Win: Atley Taylor (4-5) Loss: Bull Thomas (6-4)
Save: Jose Miller (10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Atley Taylor pitching. Eric Kelsey hits a home run. Tiny Tino Davis doubles to center field. Len Davalillo grounds out to the shortstop. Pops Piatt singles to right field. Tiny Tino Davis scores. Heave Puker strikes out. Pops Piatt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bull Thomas pitching. Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari reached on a fielding error by Pops Piatt. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tanka Jahari advances to second on the play. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dave Ram Man Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Machismo Manful strikes out. Dick Beltre singles to right field. Bull Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the third baseman. Rude Justin Rudi walks. Rude Justin Rudi steals second. Terry Brewington grounds out to the second baseman. Rude Justin Rudi advances to third on the play. Bombo Mertz pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Eric Kelsey strikes out. Tiny Tino Davis flies out to the left fielder. Len Davalillo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Atley Taylor strikes out. Frank Ford singles past the shortstop. Tanka Jahari walks. Chris Lundbom grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tanka Jahari is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Pops Piatt strikes out. Heave Puker singles to right field. Dave Ram Man Ramsey strikes out. Machismo Manful flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Rude Justin Rudi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Terry Brewington doubles to center field. Rude Justin Rudi scores. Bombo Mertz grounds out to the third baseman. Atley Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dick Beltre flies out to the right fielder. Bull Thomas strikes out. Eric Kelsey hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tiny Tino Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Kelsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Tanka Jahari hits a home run. Chris Lundbom grounds out to the shortstop. Rod Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Len Davalillo pops out to the second baseman. Pops Piatt flies out to the center fielder. Heave Puker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Johnny Fluhrer grounds out to the shortstop. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Terry Brewington walks. Bombo Mertz doubles to left field. Terry Brewington scores. Atley Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dave Ram Man Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Machismo Manful grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Beltre grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Ford flies out to the left fielder. Tanka Jahari singles to left field. Tanka Jahari is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chris Lundbom grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Charlie Avocado is pinch hitting for Bull Thomas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Charlie Avocado grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Kelsey strikes out. Tiny Tino Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hobbit Shire pitching. Rod Smith is hit by a pitch. Johnny Fluhrer bunts for a base hit. Rude Justin Rudi strikes out. Terry Brewington grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jose Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Len Davalillo walks. Len Davalillo steals second. Pops Piatt strikes out. Heave Puker strikes out. Horse Barnhart is pinch hitting for Dave Ram Man Ramsey. Horse Barnhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Hudson did not respond to coaching in arm Dutch Owens improves in speed Al Smith improves in arm Bill Hanna did not respond to coaching in velocity Mel Larkin did not respond to coaching in speed Ron Lively did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brook Veres did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Steinbrenner improves in control Gordie Bowman did not respond to coaching in arm Masaki Yamanaka did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Clise Baldschun did not respond to coaching in control Cesar Brumley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cesar Brumley did not respond to coaching in SS