Win: Phil Baugh (8-3) Loss: Shallo Grave (2-10)
Save: Albert Cottrell (57)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Shallo Grave pitching. Tim Harris triples. Eugene Erixson grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Harris scores. Jim McMurray strikes out. Terry Keelan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Acevedo pitching. Fritz Balboni walks. Stacker Roswell strikes out. Lorenzo Musetti hits a home run. Fritz Balboni scores. Ricky Thunder strikes out. Bob Yeager grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Walter Kingdon strikes out. Steve Newman flies out to the center fielder. Joe Filipi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wahkeen Liberty flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Remington bunts for a base hit. Lance Cordobo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doyle Remington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shallo Grave strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey strikes out. Bill Acevedo flies out to the center fielder. Tim Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Fritz Balboni strikes out. Stacker Roswell strikes out. Lorenzo Musetti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eugene Erixson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim McMurray flies out to the center fielder. Terry Keelan walks. Walter Kingdon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ricky Thunder strikes out. Bob Yeager strikes out. Wahkeen Liberty walks. Wahkeen Liberty steals second. Doyle Remington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Steve Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Filipi strikes out. Steve Rickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Lance Cordobo grounds out to the shortstop. Shallo Grave flies out to the right fielder. Fritz Balboni singles to center field. Fritz Balboni steals second. Stacker Roswell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walter Kingdon. Fritz Balboni scores. Lorenzo Musetti grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Bill Acevedo grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Harris walks. Eugene Erixson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim McMurray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ricky Thunder singles past the third baseman. Ricky Thunder steals second. Bob Yeager walks. Wahkeen Liberty doubles to center field. Ricky Thunder scores. Bob Yeager uses his aggressiveness and scores. Phil Baugh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doyle Remington walks. Lance Cordobo strikes out. Shallo Grave lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Munsterman is pinch hitting for Terry Keelan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Munsterman singles to left field. Walter Kingdon pops out to the third baseman. Red Randall is pinch hitting for Steve Newman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Randall strikes out. Joe Filipi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stacker Roswell flies out to the left fielder. Lorenzo Musetti singles to center field. Ricky Thunder flies out to the left fielder. Bob Yeager strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Steve Rickey hits a home run. Phil Baugh strikes out. Tim Harris doubles to right field. Eugene Erixson singles to right field. Tim Harris scores. Jim McMurray singles to center field. Eugene Erixson advances to third on the hit. Don Munsterman walks. Walter Kingdon doubles to center field. Eugene Erixson scores. Jim McMurray scores. Don Munsterman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Randall doubles to left field. Walter Kingdon scores. Nate Rigsby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Filipi flies out to the right fielder. Steve Rickey doubles to center field. Red Randall scores. Phil Baugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wahkeen Liberty flies out to the left fielder. Doyle Remington strikes out. Atley Elarton is pinch hitting for Lance Cordobo. Atley Elarton singles to right field. Ricky Preston is pinch hitting for Nate Rigsby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Atley Elarton steals second. Ricky Preston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Chobani Cotton pitching. Leo Mahaffey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Atley Elarton at RF. Tim Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Eugene Erixson flies out to the center fielder. Jim McMurray doubles to center field. Don Munsterman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Albert Cottrell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Fritz Balboni grounds out to the third baseman. Martin Fontaine is pinch hitting for Stacker Roswell. Martin Fontaine walks. Lorenzo Musetti strikes out. Ricky Thunder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tim Harris (27), Jim McMurray (29), Walter Kingdon (23), Red Randall (4), Steve Rickey (10).3B - Tim Harris (4).HR - Steve Rickey (10). Fielding: E - Walter Kingdon.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kip Dobler did not respond to coaching in range Jim Narleski improves in control Pat Wilberding did not respond to coaching in velocity Lancaster Bates did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Tapia did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bootsie Branigan improves in range Bootsie Branigan improves in power_vs_righty Eraser Rock did not respond to coaching in velocity Aster Kubosh did not respond to coaching in arm Cy Holt did not respond to coaching in 2B