Win: Effie Mercer (9-7) Loss: Joe Blake (5-10)
Save: Paul Hoover (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Blake pitching. Abe Scheffing strikes out. Ace Cedeno hits a home run. Steve Pierro strikes out. Matt Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Delahanty pitching. Hal Geary strikes out. Ray Lyons singles to center field. Buster Waner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Lyons advances to second on the play. Tacks Morhardt singles past the second baseman. Dain Conlan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Erautt grounds out to the shortstop. George Parker singles to center field. Eddie Wilson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Parker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Taber walks. Ed Taber steals second. Ted Barnhart grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Hairston walks. Joe Blake lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hal Geary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Dave Delahanty singles to center field. Abe Scheffing grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Delahanty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ace Cedeno hits a home run. Abe Scheffing scores. Steve Pierro grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Lyons pops out to the pitcher. Buster Waner grounds out to the pitcher. Tacks Morhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Erautt strikes out. George Parker singles to left field. Eddie Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dain Conlan walks. Ed Taber singles to right field. Ted Barnhart grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dain Conlan advances to third on the play. Bob Hairston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dave Delahanty flies out to the right fielder. Abe Scheffing strikes out. Ace Cedeno walks. Steve Pierro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Blake walks. Hal Geary singles to right field. Ray Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Buster Waner singles to right field. Tacks Morhardt singles to center field. Joe Blake scores. Hal Geary scores. Buster Waner advances to third on the hit. Effie Mercer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dain Conlan flies out to the right fielder. Ed Taber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Erautt grounds out to the third baseman. George Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ted Barnhart pops out to the first baseman. Bob Hairston strikes out. Joe Blake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Anderson is pinch hitting for Eddie Wilson. Jerry Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Jack Phillips singles to right field. Ruffy Simpson is pinch hitting for Effie Mercer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ruffy Simpson singles to center field. Bobby Thompson 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. Abe Scheffing strikes out. Ace Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Birdie Marentette pitching. Hal Geary grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray Lyons singles to center field. Ray Lyons is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buster Waner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Pierro hits a home run. Matt Wilson singles to center field. Steve Erautt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Matt Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Clapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Parker flies out to the right fielder. Steve Erautt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tacks Morhardt hits a home run. Dain Conlan flies out to the left fielder. Ed Taber flies out to the left fielder. Ted Barnhart singles to right field. Bob Hairston walks. Paul Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Clapp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jerry Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Phillips singles to right field. Paul Hoover lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Abe Scheffing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Louie Fountains enters the game as a defensive replacement for Matt Wilson at 2B. Hal Geary lines out to the second baseman. Ray Lyons strikes out. Buster Waner singles to left field. Tacks Morhardt walks. Dain Conlan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Travers improves in power_vs_righty Barney Agganis improves in range Mickey Johnson improves in speed Ryan Cummings did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Johnson did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Casale improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Garrison improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Casale did not respond to coaching in range Tony Gornicki did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Garrison did not respond to coaching in LF