Win: Bram Stoker (3-2) Loss: Jim Dauss (3-6)
Save: Taffy Stone (26)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hal Pose pitching. Scoops Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Spud Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Tyne Newcastle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland T.J. Barranca pitching. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Whitey Smith steals second. Keith Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Arnold Daniels grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Brad Alcock doubles to center field. Hector Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Otto James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Aikens grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Diering pops out to the catcher. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Yoandy Benitez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hal Pose. T.J. Barranca lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scoops Dailey grounds out to the second baseman. Yoandy Benitez scores. Spud Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Geno Farr lines out to the third baseman. Hal Pose flies out to the center fielder. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tyne Newcastle grounds out to the shortstop. Arnold Daniels strikes out. Brad Alcock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Smith singles to right field. Keith Hartley strikes out. Dan Gearin flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Smith steals second. Ray Aikens grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hector Rogers strikes out. Otto James strikes out. Yoandy Benitez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Stan Diering singles to center field. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Geno Farr pops out to the first baseman. Hal Pose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City T.J. Barranca singles to center field. Scoops Dailey strikes out. Spud Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. T.J. Barranca advances to second on the play. Tyne Newcastle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Arthur Gibson grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Keith Hartley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Arnold Daniels strikes out. Brad Alcock grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Rogers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dan Gearin flies out to the left fielder. Ray Aikens grounds out to the second baseman. Stan Diering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Otto James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoandy Benitez grounds out to the shortstop. T.J. Barranca grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bobby Lemon singles to left field. Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Geno Farr. Bill Bell walks. Bram Stoker 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. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Hal Pose. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jose Phelps grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Phelps steals second. Otto James throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bobby Lemon scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Arthur Gibson pops out to the first baseman. Whitey Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Dauss pitching. Lew Quinn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Bell at C. Scoops Dailey hits a home run. Spud Wilson strikes out. Tyne Newcastle pops out to the shortstop. Arnold Daniels pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Taffy Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Keith Hartley pops out to the third baseman. Dan Gearin grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Aikens pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Randy Lombardi improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Darcy did not respond to coaching in control Mike Darcy improves in velocity Mike Darcy did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Heim did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Reynolds did not respond to coaching in range Claude Lazar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Tejera improves in range