Inning: 1 Cleveland Ted Spencer pitching. Arthur Gibson singles to center field. Whitey Smith triples. Arthur Gibson scores. Ray Aikens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Whitey Smith scores. Steve Davis walks. Steve Davis steals second. Stan Diering walks. Lew Quinn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Dalton pitching. Don Friday hits a home run. Steve Tovar lines out to the shortstop. Pascual Elston flies out to the right fielder. Mike Romero flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bobby Lemon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Dalton strikes out. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Pat Jones strikes out. Larry Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Whitey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Aikens reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Tovar. Dan Gearin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Aikens advances to third on the play. Steve Davis singles to left field. Ray Aikens scores. Steve Davis steals second. Stan Diering flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Orr pops out to the second baseman. Ted Spencer strikes out. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lew Quinn flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Lemon strikes out. Bill Dalton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Arthur Gibson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Whitey Smith strikes out. Ray Aikens walks. Dan Gearin singles to right field. Ray Aikens advances to third on the hit. Alex Brady 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. Steve Davis walks. Stan Diering doubles to center field. Ray Aikens scores. Dan Gearin scores. Steve Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lew Quinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Pat Jones doubles to center field. Larry Eaton strikes out. Charlie Orr singles to center field. Pat Jones scores. Alex Brady grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bobby Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Dalton grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Don Friday singles to right field. Don Friday steals second. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston singles to left field. Don Friday scores. Pascual Elston steals second. Passed ball. Pascual Elston advances to third. Mike Romero grounds out to the shortstop. Pascual Elston scores. Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Whitey Smith walks. Ray Aikens singles to center field. Whitey Smith advances to third on the hit. Dan Gearin strikes out. Steve Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith scores. Ray Aikens advances to second on the play. Marvell Cruz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Diering walks. Lew Quinn singles to right field. Ray Aikens scores. Bobby Lemon singles to left field. Stan Diering scores. Lew Quinn advances to third on the hit. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Bill Dalton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jose Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Masayuki Masuda pitching. Sam Rhomberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Lemon at SS. Pat Jones singles to right field. Larry Eaton strikes out. Charlie Orr singles to center field. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Marvell Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Regan flies out to the left fielder. Don Friday triples. Pat Jones scores. Charlie Orr scores. Mike Thayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Tovar doubles to center field. Don Friday scores. Pascual Elston walks. Mike Romero grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lloyd Roskos pitching. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ray Aikens singles to left field. Ray Aikens is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pat Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Eaton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dan Gearin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Steve Davis strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Freddy Kiecker is pinch hitting for Lew Quinn. Dan Gearin steals second. Freddy Kiecker singles to right field. Dan Gearin scores. Sam Rhomberg triples. Freddy Kiecker scores. Lou Lavagetto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Minoso is pinch hitting for Mike Thayer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Minoso singles to left field. Sam Rhomberg scores. Arthur Gibson singles to left field. Whitey Smith singles to right field. George Minoso scores. Ray Aikens strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Dauss pitching. Geno Farr enters the game as a defensive replacement for Freddy Kiecker at C. Charlie Orr doubles to left field. Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Lou Lavagetto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Ricketts walks. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Stan Diering (20).3B - Whitey Smith (6), Sam Rhomberg (1).SF - Dan Gearin. Baserunning: SB - Dan Gearin (12), Steve Davis 2 (23).CS - Ray Aikens (9). Fielding: PB - Lew Quinn.
Batting:2B - Steve Tovar (26), Pat Jones (21), Charlie Orr (17).3B - Don Friday (7).HR - Don Friday (21). Baserunning: SB - Don Friday (18), Pascual Elston (10). Fielding: E - Steve Tovar.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roberto Curtis did not respond to coaching in speed Roberto Curtis improves in contact_vs_righty Claude Lazar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ray Mallett did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lew Crosetti improves in arm Santiago Bartell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Santiago Bartell did not respond to coaching in speed Mickey Kahdot did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in SS