Win: Frank Vitiello (3-0) Loss: Gary Whitsen (1-1)
Save: Johnny Rodriguez (1)
Inning: 1 Texas Bill Hathaway pitching. Tony Podgajny grounds out to the third baseman. Al Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Malloy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Gene Garber pitching. Shigeru Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Mathews pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Howie Dickey lines out to the second baseman. Ben Stine grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Gallivan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Leo Kolb singles to left field. Irish Hutchings strikes out. Ben Smith singles to center field. Leo Kolb advances to third on the hit. Frank Funk reached on a fielding error by Lee Malloy. Leo Kolb scores. Sandy Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Smith advances to third on the play. Frank Funk advances to second on the play. Bill Hathaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Texas Rob Homer hits a home run. Al Brady flies out to the left fielder. Gene Garber grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Podgajny flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Shigeru Uchi singles to left field. Dean Bush singles to right field. Shigeru Uchi advances to third on the hit. Eddie Mathews lines out to the shortstop. Dean Bush steals second. Leo Kolb flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shigeru Uchi scores. Irish Hutchings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Al Simmons singles to left field. Lee Malloy grounds out to the third baseman. Al Simmons advances to second on the play. Howie Dickey grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Stine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ben Smith pops out to the shortstop. Frank Funk flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Jones walks. Bill Hathaway strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Walter Gallivan grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Homer grounds out to the shortstop. Al Brady grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Shigeru Uchi strikes out. Dean Bush strikes out. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Gene Garber strikes out. Tony Podgajny grounds out to the second baseman. Al Simmons walks. Lee Malloy lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Leo Kolb hits a home run. Irish Hutchings singles past the second baseman. Ben Smith singles to right field. Irish Hutchings is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Frank Funk strikes out. Sandy Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Howie Dickey grounds out to the third baseman. Jose LeFlore is pinch hitting for Ben Stine. Jose LeFlore walks. Walter Gallivan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Pedro Guerrero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose LeFlore at 1B. Bill Hathaway grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Uchi walks. Dean Bush hits a home run. Shigeru Uchi scores. Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Leo Kolb walks. Jeff Brennan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Irish Hutchings doubles to center field. Leo Kolb is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Andrew Christiansen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sandy Jones at 1B. Rob Homer singles to right field. Al Brady singles to left field. Rob Homer advances to third on the hit. Glen Dean is pinch hitting for Jeff Brennan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glen Dean strikes out. Tony Podgajny grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Homer scores. Al Brady advances to second on the play. Al Simmons singles to right field. Al Brady scores. Lee Malloy walks. Howie Dickey walks. Rags Mattick 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 3rd. Felix Vaughan is pinch hitting for Pedro Guerrero. Felix Vaughan hits a home run. Al Simmons scores. Lee Malloy scores. Howie Dickey scores. Frank Vitiello comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Gallivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Oris Kinney pitching. Ben Smith singles to right field. Ben Smith steals second. Frank Funk singles to left field. Ben Smith scores. Gary Whitsen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andrew Christiansen singles to right field. Tony Clemens is pinch hitting for Frank Vitiello. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Clemens hits a home run. Frank Funk scores. Andrew Christiansen scores. Don Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeru Uchi flies out to the right fielder. Dean Bush strikes out. Eddie Mathews hits a home run. Jake Phillips comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Kolb walks. Irish Hutchings grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Johnny Rodriguez pitching. Rob Homer strikes out. Al Brady strikes out. Pinky Terrell is pinch hitting for Jake Phillips. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pinky Terrell doubles past the left fielder. Tony Podgajny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Irish Hutchings (4).HR - Dean Bush (1), Eddie Mathews (7), Leo Kolb (7), Tony Clemens (2).SF - Leo Kolb. Baserunning: SB - Dean Bush (1), Ben Smith (1).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Wasdin did not respond to coaching in control Larry Purtell improves in speed Joe Jackson improves in arm Truck Yarrison did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Miguel Crouch did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kite Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Burdock did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Throneberry did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Mason did not respond to coaching in control Geoff Ness did not respond to coaching in 2B