Ed Ezzell flies out to the right fielder. Katsushi Yoshioka grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack McConnell grounds out to the catcher. Julio Laudner strikes out. Felix Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Mark Bella grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bressler lines out to the shortstop. Lindy Mitterwald grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Flager grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Grammas flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Lawson singles to center field. Bill Lawson steals second. Tom Hawk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Walt Wayne hits a home run. Bill Lawson scores. Roger Makowski walks. Roger Makowski steals second. Ed Ezzell walks. Katsushi Yoshioka strikes out. Mark Bella grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mel Blaemire strikes out. Dasher Naranjo doubles to center field. Candy Corsi walks. Jack McConnell pops out to the third baseman. Julio Laudner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Bressler grounds out to the third baseman. Lindy Mitterwald pops out to the shortstop. Bill Lawson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Felix Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Flager flies out to the center fielder. Jack Merullo is pinch hitting for Del Grammas. Jack Merullo singles to center field. Dan Cox grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Merullo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jack Dixon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Merullo at 2B. Tom Hawk grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Wayne walks. Augie Meacham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walt Wayne steals second. Roger Makowski bunts for a base hit. Ed Ezzell singles to left field. Walt Wayne scores. Roger Makowski advances to third on the hit. Katsushi Yoshioka hits a home run. Roger Makowski scores. Ed Ezzell scores. Otto Altobelli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Spinks is pinch hitting for Mark Bella. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Spinks lines out to the first baseman. Jim Bressler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Brick Simpson is pinch hitting for Otto Altobelli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brick Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Dasher Naranjo singles to right field. Candy Corsi walks. Jack McConnell singles to center field. Dasher Naranjo scores. Candy Corsi is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Julio Laudner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dennis Abbott pitching. Dave Conde is pinch hitting for Lindy Mitterwald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Conde strikes out. Bill Lawson strikes out. Tom Mangual is pinch hitting for Tom Hawk. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Mangual lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Mattingly pitching. Felix Rodriguez strikes out. Jim Flager singles to left field. Jack Dixon singles to right field. Dan Cox singles to left field. Hal Rodin is pinch hitting for Dennis Abbott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hal Rodin walks. Jim Flager scores. Billy Heine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dasher Naranjo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Mark Bella (12).HR - Walt Wayne (5), Katsushi Yoshioka (20).GIDP - Roger Makowski, Katsushi Yoshioka. Baserunning: SB - Walt Wayne (6), Roger Makowski (25), Bill Lawson (7).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Turner improves in endurance Dan Kennedy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ron Reardon did not respond to coaching in arm John McIntosh improves in range Jake Rogalski did not respond to coaching in endurance Arch Deacon did not respond to coaching in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Hamilton improves in speed Harry Senteney did not respond to coaching in control Devin Lynch improves in speed Danny McGaffigan improves in contact_vs_righty Norm Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Wentz did not respond to coaching in speed