Win: Dick Hinchliffe (13-6) Loss: Showboat McKenzie (4-11)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Showboat McKenzie pitching. Phil Buchanan singles in front of the left fielder. Chipper Taylor hits a home run. Phil Buchanan scores. Johnny Monaco bunts for a base hit. Marv Fleming grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ty Schueler walks. Vaughn Mountain grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ty Schueler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Hinchliffe pitching. Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eric Wysong grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Loucks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jack Davis hits a home run. Peyton Randolph pops out to the shortstop. Dick Hinchliffe singles to center field. Phil Buchanan grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Hinchliffe advances to second on the play. Chipper Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Carlos Johnson doubles to left field. Joe Driscoll grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Johnson advances to third on the play. Ken Duncan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Carlos Johnson scores. Tracy Bemis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Johnny Monaco bunts for a base hit. Marv Fleming strikes out. Ty Schueler strikes out. Vaughn Mountain strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Showboat McKenzie lines out to the shortstop. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jack Davis hits an infield single to the pitcher. Peyton Randolph walks. Dick Hinchliffe lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Buchanan singles to left field. Jack Davis scores. Peyton Randolph is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Chipper Taylor grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Eric Wysong grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Loucks strikes out. Carlos Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Monaco lines out to the first baseman. Marv Fleming hits a home run. Eddie Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ty Schueler flies out to the right fielder. Vaughn Mountain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Driscoll flies out to the left fielder. Ken Duncan grounds out to the second baseman. Tracy Bemis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jack Davis reached on a fielding error by Jose Loucks. Peyton Randolph walks. Dick Hinchliffe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Buchanan singles in front of the right fielder. Jack Davis scores. Peyton Randolph scores. Dennis Arntzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chipper Taylor singles to left field. Phil Buchanan advances to third on the hit. Chipper Taylor steals second. Johnny Monaco grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Buchanan scores. Chipper Taylor advances to third on the play. Marv Fleming strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Jackson walks. Dennis Arntzen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cal Kvasnak doubles to center field. Tom Jackson scores. Eric Wysong singles to right field. Cal Kvasnak scores. Jose Loucks flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Wysong is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Larry Moon is pinch hitting for Ty Schueler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Moon strikes out. Eddie Watkins is pinch hitting for Vaughn Mountain. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Watkins flies out to the center fielder. Jack Davis walks. Bill Alvarez is pinch hitting for Peyton Randolph. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Davis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe Driscoll flies out to the right fielder. Ken Duncan grounds out to the third baseman. Tracy Bemis singles to right field. Tom Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Dick Hinchliffe grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Buchanan doubles to center field. Chipper Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Koichi Ishida is pinch hitting for Dennis Arntzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Koichi Ishida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Kvasnak grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Wysong singles to right field. Carl Ragan is pinch hitting for Jose Loucks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Carl Ragan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Sal Watkins pitching. Johnny Monaco grounds out to the second baseman. Marv Fleming flies out to the right fielder. Larry Moon walks. Eddie Watkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Carlos Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Joe Driscoll hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ken Duncan strikes out. Tracy Bemis hits a home run. Joe Driscoll scores. Yusmel Pita comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Jackson reached on a fielding error by Marv Fleming. Chris Wrona is pinch hitting for Sal Watkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Wrona walks. Cal Kvasnak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Phil Buchanan (23).HR - Chipper Taylor (12), Marv Fleming (17), Jack Davis (23).GIDP - Marv Fleming. Baserunning: SB - Chipper Taylor (20).CS - Jack Davis (9). Fielding: E - Marv Fleming.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Hogan did not respond to coaching in control Ray Hogan did not respond to coaching in control Mike Ritter did not respond to coaching in arm Merv Hagen did not respond to coaching in speed Tex Borowy did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Hackett improves in arm Joe Norris improves in velocity Phil Robinson did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Norris did not respond to coaching in control Joe Grissom did not respond to coaching in LF