Win: Mitch Meyers (1-0) Loss: Charlie Lamanno (0-1)
Save: Jim Dauss (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Charlie Lamanno pitching. Arthur Gibson walks. Arthur Gibson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Whitey Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Steve Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mitch Meyers pitching. Scoops Dailey hits a home run. Klondike MacDonald lines out to the third baseman. Red Batchelder strikes out. Arnold Daniels singles to left field. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Gearin singles to left field. Ray Aikens singles to center field. Dan Gearin advances to third on the hit. Stan Diering flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Gearin scores. Bobby Lemon singles to left field. Ray Aikens advances to third on the hit. Bobby Lemon steals second. Geno Farr strikes out. Mitch Meyers singles to left field. Ray Aikens scores. Bobby Lemon scores. Arthur Gibson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mitch Meyers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wells flies out to the left fielder. Tyne Newcastle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Whitey Smith singles to left field. Whitey Smith steals second. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin hits a home run. Whitey Smith scores. Herschel Hutchings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Aikens walks. Stan Diering grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ray Aikens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Lemon grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Stan Diering is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Herschel Hutchings grounds out to the pitcher. Scoops Dailey pops out to the shortstop. Klondike MacDonald lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Geno Farr singles to right field. Mitch Meyers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Arthur Gibson singles to left field. Geno Farr scores. Whitey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Steve Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Red Batchelder grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Daniels singles to left field. Arnold Daniels steals second. Bob Hundley singles to left field. Arnold Daniels scores. Spud Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hundley advances to second on the play. Al Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dan Gearin flies out to the right fielder. Ray Aikens strikes out. Stan Diering reached on a 2-base throwing error by Herschel Hutchings. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tyne Newcastle singles to center field. Otto James is pinch hitting for Herschel Hutchings. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Otto James doubles to right field. Tyne Newcastle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Otto James is out trying to steal third. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike MacDonald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ed Weaver pitching. Geno Farr strikes out. Mitch Meyers doubles to center field. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Batchelder grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Arnold Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Davis singles to center field. Dan Gearin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Davis advances to second on the play. Ray Aikens walks. Stan Diering grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Davis is out at third base. Marty Valdez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lonnie Mustaikis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Diering at 3B. Spud Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wells hits a home run. Masayuki Masuda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tyne Newcastle strikes out. Marty Valdez singles to right field. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Geno Farr. Bill Bell doubles to left field. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Masayuki Masuda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jose Phelps grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bell advances to third on the play. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bell scores. Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Dauss pitching. Lew Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Bell at C. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Batchelder pops out to the second baseman. Arnold Daniels singles to left field. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Steve Davis strikes out. Dan Gearin singles to right field. Ray Aikens grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dan Gearin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ray Aikens steals second. Bob Hundley throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Lonnie Mustaikis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Spud Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wells singles to center field. Tyne Newcastle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bill Bell (1), Mitch Meyers (1).HR - Dan Gearin (1).SF - Stan Diering. Baserunning: SB - Whitey Smith (1), Ray Aikens (2), Bobby Lemon (1).CS - Arthur Gibson (2).
Batting:2B - Otto James (2).HR - Scoops Dailey (2), Al Wells (1).GIDP - Tyne Newcastle. Baserunning: SB - Arnold Daniels (1).CS - Otto James (1). Fielding: E - Bob Hundley, Herschel Hutchings.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Minoso did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sam Rhomberg did not respond to coaching in arm Claude Lazar improves in arm Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Doug Webb.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sid Walsh did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Lombardi improves in range Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tomokazu Bronstad did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Lombardi did not respond to coaching in RF