Win: Bob Humphreys (4-4) Loss: Mike Liddle (6-2)
Save: Hod Mahler (19)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Liddle pitching. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Daryl Lasher steals second. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder. Alvin Knotts hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jay Burrell singles to left field. Daryl Lasher scores. U.L. Hemingway singles to center field. Alvin Knotts scores. Jay Burrell advances to third on the hit. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bob Humphreys pitching. Jim Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Damon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marty Jackson doubles to right field. Bob Humphreys lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Marty Jackson scores. Tom Cuccinello walks. Del Devlin hits a home run. Daryl Lasher scores. Tom Cuccinello scores. Tran Gemini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alvin Knotts flies out to the right fielder. Jay Burrell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Randall Bieser flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland U.L. Hemingway strikes out. Kevin Koestner singles to right field. Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner advances to second on the play. Bob Humphreys grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Johnny Guevara flies out to the right fielder. Craig Willis grounds out to the second baseman. Tran Gemini grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daryl Lasher doubles to left field. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the shortstop. Del Devlin flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Knotts singles to left field. Daryl Lasher scores. Duke McNulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alvin Knotts is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jim Campbell singles to center field. Mike Shelby walks. Buck Damon flies out to the right fielder. Don Bell strikes out. Randall Bieser singles to right field. Jim Campbell scores. Mike Shelby advances to third on the hit. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jay Burrell strikes out. U.L. Hemingway flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Guevara flies out to the left fielder. Craig Willis flies out to the left fielder. Duke McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Marty Jackson strikes out. Bob Humphreys strikes out. Daryl Lasher walks. Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jim Campbell lines out to the third baseman. Mike Shelby lines out to the third baseman. Buck Damon singles to center field. Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Del Devlin is hit by a pitch. Alvin Knotts flies out to the center fielder. Jay Burrell flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Hemingway singles to left field. Del Devlin advances to third on the hit. Kevin Koestner is hit by a pitch. Marty Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Randall Bieser singles to left field. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Johnny Guevara flies out to the center fielder. Craig Willis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Humphreys flies out to the right fielder. Daryl Lasher triples. Beniamino Chiaro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Lasher scores. Del Devlin walks. Alvin Knotts strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rube Schalk is pinch hitting for Beniamino Chiaro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rube Schalk singles to left field. Rube Schalk is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jim Campbell singles to left field. Jim Campbell steals second. Mike Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Jim Brown is pinch hitting for Buck Damon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rico Osinski pitching. Papa Burkam is pinch hitting for Jay Burrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Papa Burkam strikes out. Harry Bostock is pinch hitting for U.L. Hemingway. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Bostock strikes out. Kevin Koestner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Bell singles to right field. Randall Bieser walks. Bill Ilsley hits a home run. Don Bell scores. Randall Bieser scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Guevara walks. Craig Willis walks. Hod Mahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Leinhauser is pinch hitting for Rico Osinski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Leinhauser pops out to the first baseman. Jim Campbell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control Billy Johnson improves in range Billy Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Freeman improves in contact_vs_lefty Archie Craig did not respond to coaching in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Etten did not respond to coaching in speed Del Langford improves in range Del Langford did not respond to coaching in speed Del Langford improves in power_vs_lefty Del Langford did not respond to coaching in speed Fritz Martin improves in contact_vs_righty Gene Lynch did not respond to coaching in SS