Win: Ray Oliver (4-0) Loss: Bill Ralston (2-4)
Save: Charlie Hopkins (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Ralston pitching. Tim Dixon walks. Elmer Mooneyham singles to left field. Tim Dixon advances to third on the hit. Jim Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim Dixon scores. Jim Haberer singles to center field. Elmer Mooneyham advances to third on the hit. Lew McMackin grounds out to the second baseman. Elmer Mooneyham scores. Jim Haberer advances to second on the play. Greg Johnson singles to center field. Jim Haberer scores. Jim Bubser singles to right field. John Blackwell singles to left field. Greg Johnson scores. Jim Bubser advances to third on the hit. Ray Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Oliver pitching. Herm White singles to left field. Joe Reis singles to left field. Herm White advances to third on the hit. Joe Reis steals second. Lee Finneran strikes out. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tim Dixon doubles to right field. Elmer Mooneyham lines out to the pitcher. Jim Jackson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Haberer walks. Lew McMackin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Fred Lyden walks. Cal Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lyden advances to second on the play. Mike Stein strikes out. Bill Ralston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Greg Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bubser singles to center field. John Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Ray Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Herm White strikes out. Joe Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Finneran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tim Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Jim Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Otie Shepherd grounds out to the third baseman. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lyden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Haberer singles past the second baseman. Lew McMackin pops out to the pitcher. Greg Johnson walks. Jim Bubser grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Haberer advances to third on the play. Greg Johnson advances to second on the play. John Blackwell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Cal Castro flies out to the right fielder. Mike Stein singles to right field. Bill Ralston lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ray Oliver grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Dixon singles in front of the left fielder. Huck Crist comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elmer Mooneyham grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Reis doubles to center field. Lee Finneran strikes out. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Jackson reached on a fielding error by Otie Shepherd. Jim Haberer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Lew McMackin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Lyden flies out to the center fielder. Cal Castro grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Stein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Greg Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bubser singles to center field. David Wertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Blackwell walks. Ray Oliver fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Tim Dixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Gil Basinski is pinch hitting for David Wertz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis hits a home run. Lee Finneran doubles to right field. Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Lee Finneran scores. Charlie Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Daryle Reeder walks. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Fred Lyden. Alan Durbin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dave Mendoza pitching. Elmer Mooneyham singles to center field. Jim Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Jim Haberer doubles to center field. Elmer Mooneyham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lew McMackin singles to left field. Jim Haberer scores. Greg Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lew McMackin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ben Cavanaugh is pinch hitting for Cal Castro. Ben Cavanaugh flies out to the right fielder. Mike Stein strikes out. Roy Munoz is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Munoz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Jim Haberer is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Zettlein improves in contact_vs_lefty Glenn James did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Hampton improves in power_vs_righty John Kleinhans did not respond to coaching in control Orval Martin improves in speed Gene Bool improves in range Willie Nolan did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Jones improves in velocity Harry Renteria improves in contact_vs_lefty Ted Peltz improves in power_vs_righty Harry Caldwell improves in power_vs_righty Pop Leppert improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Hatcher improves in control Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in 1B