Inning: 1 Boston Pinky Hawley pitching. Hilly Heath flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dave Gabler strikes out. Chuck Curley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Fisher pitching. Patsy Branson pops out to the third baseman. Earl Ratliff doubles to center field. Jose Tabata doubles past the left fielder. Earl Ratliff scores. Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Darrell Bocachica flies out to the center fielder. Lloyd Nielsen strikes out. Shinya Kajiwara pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Larry Barber hits an infield single to the third baseman. Lenny Dotson grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Barber advances to second on the play. Babe Hartsel singles to left field. Larry Barber scores. Pinky Hawley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Patsy Branson singles to center field. Babe Hartsel scores. Ned Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Ratliff pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Mike Clarke singles to center field. Steve Pieh grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ned Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Tabata singles to center field. Jose Tabata steals second. Ginger Beaumont strikes out. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Larry Barber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Hilly Heath grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Gabler walks. Chuck Curley grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Gabler advances to second on the play. Darrell Bocachica singles to left field. Dave Gabler uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lloyd Nielsen walks. Shinya Kajiwara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lenny Dotson singles to center field. Babe Hartsel grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Lenny Dotson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pinky Hawley lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Patsy Branson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Clarke grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pieh strikes out. Ned Taylor singles to center field. Hilly Heath singles to center field. Ned Taylor advances to third on the hit. Dave Gabler singles to left field. Ned Taylor scores. Chuck Curley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Earl Ratliff grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Tabata singles to left field. Yuki Yamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the center fielder. Jose Tabata steals second. Arky Vaughan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Darrell Bocachica pops out to the first baseman. Lloyd Nielsen walks. Shinya Kajiwara singles to right field. Mike Clarke flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pieh walks. Yuki Yamada strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Larry Barber flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Dotson grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Hartsel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Hilly Heath pops out to the third baseman. Dave Gabler grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Phillippe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Chuck Curley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Deacon Phillippe strikes out. Patsy Branson walks. Patsy Branson steals second. Earl Ratliff grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Tabata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Darrell Bocachica flies out to the left fielder. Lloyd Nielsen singles past the second baseman. Shinya Kajiwara flies out to the left fielder. Mike Clarke walks. Joe Chacon is pinch running for Lloyd Nielsen on 2nd base. Steve Pieh hits a home run. Joe Chacon scores. Mike Clarke scores. Bob Marone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Berenguer is pinch hitting for Yuki Yamada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Berenguer singles to center field. Lou Berenguer steals second. Hilly Heath pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harvey Block pitching. Ginger Beaumont strikes out. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Barber doubles to right field. Lenny Dotson singles to left field. Larry Barber scores. Reinier Morejon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Hartsel singles to left field. Lenny Dotson advances to third on the hit. Scott Hodkey is pinch hitting for Bob Marone. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Scott Hodkey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Takahiro Ono pitching. Dave Gabler grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Curley triples. Darrell Bocachica strikes out. Joe Chacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Patsy Branson pops out to the shortstop. Earl Ratliff singles past the shortstop. Jose Tabata grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Ratliff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Mike Clarke is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Buckeye improves in arm Craig Willis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Craig Willis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Otis Pagan improves in range Reggie Lepcio did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Edwin Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Coughlin did not respond to coaching in speed Jimmy Burdock did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny McAllister did not respond to coaching in range Don Hoak improves in SS