Win: Tommy Valdes (4-15) Loss: Floyd McCluskey (5-11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tommy Valdes pitching. Ray Rowe hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mark Gerken singles to right field. Tack Roe singles to right field. Ray Rowe scores. Punch Curtright pops out to the shortstop. Bobby DiPietro flies out to the center fielder. Roy Portugal walks. George Eubank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Floyd McCluskey pitching. Rick Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Craig Carrillo walks. Stubby Watson doubles to center field. Craig Carrillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Cy Tapani doubles to right field. Stubby Watson scores. Darrell Putnam singles to center field. Cy Tapani scores. Darrell Putnam steals second. Duke Spognardi strikes out. Billy Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rube Pickering walks. Floyd McCluskey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Floyd McCluskey singles to right field. Ray Rowe lines out to the shortstop. Mark Gerken singles to right field. Tack Roe strikes out. Punch Curtright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Minnesota Katsutoshi Osada flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Valdes flies out to the center fielder. Rick Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bobby DiPietro flies out to the center fielder. Roy Portugal strikes out. George Eubank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Craig Carrillo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stubby Watson singles to center field. Stubby Watson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cy Tapani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rube Pickering strikes out. Floyd McCluskey pops out to the second baseman. Ray Rowe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Darrell Putnam grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Spognardi flies out to the center fielder. Billy Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mark Gerken singles to right field. Tack Roe grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Gerken advances to second on the play. Punch Curtright grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby DiPietro doubles to center field. Mark Gerken scores. Roy Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Katsutoshi Osada singles to center field. Tommy Valdes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tommy Valdes strikes out. Rick Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Katsutoshi Osada advances to second on the play. Craig Carrillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Eubank grounds out to the second baseman. Rube Pickering pops out to the second baseman. Floyd McCluskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Stubby Watson triples. Cy Tapani hits a home run. Stubby Watson scores. Darrell Putnam reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mark Gerken. Duke Spognardi walks. Billy Lewis doubles to center field. Darrell Putnam scores. Duke Spognardi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Royer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Katsutoshi Osada doubles to left field. Billy Lewis scores. Tommy Valdes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Katsutoshi Osada scores. Craig Carrillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ray Rowe pops out to the shortstop. Mark Gerken strikes out. Tack Roe doubles to left field. Punch Curtright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Stubby Watson flies out to the center fielder. Cy Tapani walks. Harry Daub is pinch hitting for Darrell Putnam. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Daub singles to center field. Cy Tapani advances to third on the hit. Duke Spognardi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bobby DiPietro walks. Bobby DiPietro steals second. Roy Portugal flies out to the right fielder. George Eubank grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Pickering walks. Ray Smith is pinch hitting for Mike Royer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ray Smith singles to right field. Ray Rowe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jerry Smith pitching. Billy Lewis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Katsutoshi Osada strikes out. Tommy Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mark Gerken walks. Tack Roe singles to center field. Mark Gerken advances to third on the hit. Punch Curtright flies out to the center fielder. Bobby DiPietro singles to right field. Mark Gerken scores. Roy Portugal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 12 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Sheckard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jeffrey White improves in velocity Les Wilson improves in range Rudy Leber improves in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Zeiser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Abadie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buster Dingman did not respond to coaching in velocity Buster Dingman did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Tyler did not respond to coaching in 3B