Win: Gabe Mussill (7-9) Loss: Jim Dauss (3-7)
Save: Dick McNertney (30)
Inning: 1 Detroit Hal Pose pitching. Les Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Smith flies out to the right fielder. Chad Nerves Twitchell reached on a fielding error by Hal Pose. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Gabe Mussill pitching. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith walks. Steve Davis pops out to the shortstop. Dan Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Stone strikes out. Rudy Brown singles to left field. Ricardo Hargrave singles to left field. Rudy Brown advances to third on the hit. Tom Demery grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Brown scores. Ricardo Hargrave advances to second on the play. Ricardo Hargrave steals third. Gabe Mussill reached on a 2-base fielding error by Arthur Gibson. Ricardo Hargrave scores. Les Miller flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Aikens grounds out to the shortstop. Stan Diering grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Smith strikes out. Chad Nerves Twitchell flies out to the center fielder. Steve Congalton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Geno Farr pops out to the third baseman. Hal Pose grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Sam Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Whitey Smith pops out to the second baseman. Steve Davis singles to right field. Steve Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Demery reached on a 2-base throwing error by Stan Diering. Gabe Mussill lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Les Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Demery scores. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Aikens walks. Stan Diering flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray Aikens advances to second on the play. Geno Farr doubles past the right fielder. Ray Aikens scores. Hal Pose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Chad Nerves Twitchell singles to left field. Steve Congalton singles to left field. Sam Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Chad Nerves Twitchell advances to third on the play. Steve Congalton advances to second on the play. Rudy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chad Nerves Twitchell is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Arthur Gibson walks. Whitey Smith strikes out. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin hits a home run. Arthur Gibson scores. Ray Aikens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Tom Demery grounds out to the pitcher. Gabe Mussill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Stan Diering singles to center field. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Geno Farr grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Les Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Smith strikes out. Chad Nerves Twitchell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Hal Pose. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Bell lines out to the second baseman. Arthur Gibson walks. Arthur Gibson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Whitey Smith singles to right field. Steve Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jim Dauss pitching. Steve Congalton singles to center field. Steve Congalton steals second. Sam Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Congalton advances to third on the play. Angel Hackman is pinch hitting for Rudy Brown. Angel Hackman grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Hargrave singles to right field. Steve Congalton scores. Tom Demery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Doug Petagine enters the game as a defensive replacement for Angel Hackman at 3B. Dick McNertney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dan Gearin triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Ray Aikens strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Stan Diering flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Geno Farr (14).3B - Dan Gearin (6).HR - Dan Gearin (23).GIDP - Geno Farr. Baserunning: CS - Arthur Gibson (9), Steve Davis (5). Fielding: E - Arthur Gibson, Stan Diering, Hal Pose.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buddy Lee did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Kekich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Webster improves in power_vs_righty Don Sasser did not respond to coaching in endurance
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Deion Hill did not respond to coaching in range Claude Lazar improves in power_vs_lefty Roberto Curtis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Claude Lazar improves in range