Win: Bill Telford (1-0) Loss: Bob Pappas (1-2)
Save: Phil McNamara (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tony Brenzel pitching. Bo Miller hits an infield single to the pitcher. Connie Dwyer flies out to the right fielder. Fred Bailey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bo Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ramon Cruz singles past the shortstop. Fred Bailey advances to third on the hit. Nagi Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Lou Harrington pitching. Johnny Markland triples. Bubba Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Markland scores. Yoenny Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Fred Rekar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ben Holtz is hit by a pitch. Ron Klein pops out to the third baseman. John Claussen pops out to the catcher. Lou Harrington doubles to right field. Ben Holtz is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Jose Cabell singles to left field. Jose Cabell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Joe Loftus strikes out. Vern Schourek singles to right field. Bud Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bo Miller strikes out. Connie Dwyer strikes out. Fred Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Tony Brenzel strikes out. Johnny Markland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bubba Thompson walks. Yoenny Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ramon Cruz strikes out. Nagi Nishimura grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Holtz singles to center field. Ron Klein grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Fred Rekar singles to left field. Jose Cabell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Loftus pops out to the shortstop. Vern Schourek singles to left field. Fred Rekar advances to third on the hit. Bud Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland John Claussen hits a home run. Lou Harrington hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bo Miller flies out to the center fielder. Lou Harrington is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Connie Dwyer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Tony Brenzel reached on a fielding error by Nagi Nishimura. Johnny Markland singles to right field. Bubba Thompson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tony Brenzel advances to third on the play. Yoenny Garcia singles past the second baseman. Tony Brenzel scores. Carl Ciderhouse 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. Fred Rekar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Fred Bailey lines out to the second baseman. Ramon Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Nagi Nishimura pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Jose Cabell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Loftus triples. Vern Schourek doubles to center field. Joe Loftus scores. Eli Smithson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Darr singles to center field. Tony Brenzel walks. Johnny Markland hits a home run. Vern Schourek scores. Bud Darr scores. Tony Brenzel scores. Burl Regensburg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bubba Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Yoenny Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ben Holtz strikes out. Ron Klein strikes out. John Claussen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Texas Fred Rekar pops out to the second baseman. Jose Cabell walks. Joe Loftus flies out to the right fielder. Vern Schourek walks. Bud Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fritz Doyle is pinch hitting for Burl Regensburg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fritz Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Bo Miller walks. Bo Miller steals second. Connie Dwyer flies out to the left fielder. Fred Bailey walks. Ramon Cruz singles to center field. Nagi Nishimura reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bubba Thompson. Bo Miller scores. Fred Bailey scores. Ben Holtz doubles to center field. Ramon Cruz scores. Nagi Nishimura scores. Ron Klein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Royce Rolls pitching. Ruben Walsh is pinch hitting for Tony Brenzel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ruben Walsh strikes out. Johnny Markland flies out to the left fielder. Bubba Thompson walks. Yoenny Garcia singles to center field. Bubba Thompson advances to third on the hit. Fred Rekar grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Smith pitching. John Claussen singles to right field. Hayes Rutherford is pinch hitting for Royce Rolls. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hayes Rutherford doubles to center field. Bo Miller singles to left field. John Claussen scores. Hayes Rutherford scores. Emerson Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Connie Dwyer lines out to the shortstop. Fred Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Ed Stoneman pitching. Jose Cabell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Loftus lines out to the shortstop. Vern Schourek strikes out. Bud Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Nagi Nishimura strikes out. Ben Holtz strikes out. Ron Klein singles to left field. John Claussen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Texas Juan Orwoll is pinch hitting for Emerson Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Juan Orwoll strikes out. Johnny Markland strikes out. Bubba Thompson singles to center field. Yoenny Garcia reached on a fielding error by Ramon Cruz. Fred Rekar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cleveland Bob Pappas pitching. Curt Roy is pinch hitting for Ed Stoneman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Roy flies out to the left fielder. Bo Miller singles to right field. Connie Dwyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bo Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Fred Bailey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Bill Telford pitching. Jose Cabell strikes out. Joe Loftus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vern Schourek grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Cleveland Ramon Cruz grounds out to the pitcher. Nagi Nishimura walks. Ben Holtz strikes out. Ron Klein doubles to center field. Nagi Nishimura uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Claussen singles to left field. Ron Klein scores. Pat Schwartz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert Ernst is pinch hitting for Bill Telford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bert Ernst walks. Bo Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Texas Phil McNamara pitching. Bud Darr singles past the second baseman. Eddie Yost is pinch hitting for Pat Schwartz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Yost strikes out. Johnny Markland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bud Darr advances to second on the play. Bubba Thompson walks. Yoenny Garcia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bubba Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 14
Batting:2B - Ben Holtz (4), Ron Klein (2), Lou Harrington (1), Hayes Rutherford (2).HR - John Claussen (5).HBP - Ben Holtz (1). Baserunning: SB - Bo Miller (3).CS - Lou Harrington (1). Fielding: E - Ramon Cruz, Nagi Nishimura.
Game Notes Connie Dwyer is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sly Lytton improves in power_vs_lefty Lee Mills improves in power_vs_lefty Danny Clendenon did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Hack Reynolds did not respond to coaching in RF
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dale Robles improves in speed Frankie Klutts did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steamer Ollom did not respond to coaching in control Hughie Palica did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty