Inning: 1 Cleveland Hisakazu So pitching. Roy Swacina singles to center field. Ed Powell singles to left field. Bill Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Swacina advances to third on the play. Ed Powell advances to second on the play. Billy Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Swacina scores. Ed Powell advances to third on the play. Steve Griffin singles to right field. Ed Powell scores. Jim Bullard singles to right field. Steve Griffin advances to third on the hit. Motohiro Ichida singles to center field. Steve Griffin scores. Jim Bullard advances to third on the hit. Ed Prendergast doubles to right field. Jim Bullard scores. Motohiro Ichida uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Lieber singles to center field. Ed Prendergast scores. Roy Swacina grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rod Lieber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rod Lieber pitching. Ron Felton strikes out. Bobby Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Gene Ramos pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Powell pops out to the first baseman. Bill Hall flies out to the left fielder. Billy Weaver grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Gastright grounds out to the second baseman. Irv McFadden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Steve Griffin walks. Jim Bullard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Bullard steals second. Motohiro Ichida hits a home run. Jim Bullard scores. Ed Prendergast grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Lieber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ecky McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Akitada Nakayama strikes out. Hisakazu So grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Swacina grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Powell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Hall walks. Billy Weaver grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Hall is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Felton flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Bradford walks. Gene Ramos flies out to the left fielder. Harry Gastright singles to left field. Bobby Bradford advances to third on the hit. Irv McFadden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Steve Griffin doubles to center field. Fred Bruton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Jim Bullard flies out to the center fielder. Motohiro Ichida strikes out. Ed Prendergast singles to left field. Steve Griffin scores. Rod Lieber grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Konieczny singles to center field. Bill Konieczny steals second. Ecky McMillan singles past the third baseman. Bill Konieczny scores. Ecky McMillan steals second. Akitada Nakayama walks. Fred Bruton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Felton grounds out to the third baseman. Ecky McMillan scores. Akitada Nakayama advances to third on the play. Bobby Bradford grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Swacina singles to right field. Ed Powell singles to center field. Roy Swacina advances to third on the hit. Bill Hall pops out to the shortstop. Billy Weaver singles to left field. Roy Swacina scores. Steve Griffin strikes out. Jim Bullard doubles to left field. Ed Powell scores. Motohiro Ichida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Gene Ramos flies out to the left fielder. Harry Gastright flies out to the right fielder. Irv McFadden grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed Prendergast hits a home run. Rod Lieber strikes out. Roy Swacina grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Powell singles to center field. Bill Hall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Konieczny strikes out. Ecky McMillan singles past the shortstop. Akitada Nakayama flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Perrin is pinch hitting for Fred Bruton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Perrin hits a home run. Ecky McMillan scores. Carlos Moffett is pinch hitting for Ron Felton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carlos Moffett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dwight Monchak pitching. Billy Weaver hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Griffin strikes out. Jim Bullard flies out to the right fielder. Motohiro Ichida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Moolic is pinch hitting for Bobby Bradford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Moolic flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ramos strikes out. Harry Gastright doubles to left field. Irv McFadden flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Prendergast pops out to the shortstop. Rod Lieber flies out to the left fielder. Roy Swacina grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Konieczny hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ecky McMillan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Akitada Nakayama grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Steve Griffin (23), Jim Bullard (23), Ed Prendergast (26).HR - Motohiro Ichida (20), Ed Prendergast (16). Baserunning: SB - Jim Bullard (13).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Folkers did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Eichelberger improves in range Jose Folkers improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Stan Oldham did not respond to coaching in control Tim Mattern did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Stan Oldham did not respond to coaching in velocity Cotton Eyrich did not respond to coaching in range