Inning: 1 Cleveland Yukihito Shimizu pitching. Joe Thomas strikes out. Earl Ratliff singles to center field. Jose Tabata reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mel MacDonald. Ginger Beaumont pops out to the first baseman. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Hennessey pitching. Gil Butler singles to right field. Ernie Flater walks. Ed Bluege grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Butler advances to third on the play. Ernie Flater advances to second on the play. Mel MacDonald strikes out. Russ Saunders pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Grace pops out to the shortstop. Don Hoak strikes out. Lenny Dotson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Snake Schilling hits a home run. John Gomez singles to center field. Jimmy Burkart strikes out. Yukihito Shimizu lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gil Butler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Hennessey strikes out. Joe Thomas hits a home run. Earl Ratliff grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Tabata walks. Ginger Beaumont singles to center field. Jose Tabata advances to third on the hit. Arky Vaughan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie Flater hits a home run. Ed Bluege pops out to the second baseman. Mel MacDonald singles to center field. Russ Saunders grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Earl Grace singles to right field. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Earl Grace is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lenny Dotson pops out to the third baseman. Jim Hennessey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Snake Schilling flies out to the left fielder. John Gomez singles to left field. Jimmy Burkart walks. Yukihito Shimizu lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and John Gomez is thrown out at third. Jimmy Burkart advances to second on the play. Jimmy Burkart advances to second on the play. Gil Butler walks. Ernie Flater strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Thomas singles to center field. Earl Ratliff flies out to the right fielder. Jose Tabata singles to center field. Joe Thomas advances to third on the hit. Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Thomas scores. Jose Tabata advances to second on the play. Arky Vaughan singles to left field. Jose Tabata scores. Earl Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Bluege walks. Mel MacDonald pops out to the shortstop. Russ Saunders singles to center field. Ed Bluege advances to third on the hit. Snake Schilling flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Bluege scores. John Gomez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Don Hoak strikes out. Lenny Dotson walks. William Wallace 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 1st. Jim Hennessey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Hennessey strikes out. Joe Thomas walks. Earl Ratliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jimmy Burkart lines out to the first baseman. William Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Gil Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jose Tabata grounds out to the shortstop. Ginger Beaumont singles to right field. Ginger Beaumont steals second. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Earl Grace pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ernie Flater grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bluege doubles to left field. Mel MacDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Saunders walks. Snake Schilling walks. John Gomez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Don Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Dotson flies out to the center fielder. Patsy Branson is pinch hitting for Jim Hennessey. 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. Patsy Branson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Deacon Phillippe pitching. Jimmy Burkart strikes out. Leon Glade is pinch hitting for William Wallace. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Leon Glade strikes out. Gil Butler singles to right field. Ernie Flater flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Spades Wood pitching. Joe Thomas walks. Joe Thomas steals second. Earl Ratliff grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jose Tabata singles to left field. Joe Thomas scores. Ginger Beaumont singles past the second baseman. Jose Tabata advances to third on the hit. Eddie Myers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arky Vaughan hits a home run. Jose Tabata scores. Ginger Beaumont scores. Earl Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ed Bluege flies out to the right fielder. Mel MacDonald singles to left field. Russ Saunders singles to right field. Snake Schilling hits a home run. Mel MacDonald scores. Russ Saunders scores. Bob Marone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Gomez singles to right field. Jimmy Burkart singles to center field. John Gomez advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Ron Borton is pinch hitting for Eddie Myers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Borton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jimmy Burkart advances to second on the play. Gil Butler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Ball improves in range George Bowie improves in range George Bowie improves in range Babe Herman improves in power_vs_righty Rufe Darr did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Slusarski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Preacher Crane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jon Sprowl did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Claude Veach did not respond to coaching in CF