Win: Merito Graham (1-0) Loss: Steve McDougald (0-1)
Inning: 1 Texas Steve McDougald pitching. Steve Gonzalez pops out to the third baseman. Doug Schultz doubles to right field. Vern Kravitz singles to right field. Doug Schultz scores. Jack Haas walks. Leroy Dumovich pops out to the second baseman. Ken Griffith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Merito Graham pitching. Ed Taber strikes out. Al Stinson doubles to left field. Hal Geary strikes out. Sam Floyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Rudy Heist singles to right field. Bob Smalley walks. Merito Graham lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Rudy Heist is thrown out at third. Bob Smalley advances to second on the play. Bob Smalley advances to second on the play. Steve Gonzalez singles to right field. Bob Smalley scores. Merito Graham advances to third on the hit. Doug Schultz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Fumio Kusano grounds out to the shortstop. Buster Waner pops out to the first baseman. Ted Barnhart triples. Mardie Abreu singles past the second baseman. Ted Barnhart scores. Steve McDougald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Vern Kravitz singles in front of the center fielder. Vern Kravitz steals second. Jack Haas flies out to the left fielder. Leroy Dumovich grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Griffith singles to left field. Vern Kravitz scores. Rudy Heist grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Griffith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Taber grounds out to the shortstop. Al Stinson strikes out. Hal Geary flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bob Smalley flies out to the right fielder. Merito Graham grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Sam Floyd singles to right field. Fumio Kusano grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Buster Waner walks. Ted Barnhart doubles to right field. Buster Waner is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Doug Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Vern Kravitz grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Haas lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mardie Abreu flies out to the center fielder. Steve McDougald strikes out. Ed Taber singles to center field. Al Stinson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Leroy Dumovich grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Griffith strikes out. Rudy Heist strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Hal Geary strikes out. Sam Floyd singles to left field. Joe Skaggs 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. Fumio Kusano walks. Buster Waner walks. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sam Floyd scores. Fumio Kusano advances to third on the play. Buster Waner advances to second on the play. Mardie Abreu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Bobby Thompson 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. Bob Smalley singles to left field. Ron Money is pinch hitting for Joe Skaggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ron Money doubles to center field. Bob Smalley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Schultz singles to center field. Ron Money scores. Greg Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Schultz steals second. Vern Kravitz strikes out. Jack Haas singles to center field. Doug Schultz scores. Leroy Dumovich singles to left field. Ken Griffith walks. Rudy Heist singles to center field. Jack Haas scores. Bob Smalley walks. Leroy Dumovich scores. Kiyoshi Mizuta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Money triples. Ken Griffith scores. Rudy Heist scores. Bob Smalley scores. Steve Gonzalez hits a home run. Ron Money scores. Jim Clapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Heise pitching. Jim Clapp flies out to the left fielder. Ed Taber doubles to center field. Pete Stanek is pinch hitting for Al Stinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Stanek singles to left field. Ed Taber scores. Hal Geary grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Stanek advances to second on the play. Sam Floyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Vern Kravitz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Haas walks. Leroy Dumovich hits a home run. Jack Haas scores. Ken Griffith strikes out. Rudy Heist grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fumio Kusano lines out to the third baseman. Buster Waner doubles to right field. Ted Barnhart pops out to the first baseman. Tacks Morhardt is pinch hitting for Mardie Abreu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tacks Morhardt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bob Smalley grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Lopez is pinch hitting for Jim Heise. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Randy Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Charlie Britton pitching. Mike Williams is pinch hitting for Jim Clapp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Ed Taber grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Stanek singles to right field. Hal Geary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Amos Veil did not respond to coaching in range Rennie Monroe improves in contact_vs_righty Tim Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Amos Veil did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Guillermo Mitchell did not respond to coaching in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Red Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Clint Allen improves in power_vs_lefty Tony Gornicki did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Red Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B