Win: Rod Lieber (1-1) Loss: Mike Dreher (0-3)
Save: Gene Thacker (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rod Lieber pitching. Lee Bell strikes out. Don Lawrick strikes out. William Floyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mike Dreher pitching. Roy Swacina singles past the second baseman. Ed Powell strikes out. Bill Hall lines out to the second baseman. Jim Bullard singles to right field. Roy Swacina advances to third on the hit. Billy Weaver hits a home run. Roy Swacina scores. Jim Bullard scores. Steve Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mario Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Brent Cox singles to center field. Dave Rhawn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Prendergast strikes out. Art Murray walks. Rod Lieber fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rod Lieber flies out to the left fielder. Art Murray steals second. Art Murray steals third. Roy Swacina singles to center field. Art Murray scores. Roy Swacina steals second. Ed Powell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Otto strikes out. Harry Walker flies out to the left fielder. Mike Dreher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bullard grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Weaver lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Bell strikes out. Don Lawrick reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Prendergast. William Floyd strikes out. Mario Connolly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Griffin singles to center field. Ed Prendergast grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Griffin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Art Murray singles to left field. Ed Prendergast advances to third on the hit. Rod Lieber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Murray advances to second on the play. Roy Swacina singles past the second baseman. Ed Prendergast scores. Art Murray scores. Alan Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Powell singles to right field. Roy Swacina advances to third on the hit. Ed Powell steals second. Bill Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Brent Cox singles to center field. Dave Rhawn flies out to the right fielder. Dick Otto strikes out. Brent Cox is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Bullard triples. Billy Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Bullard scores. Steve Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike DeMaestri comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Prendergast flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Walker walks. Mike DeMaestri lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lee Bell walks. Don Lawrick singles to right field. Harry Walker scores. William Floyd singles to right field. Lee Bell is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Don Lawrick advances to third on the play. Mario Connolly grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Art Murray grounds out to the pitcher. Rod Lieber flies out to the center fielder. Roy Swacina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Brent Cox strikes out. Dave Rhawn singles to right field. Dick Otto flies out to the left fielder. Dave Rhawn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed Powell singles to center field. Bill Hall strikes out. Jim Bullard reached on a fielding error by Dave Rhawn. Billy Weaver hits an infield single to the third baseman. Steve Griffin singles to right field. Ed Powell scores. Jim Bullard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Prendergast grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Griffin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Prendergast steals second. Art Murray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Walker triples. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Mike DeMaestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Gleaton singles to center field. Harry Walker scores. Ron Gleaton steals second. Lee Bell walks. Don Lawrick hits a home run. Ron Gleaton scores. Lee Bell scores. Alex Nitcholas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Connolly singles to center field. Brent Cox singles to right field. Dave Rhawn singles to right field. Mario Connolly scores. Brent Cox advances to third on the hit. Dick Otto flies out to the left fielder. Harry Walker doubles to center field. Brent Cox scores. Dave Rhawn uses his aggressiveness and scores. B.J. Streuli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Gleaton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Alou pitching. John Wright is pinch hitting for B.J. Streuli. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Wright strikes out. Roy Swacina strikes out. Ed Powell hits a home run. Bill Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Gene Thacker pitching. Lee Bell singles to center field. Don Lawrick strikes out. William Floyd grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Harry Walker (2).3B - Harry Walker (1).HR - Don Lawrick (4).GIDP - William Floyd, Dave Rhawn. Baserunning: SB - Ron Gleaton (5).CS - Brent Cox (2), Dave Rhawn (4). Fielding: E - Dave Rhawn.
Batting:3B - Jim Bullard (1).HR - Ed Powell (2), Billy Weaver (1). Baserunning: SB - Roy Swacina (3), Ed Powell (2), Ed Prendergast (1), Art Murray 2 (2). Fielding: E - Ed Prendergast.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carl Kinzy improves in arm Steve Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Al Hines improves in range Alton Hughes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pedro Conzelman improves in velocity Pedro Conzelman did not respond to coaching in velocity Kid Bahnsen improves in speed Kerry McRae improves in contact_vs_lefty