Win: Earl Maskrey (6-2) Loss: Jimmy Jones (3-6)
Save: Dave Rueter (15)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jimmy Jones pitching. John Hildebrand singles to center field. Jim Thevenow flies out to the center fielder. Ed Wenz grounds out to the third baseman. John Hildebrand advances to second on the play. Jack Kuhn reached on a fielding error by Andy Fox. Dave Sixsmith walks. Makoto Ogata strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Earl Maskrey pitching. Andy Fox bunts for a base hit. Andy Fox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ricky Ledee grounds out to the pitcher. B.B. Mickels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Don Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Edgar Muffett lines out to the shortstop. Earl Maskrey pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Parker singles to center field. Marcus Lawton. flies out to the right fielder. Jim Smith reached on a fielding error by John Hildebrand. Moe Thacker walks. Ham Martzell lines out to the pitcher. Jimmy Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland John Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Thevenow hits a home run. Ed Wenz flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kuhn singles to center field. Dave Sixsmith singles to center field. Jack Kuhn advances to third on the hit. Makoto Ogata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Fox strikes out. Ricky Ledee flies out to the left fielder. B.B. Mickels singles to center field. Rick Parker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Johnson hits a home run. Edgar Muffett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Maskrey strikes out. John Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Lawton. grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Smith walks. Moe Thacker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Thevenow grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Wenz flies out to the center fielder. Jack Kuhn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ham Martzell singles to left field. Jimmy Jones lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Fox flies out to the center fielder. Ricky Ledee pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dave Sixsmith pops out to the first baseman. Makoto Ogata singles to left field. Don Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Makoto Ogata is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit B.B. Mickels grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Parker singles to center field. Marcus Lawton. strikes out. Joe Marquez is pinch hitting for Jim Smith. Rick Parker steals second. Joe Marquez singles to right field. Moe Thacker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Knob James enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Marquez at 3B. Edgar Muffett singles to center field. Earl Maskrey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Hildebrand flies out to the right fielder. Jim Thevenow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ham Martzell strikes out. Tommy Malarkey is pinch hitting for Jimmy Jones. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tommy Malarkey strikes out. Andy Fox grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Blazier pitching. Ed Wenz strikes out. Jack Kuhn singles to right field. Dave Sixsmith flies out to the left fielder. Makoto Ogata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ricky Ledee bunts for a base hit. B.B. Mickels flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rick Parker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ricky Ledee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marcus Lawton. singles to left field. Rudy Kitson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Knob James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Edgar Muffett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Aber is pinch hitting for Rudy Kitson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Matt Aber walks. John Hildebrand grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Aber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Rueter pitching. Moe Thacker pops out to the first baseman. Ham Martzell strikes out. Gene Ehrhardt is pinch hitting for Joe Blazier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Ehrhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chet Oulliber did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Rojas improves in velocity Al McCormick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Morales did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Clem Essegian did not respond to coaching in endurance Clem Essegian did not respond to coaching in endurance Yap Hantz improves in contact_vs_righty Yap Hantz improves in contact_vs_righty Sweetbreads Porter improves in LF