Inning: 1 Cleveland Whitey Poole pitching. Sap Gonzales singles to right field. Tom Carlsen strikes out. Freddie Young strikes out. Bruno Essegian flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Ed Doscher pitching. George Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Jim Barnes singles to center field. Tom McLean flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Torrez walks. Jim Barnes is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Rosario grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Campbell walks. Pete Gunderson reached on a fielding error by Jim Barnes. Masanori Ozaki flies out to the center fielder. Ed Doscher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Hack Sacka flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Pitlock strikes out. Seven Costanza singles past the second baseman. Ed Converse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Sap Gonzales pops out to the second baseman. Tom Carlsen flies out to the center fielder. Freddie Young singles to left field. Bruno Essegian grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Freddie Young is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Whitey Poole grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Diaz doubles to right field. Jim Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Rosario grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Campbell flies out to the right fielder. Pete Gunderson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Torrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hack Sacka strikes out. Jamie Pitlock singles to right field. Seven Costanza pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Masanori Ozaki singles to center field. Ed Doscher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Doscher singles to left field. Masanori Ozaki advances to third on the hit. Sap Gonzales singles to left field. Masanori Ozaki scores. Ed Doscher advances to third on the hit. Tom Carlsen singles to left field. Ed Doscher scores. Sap Gonzales advances to third on the hit. Freddie Young walks. Frank Haynes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruno Essegian grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sap Gonzales scores. Tom Carlsen advances to third on the play. Bill Rosario reached on a fielding error by George Diaz. Tom Carlsen scores. Jack Campbell walks. Pete Gunderson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ed Converse walks. Frank Haynes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Diaz strikes out. Jim Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Masanori Ozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Doscher reached on a fielding error by Hack Sacka. Ed Doscher steals second. Sap Gonzales walks. Tom Carlsen doubles past the right fielder. Ed Doscher scores. Freddie Young strikes out. Bruno Essegian singles to right field. Sap Gonzales scores. Tom Carlsen is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom McLean singles to center field. Mike Torrez walks. Hack Sacka flies out to the center fielder. Jamie Pitlock doubles to left field. Tom McLean scores. Mike Torrez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Seven Costanza grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Converse flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Clark comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Rosario singles to left field. Bill Rosario is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Campbell walks. Pete Gunderson grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Campbell advances to second on the play. Masanori Ozaki doubles to right field. Jack Campbell scores. Ed Doscher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Cal Davis is pinch hitting for Bob Clark. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cal Davis pops out to the third baseman. George Diaz hits a home run. Jim Barnes strikes out. Tom McLean singles to center field. Tom McLean steals second. Mike Torrez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Sandy Tappan pitching. Sap Gonzales singles to left field. Tom Carlsen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Freddie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Hack Sacka singles to right field. Jamie Pitlock singles to left field. Hack Sacka advances to third on the hit. Jamie Pitlock steals second. Seven Costanza walks. Ed Converse grounds out to the second baseman. Hack Sacka scores. Jamie Pitlock advances to third on the play. Seven Costanza advances to second on the play. Darnell Thrasher 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. Mike Romo is pinch hitting for Sandy Tappan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Romo doubles to center field. Jamie Pitlock scores. Seven Costanza scores. George Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Jim Barnes singles to center field. Mike Romo scores. Skipper Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom McLean triples. Jim Barnes scores. Mike Torrez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Elmer Klawitter pitching. Bruno Essegian strikes out. Bill Rosario pops out to the first baseman. Jack Campbell singles to left field. Pete Gunderson singles to left field. Masanori Ozaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - George Diaz (1), Jamie Pitlock (6), Mike Romo (2).3B - Tom McLean (1).HR - George Diaz (1). Baserunning: SB - Tom McLean (2), Jamie Pitlock (3).CS - Jim Barnes (5). Fielding: E - George Diaz, Jim Barnes, Hack Sacka.
Game Notes Frank Haynes is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jackie Jacobs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Henninger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Schmees did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Schultz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jackie Jacobs did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Leon did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Gerken did not respond to coaching in C
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Fallenstein did not respond to coaching in control Marty Silver improves in speed Richie Nitz improves in range Johnny Huss improves in power_vs_lefty Lorenz Freuchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Marty Silver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty