Win: Effie Mercer (6-1) Loss: Bobby Thompson (7-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jo-Jo pitching. Bob Hairston grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Stanek walks. Hal Geary triples. Pete Stanek scores. Hiroaki Mizutani strikes out. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Nap Lake pitching. Ed Bagby walks. Les Ayala flies out to the right fielder. Joe Duran flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Anderson singles to center field. Ed Bagby advances to third on the hit. Ace Cedeno walks. Jimmy Shortsleeves singles to right field. Ed Bagby scores. Jerry Anderson scores. Ace Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Eddie Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tacks Morhardt singles past the third baseman. Fumio Kusano triples. Tacks Morhardt scores. Earle Stallings pops out to the second baseman. Nap Lake strikes out. Bob Hairston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Louie Fountains hits a home run. Jo-Jo grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Bagby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Ayala singles to center field. Joe Duran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Pete Stanek walks. Pete Stanek steals second. Hal Geary flies out to the center fielder. Hiroaki Mizutani strikes out. Ted Barnhart walks. Tacks Morhardt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jerry Anderson pops out to the shortstop. Ace Cedeno singles to center field. Ace Cedeno steals second. Jimmy Shortsleeves singles to center field. Ace Cedeno is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Eddie Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Fumio Kusano grounds out to the shortstop. Earle Stallings pops out to the second baseman. Nap Lake singles to left field. Bob Hairston reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmy Shortsleeves. Pete Stanek walks. Hack Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Geary singles to right field. Nap Lake scores. Bob Hairston scores. Hiroaki Mizutani singles to right field. Pete Stanek scores. Hal Geary advances to third on the hit. Ted Barnhart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Louie Fountains walks. Val Curry is pinch hitting for Hack Roberts. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Val Curry singles to left field. Louie Fountains advances to third on the hit. Ed Bagby flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Louie Fountains scores. Les Ayala hits a home run. Val Curry scores. Kiyoshi Mizuta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Duran walks. Jerry Anderson walks. Ace Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Duran advances to third on the play. Jerry Anderson advances to second on the play. Jimmy Shortsleeves singles to center field. Joe Duran scores. Jerry Anderson scores. Tyson Buffinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Wilson walks. Louie Fountains walks. Val Curry strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Doc Isbell pitching. Tacks Morhardt pops out to the second baseman. Fumio Kusano strikes out. Earle Stallings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Bagby flies out to the left fielder. Les Ayala grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tyson Buffinton grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Hairston grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Stanek flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jerry Anderson strikes out. Ace Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Shortsleeves doubles to center field. Eddie Wilson singles to center field. Louie Fountains grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Hal Geary grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroaki Mizutani singles to right field. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hiroaki Mizutani advances to second on the play. Tacks Morhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Phillips is pinch hitting for Doc Isbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jack Phillips strikes out. Ed Bagby hits a home run. Yoshihisa Nishizawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Ayala strikes out. Joe Duran walks. Jerry Anderson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Duran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Paul Hoover pitching. Fumio Kusano singles to center field. Earle Stallings walks. Hector Farnsworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshihisa Nishizawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yoshihisa Nishizawa lines out to the first baseman. Bob Hairston singles to center field. Fumio Kusano scores. Earle Stallings advances to third on the hit. Pete Stanek singles to left field. Earle Stallings scores. Bob Hairston advances to third on the hit. Mule Peters comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Stanek is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hal Geary singles to center field. Bob Hairston scores. Hiroaki Mizutani hits a home run. Hal Geary scores. Tony Maple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Barnhart walks. Tacks Morhardt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ace Cedeno walks. Ace Cedeno steals second. Jimmy Shortsleeves strikes out. Eddie Wilson lines out to the third baseman. Louie Fountains strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Fumio Kusano grounds out to the third baseman. Earle Stallings strikes out. Al Stinson is pinch hitting for Yoshihisa Nishizawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Al Stinson doubles past the left fielder. Bob Hairston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Clapp pitching. Merv Torborg is pinch hitting for Tony Maple. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Merv Torborg grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bagby grounds out to the third baseman. Les Ayala hits a home run. Joe Duran singles to left field. Jerry Anderson grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Duran is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Effie Mercer pitching. Pete Stanek flies out to the center fielder. Hal Geary singles to left field. Hiroaki Mizutani strikes out. Ted Barnhart pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Bobby Thompson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ace Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Shortsleeves grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Wilson reached on a fielding error by Earle Stallings. Louie Fountains triples. Eddie Wilson scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 12
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jorge Khalifa improves in speed Tony Gornicki did not respond to coaching in control Harry Montgomery did not respond to coaching in range Woody Rozema did not respond to coaching in control Red Johnson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Barney Agganis improves in power_vs_righty Larry improves in RF