Win: Greg Rupe (5-6) Loss: Denny Williams (3-10)
Save: Mike Serad (18)
Inning: 1 Texas Denny Williams pitching. Cornelius Marsh pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Escalera singles to center field. Harley Wentzel walks. Yasufumi Takaura flies out to the right fielder. Dick Siebern hits a home run. Johnny Escalera scores. Harley Wentzel scores. Rufus James grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Greg Rupe pitching. Jack Belk grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Mason hits a home run. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Metheny singles to left field. Kaiser Myers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Steve Rohr walks. Buddy Danerdo hits a home run. Steve Rohr scores. Greg Rupe flies out to the center fielder. Cornelius Marsh grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Escalera hits a home run. Harley Wentzel hits a home run. Yasufumi Takaura hits a home run. Dick Siebern singles to left field. Rufus James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Steve Cotter walks. Otto Richardson walks. Tom Schomberg strikes out. Denny Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Belk singles to right field. Steve Cotter scores. Otto Richardson scores. Jack Belk steals second. Lee Mason pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Steve Rohr strikes out. Buddy Danerdo grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Rupe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Metheny grounds out to the second baseman. Kaiser Myers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Cornelius Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Escalera walks. Harley Wentzel pops out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Takaura singles to right field. Johnny Escalera aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dick Siebern flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Cotter is hit by a pitch. Otto Richardson flies out to the left fielder. Steve Cotter steals second. Tom Schomberg reached on a fielding error by Cornelius Marsh. Denny Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Rufus James doubles to right field. Steve Rohr walks. Buddy Danerdo flies out to the center fielder. Greg Rupe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cornelius Marsh walks. Johnny Escalera strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Belk flies out to the left fielder. Lee Mason singles to right field. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Mason advances to second on the play. Eddie Metheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Harley Wentzel singles to center field. Yasufumi Takaura strikes out. Dick Siebern hits an infield single to the second baseman. Rufus James flies out to the center fielder. Steve Rohr walks. Buddy Danerdo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kaiser Myers walks. Steve Cotter lines out to the second baseman. Otto Richardson strikes out. Kaiser Myers steals second. Tom Schomberg hits a home run. Kaiser Myers scores. Radcliffe Byrne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hillis is pinch hitting for Denny Williams. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Hillis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Don Busch pitching. Radcliffe Byrne singles to center field. Cornelius Marsh grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Radcliffe Byrne is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Escalera hits an infield single to the third baseman. Harley Wentzel walks. Yasufumi Takaura lines out to the shortstop. Dick Siebern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jack Belk pops out to the first baseman. Lee Mason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brian Hinrichs walks. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Rufus James flies out to the center fielder. Steve Rohr singles to left field. Buddy Danerdo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bill Shea enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Rohr at CF. Kaiser Myers flies out to the center fielder. Steve Cotter strikes out. Otto Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Barthold is pinch hitting for Radcliffe Byrne. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Ed Barthold grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cornelius Marsh walks. Johnny Escalera strikes out. Harley Wentzel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Serad pitching. Tom Schomberg grounds out to the third baseman. Rip Hepler is pinch hitting for Don Busch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rip Hepler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jack Belk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Texas total runners LOB: 13 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Lee Mason (10), Tom Schomberg (4).GIDP - Denny Williams.HBP - Steve Cotter (2). Baserunning: SB - Jack Belk (26), Kaiser Myers (13), Steve Cotter (14).
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Downs did not respond to coaching in arm Sam Downs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Roberts did not respond to coaching in control Edifus Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Handley did not respond to coaching in range Scott Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Earl McCabe improves in power_vs_lefty Tom Whisenton did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Handley did not respond to coaching in 1B