Win: Bill Witherbee (20-3) Loss: Joe Hollis (13-14)
Save: Rob Gomez (11)
Inning: 1 Texas Joe Hollis pitching. Ross Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Jackson bunts for a base hit. Dave Andrews singles to right field. Clyde Jackson advances to third on the hit. Julio Dorelle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Clyde Jackson scores. Bill Burton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Witherbee pitching. Clay Sauer singles to center field. T.J. Minor strikes out. Joe Cicero grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Clay Sauer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Greg Hoover singles to center field. Jim Pruett singles to left field. Joe Cicero is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Milt Smithton singles to left field. Nelson Aparicio lines out to the third baseman. Bill Evans triples. Milt Smithton scores. Bill Witherbee strikes out. Ross Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Koichiro Kaneda strikes out. Bob Krukow walks. Ralph Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hollis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Clyde Jackson strikes out. Dave Andrews flies out to the right fielder. Julio Dorelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Clay Sauer pops out to the second baseman. T.J. Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Cicero grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Burton flies out to the center fielder. Milt Smithton flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Aparicio flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Greg Hoover flies out to the right fielder. Jim Pruett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Koichiro Kaneda pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Bill Evans flies out to the right fielder. Bill Witherbee reached on a 2-base throwing error by Koichiro Kaneda. Bill Witherbee is out trying to steal third. Ross Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Krukow hits an infield single to the first baseman. Ralph Cooper grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Krukow is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Hollis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clay Sauer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Clyde Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Andrews doubles to right field. Julio Dorelle strikes out. Bill Burton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland T.J. Minor flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cicero lines out to the shortstop. Greg Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Milt Smithton strikes out. Nelson Aparicio strikes out. Bill Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Pruett grounds out to the second baseman. Koichiro Kaneda flies out to the center fielder. Bob Krukow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Bill Witherbee flies out to the left fielder. Ross Barnes singles to center field. Clyde Jackson singles to right field. Ross Barnes advances to third on the hit. Dave Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Ross Barnes scores. Clyde Jackson advances to second on the play. Julio Dorelle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ralph Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Bill Kowitz is pinch hitting for Joe Hollis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kowitz strikes out. Clay Sauer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Yamil Larkin pitching. Stan Scheid is pinch hitting for Bill Burton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Stan Scheid flies out to the left fielder. Milt Smithton singles to left field. Nelson Aparicio singles to center field. Bill Evans flies out to the right fielder. Seth Pepper is pinch hitting for Bill Witherbee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Seth Pepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rob Gomez pitching. Bob Ferguson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ross Barnes at 1B. Luis Gainey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Scheid at LF. T.J. Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cicero walks. Greg Hoover flies out to the center fielder. Jim Pruett singles to right field. Joe Cicero advances to third on the hit. Koichiro Kaneda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Texas total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Hank Eversgard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George McFadden did not respond to coaching in speed Lefty Mickens did not respond to coaching in velocity Elliott Fox did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Leach did not respond to coaching in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Hill did not respond to coaching in control John Krawczyk improves in range John Krawczyk did not respond to coaching in speed Tommy Barrows did not respond to coaching in control