Inning: 1 Cleveland R.J. Aguayo pitching. Mike Thorpe strikes out. Charlie Link flies out to the left fielder. Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Wells pitching. Mel Delgado flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Kazuyuki Jobe strikes out. Sam Bejma grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Romano grounds out to the shortstop. Al Blake strikes out. Bill Burleson singles to center field. Bill Burleson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alan McKnight doubles to left field. Sukehiro Akiyama flies out to the left fielder. Al Baumer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Face flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tom Polivka walks. Tom Polivka steals second. Tom Polivka steals third. Lou Dolan flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Polivka scores. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Barr lines out to the second baseman. R.J. Aguayo grounds out to the shortstop. Mel Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Charlie Link strikes out. Bill LaFrancois flies out to the left fielder. John Romano doubles to right field. Al Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Bejma strikes out. Alan McKnight grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Burleson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Polivka walks. Lou Dolan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Wells pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sukehiro Akiyama strikes out. Al Baumer strikes out. Al Face bunts for a base hit. Jack Barr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Face is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Thorpe strikes out. Charlie Link flies out to the center fielder. Bill LaFrancois walks. Bill LaFrancois steals second. Harry Gonder 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. John Romano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Minoru Shibahara is pinch hitting for Harry Gonder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Minoru Shibahara strikes out. Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ron DeViveiros pitching. Al Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Burleson strikes out. Tom Polivka doubles to right field. Lou Dolan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sam Bejma flies out to the center fielder. Alan McKnight walks. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Wells pops out to the first baseman. Lore Fischer is pinch hitting for Mike Thorpe. Lore Fischer singles to center field. Lore Fischer steals second. Charlie Link singles to center field. Lore Fischer scores. Charlie Link steals second. Bill LaFrancois hits a home run. Charlie Link scores. Matt Buford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Romano is hit by a pitch. John Romano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Al Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Masahiro Sakaeya enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lore Fischer at RF. Al Baumer walks. Al Face flies out to the left fielder. Al Baumer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Burleson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Polivka grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Larry Hume is pinch hitting for Matt Buford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Larry Hume doubles to center field. Mel Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuyuki Jobe grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Bejma flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Batting:2B - John Romano (21), Tom Polivka (24).HR - Bill LaFrancois (6).HBP - John Romano (5). Baserunning: SB - Lore Fischer (10), Charlie Link (34), Bill LaFrancois (28), Tom Polivka 2 (36).CS - John Romano (20), Bill Burleson (15).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Virgil Collard did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Rogers did not respond to coaching in control Virgil Collard improves in contact_vs_righty Howie Higginbotham improves in control Papa Roenicke did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Welchonce improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Maloy did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Head did not respond to coaching in control Bill Myatt improves in velocity