Win: Jose Alexander (20-4) Loss: Bill Ralston (5-15)
Save: Joe Lane (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Ralston pitching. Mike Brown strikes out. Jim Haberer strikes out. Greg Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jose Alexander pitching. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow walks. Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Red Schlafly strikes out. Lew McMackin pops out to the first baseman. Elmer Mooneyham singles to left field. Jim Bubser reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dave Blackburn. Lucky Feinberg hits a home run. Elmer Mooneyham scores. Jim Bubser scores. Jose Alexander singles to right field. Mike Brown singles to left field. Jose Alexander advances to third on the hit. Jim Haberer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Otie Shepherd pops out to the shortstop. Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Cobb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Greg Johnson strikes out. Red Schlafly strikes out. Lew McMackin singles to left field. Elmer Mooneyham grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Ralston grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Harry Renteria steals second. Ray Harlow singles to right field. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Renteria scores. Dave Blackburn singles past the second baseman. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Bubser singles to right field. Lucky Feinberg flies out to the right fielder. Jose Alexander lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Brown singles to left field. Jim Bubser scores. Jim Haberer singles to right field. Mike Brown advances to third on the hit. Greg Johnson singles past the third baseman. Mike Brown scores. Jim Haberer advances to third on the hit. Greg Johnson steals second. Mike Cobb throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Jim Haberer scores. Red Schlafly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Mike Cobb pops out to the first baseman. Bill Ralston is hit by a pitch. Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Otie Shepherd scores. Ray Harlow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Lew McMackin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Elmer Mooneyham flies out to the right fielder. Jim Bubser grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lucky Feinberg singles to left field. Jose Alexander 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 pops out to the first baseman. Jim Haberer triples. Lucky Feinberg scores. Greg Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Otie Shepherd strikes out. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Mike Cobb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jerry Hatcher 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. Red Schlafly flies out to the center fielder. Lew McMackin singles to left field. Elmer Mooneyham singles to right field. Lew McMackin advances to third on the hit. Jim Bubser pops out to the third baseman. Lucky Feinberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Finneran is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lee Finneran flies out to the right fielder. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis singles to center field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jack Jones pitching. Jose Alexander grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Brown strikes out. Jim Haberer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Herm White walks. Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Mike Brady is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Herm White advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd advances to second on the play. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin singles to left field. Herm White scores. Otie Shepherd scores. Larry Wainhouse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow walks. Joe Reis grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Alan Durbin is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cleveland George Marsh pitching. Greg Johnson strikes out. Red Schlafly strikes out. Lew McMackin singles to center field. Lew McMackin steals second. Elmer Mooneyham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Elmer Mooneyham steals second. Jim Bubser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the pitcher. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd singles past the shortstop. Joe Lane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lynn Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Mahay improves in arm Willie Nolan improves in range Willie Nolan did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Martz did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Hampton improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Razor McCarthy did not respond to coaching in speed Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Rico Moore improves in control Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Morris Anson improves in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C