Win: Jim Dauss (1-3) Loss: Gabe Mussill (2-2)
Save: Mike Thayer (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Gabe Mussill pitching. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Smith hits an infield single to the shortstop. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ray Heim pitching. Les Miller doubles to left field. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Hackman walks. Steve Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Aikens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Diering grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave reached on a fielding error by Stan Diering. Sam Stone flies out to the right fielder. Tom Demery grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ricardo Hargrave is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gabe Mussill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Geno Farr pops out to the second baseman. Ray Heim strikes out. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Les Miller walks. Mike Smith pops out to the first baseman. Jesse Gillespie strikes out. Angel Hackman reached on a fielding error by Bobby Lemon. Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Smith singles to center field. Whitey Smith steals second. Steve Davis strikes out. Dan Gearin strikes out. Ray Aikens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave doubles to center field. Sam Stone flies out to the left fielder. Tom Demery flies out to the center fielder. Gabe Mussill grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Geno Farr flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Lemon scores. Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Ray Heim. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Dauss pitching. Les Miller pops out to the third baseman. Mike Smith strikes out. Jesse Gillespie walks. Jesse Gillespie steals second. Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Arthur Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Smith singles to left field. Steve Davis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Smith advances to second on the play. Bill Blades 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. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Congalton grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave walks. Sam Stone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Demery grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ray Aikens singles to left field. Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon walks. Geno Farr flies out to the right fielder. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Jim Dauss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jose Phelps flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Thayer pitching. Todd Ballenger is pinch hitting for Bill Blades. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Ballenger singles to left field. Les Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Todd Ballenger advances to second on the play. Mike Smith pops out to the third baseman. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Danny Wheeler pitching. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Steve Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Angel Hackman grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Congalton flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dan Gearin hits a home run. Brady Barrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Aikens flies out to the left fielder. Stan Diering walks. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the pitcher. Stan Diering advances to second on the play. Freddy Kiecker is pinch hitting for Geno Farr. Freddy Kiecker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Lew Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Freddy Kiecker at C. Sam Stone flies out to the center fielder. Tom Demery walks. Leo Teed is pinch hitting for Brady Barrett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Teed grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - Bobby Lemon (2).HR - Dan Gearin (7).SF - Geno Farr.GIDP - Steve Davis. Baserunning: SB - Whitey Smith (8). Fielding: E - Stan Diering, Bobby Lemon.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roland Kustus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Arlie Stigman improves in speed Arlie Stigman did not respond to coaching in range Hersh Smith improves in arm
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Matt Leshnock did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Webster improves in arm Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in RF