Win: Harvey Naylor (5-4) Loss: Otto Shifflett (4-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mariano Manders pitching. Baldy Clements flies out to the center fielder. Beauty Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. George Jackson hits a home run. Dave Hayes reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Hubbell. Conrad Farrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ernie Wise pitching. Stan Fitzgerald is hit by a pitch. Vance Thomas hits a home run. Stan Fitzgerald scores. John Hubbell strikes out. Bruce Beattie flies out to the left fielder. Harlond Wright walks. Bob Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dot Bell strikes out. Jim Webb singles to right field. Biddy Lansford doubles to center field. Jim Webb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Wise grounds out to the third baseman. Baldy Clements strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Yuhei Yagi flies out to the left fielder. Jaxon Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Mariano Manders walks. Stan Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Vance Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Beauty Hargrave singles to center field. George Jackson singles to left field. Beauty Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Dave Hayes singles to center field. Beauty Hargrave scores. George Jackson advances to third on the hit. Conrad Farrell singles to right field. George Jackson scores. Dave Hayes aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dot Bell flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Dave Hayes scores. Conrad Farrell advances to second. Jim Webb flies out to the center fielder. Biddy Lansford lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Hubbell singles to center field. Bruce Beattie flies out to the right fielder. Harlond Wright grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Hubbell advances to second on the play. Bob Ross strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ernie Wise flies out to the center fielder. Baldy Clements walks. Beauty Hargrave strikes out. George Jackson walks. Dave Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Jackson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Yuhei Yagi pops out to the first baseman. Jaxon Taylor lines out to the third baseman. Ray Sanford is pinch hitting for Mariano Manders. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ray Sanford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Shigeki Sasaki pitching. Conrad Farrell strikes out. Dot Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Webb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Stan Fitzgerald strikes out. Vance Thomas walks. Vance Thomas steals second. John Hubbell flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Beattie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Biddy Lansford walks. Ernie Wise fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Wise grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Baldy Clements flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harlond Wright hits a home run. Bob Ross flies out to the right fielder. Yuhei Yagi hits a home run. Jaxon Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Shigeki Sasaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Beauty Hargrave walks. George Jackson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dave Hayes walks. Conrad Farrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stan Fitzgerald hits a home run. Vance Thomas singles to center field. John Hubbell strikes out. Bruce Beattie singles to center field. Vance Thomas advances to third on the hit. Harlond Wright walks. Bob Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vance Thomas scores. Bruce Beattie advances to third on the play. Harlond Wright advances to second on the play. Yuhei Yagi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dot Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Webb walks. Biddy Lansford grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jim Webb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Holt is pinch hitting for Ernie Wise. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Holt singles to center field. Biddy Lansford advances to third on the hit. Baldy Clements strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Danny Riebe pitching. Jaxon Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Ed McReynolds is pinch hitting for Shigeki Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed McReynolds flies out to the center fielder. Stan Fitzgerald pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lefty Cooney pitching. Beauty Hargrave singles to right field. George Jackson strikes out. Dave Hayes singles to left field. Beauty Hargrave advances to third on the hit. Conrad Farrell strikes out. Dot Bell singles to right field. Beauty Hargrave scores. Dave Hayes advances to third on the hit. Dot Bell steals second. Jim Webb singles to right field. Dave Hayes scores. Dot Bell scores. Harvey Naylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Webb steals second. Biddy Lansford walks. Steve Lanning is pinch hitting for Danny Riebe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Lanning singles to left field. Jim Webb scores. Biddy Lansford advances to third on the hit. Baldy Clements flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jerry Liniak pitching. Gracie Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Baldy Clements at 3B. Vance Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. John Hubbell singles to left field. Bruce Beattie singles to center field. John Hubbell advances to third on the hit. Harlond Wright singles to left field. John Hubbell scores. Otto Shifflett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Ross doubles to center field. Bruce Beattie scores. Harlond Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yuhei Yagi strikes out. Jaxon Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Beauty Hargrave lines out to the second baseman. George Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Harvey Naylor grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Vance Thomas singles to right field. John Hubbell hits a home run. Vance Thomas scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Stan Fitzgerald (9), Bob Ross (12).HR - Stan Fitzgerald (7), Vance Thomas (11), John Hubbell (15), Harlond Wright (11), Yuhei Yagi (6).HBP - Stan Fitzgerald (1). Baserunning: SB - Vance Thomas (8). Fielding: E - John Hubbell.PB - Jaxon Taylor.
Game Notes George Jackson is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hod Raney did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Acker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Natal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ron Philley improves in range Hod Raney improves in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Costen Lovenguth improves in range Lou Mota did not respond to coaching in velocity Toad Wickman did not respond to coaching in control