Win: Van LaPalme (2-0) Loss: Larry Wainhouse (0-2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Michael Sleater pitching. Mike Brown walks. Jeff Banks grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Brown advances to second on the play. Elmer Mooneyham pops out to the second baseman. John Maksudian grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jose Alexander pitching. Stan Tobin flies out to the center fielder. Hank Aurilia pops out to the second baseman. Alex Altenburg is hit by a pitch. Ed Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Jackson strikes out. John Blackwell singles to left field. Glenn James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Vern Hippauf pops out to the first baseman. Brian Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Len Hesterfer singles to right field. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Brown doubles to left field. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Mooneyham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Michael Sleater flies out to the center fielder. Stan Tobin singles to right field. Hank Aurilia grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Stan Tobin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Altenburg bunts for a base hit. Ed Johnson is hit by a pitch. Vern Hippauf strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Maksudian strikes out. Lucky Feinberg pops out to the second baseman. Jim Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Len Hesterfer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn James strikes out. Jose Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Michael Sleater strikes out. Stan Tobin singles to left field. Hank Aurilia walks. Alex Altenburg doubles to right field. Stan Tobin scores. Hank Aurilia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Johnson singles to left field. Vern Hippauf grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Johnson advances to second on the play. Brian Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Brown singles to left field. Jeff Banks singles to right field. Elmer Mooneyham pops out to the catcher. The catcher fields the ball and Mike Brown is thrown out at third. Jeff Banks advances to second on the play. Jeff Banks advances to second on the play. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Len Hesterfer singles to right field. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the center fielder. Michael Sleater lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Joe Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Tobin walks. Hank Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Len Hesterfer is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Jackson is hit by a pitch. John Blackwell pops out to the shortstop. Glenn James singles to right field. Jim Jackson advances to third on the hit. Joe Lane strikes out. Mike Brown hits a home run. Jim Jackson scores. Glenn James scores. Van LaPalme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex Altenburg grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Vern Hippauf singles to center field. Ed Johnson advances to third on the hit. Larry Wainhouse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Simmons strikes out. Len Hesterfer walks. Clete Schoonmaker walks. Ed Johnson scores. Van LaPalme grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Elmer Mooneyham flies out to the center fielder. John Maksudian flies out to the center fielder. Lucky Feinberg singles to center field. Jim Jackson singles to left field. John Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Stan Tobin singles to center field. Mike Hennis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Tobin steals second. Hank Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Ed Johnson singles to center field. Vern Hippauf singles to center field. Stan Tobin scores. Brian Simmons singles to right field. Ed Johnson scores. Vern Hippauf advances to third on the hit. Charlie Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Len Hesterfer doubles to left field. Vern Hippauf scores. Clete Schoonmaker walks. Van LaPalme flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland Glenn James singles to right field. Charlie Hopkins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Brown hits a home run. Glenn James scores. Jeff Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Elmer Mooneyham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 15
Game Notes Joe Lane is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Hampton improves in speed Dave Mahay improves in contact_vs_righty Pat McKnight did not respond to coaching in range Pat McKnight did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jamie Bell improves in speed Chris Martz did not respond to coaching in range Willie Nolan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tsutomu Kadota did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Haney did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Tsutomu Kadota did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Foxen improves in velocity Jess Berry did not respond to coaching in range