Win: Buddy Birkfroer (10-3) Loss: Brian Corkhill (2-9)
Save: Rob Forsch (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Corkhill pitching. Hawk Ludwick hits a home run. Dave Hansen singles to center field. Mike Wilson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Hansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rich Judson strikes out. Pickles Office singles to right field. Butch Burk singles to left field. Mike Wilson scores. Pickles Office advances to third on the hit. Mickey Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Buddy Birkfroer pitching. Hank Bottalico walks. Mike Koegel walks. Jim DeMaestri walks. George Mostil strikes out. Morrie Whitehouse pops out to the second baseman. Jim Lesher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland George Puig flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Birkfroer grounds out to the third baseman. Hawk Ludwick singles to center field. Dave Hansen hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Brian Smith doubles to center field. Goldie Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Corkhill strikes out. Hank Bottalico strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Rich Judson grounds out to the second baseman. Pickles Office singles past the third baseman. Butch Burk grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mike Koegel strikes out. Jim DeMaestri strikes out. George Mostil flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mickey Spencer walks. George Puig singles to left field. Mickey Spencer advances to third on the hit. Buddy Birkfroer grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Spencer scores. George Puig advances to second on the play. Hawk Ludwick flies out to the left fielder. Dave Hansen singles to left field. George Puig is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Morrie Whitehouse flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lesher grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Wilson walks. Rich Judson strikes out. Pickles Office singles to left field. Mike Wilson advances to third on the hit. Butch Burk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Mike Wilson scores. Pickles Office advances to second on the play. Paul Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Spencer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Goldie Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Johnson strikes out. Hank Bottalico grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Puig flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Birkfroer strikes out. Hawk Ludwick doubles to right field. Passed ball. Hawk Ludwick advances to third. Dave Hansen singles to right field. Hawk Ludwick scores. Alan Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Mike Wilson singles to left field. Dave Hansen scores. Rich Judson singles to left field. Mike Wilson advances to third on the hit. Pickles Office walks. Butch Burk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Koegel singles to center field. Jim DeMaestri hits a home run. Mike Koegel scores. George Mostil flies out to the center fielder. Morrie Whitehouse strikes out. Jim Lesher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mickey Spencer walks. George Puig singles to center field. Mickey Spencer advances to third on the hit. Buddy Birkfroer singles to center field. Mickey Spencer scores. George Puig advances to third on the hit. Virgil Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hawk Ludwick reached on a fielding error by Goldie Harper. George Puig scores. Dave Hansen flies out to the right fielder. Mike Wilson singles to center field. Buddy Birkfroer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hawk Ludwick advances to third on the hit. Rich Judson strikes out. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Brian Smith reached on a fielding error by Mike Wilson. Goldie Harper strikes out. Chief Todd is pinch hitting for Virgil Burns. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chief Todd singles past the second baseman. Hank Bottalico walks. Mike Koegel singles past the first baseman. Brian Smith scores. Jim DeMaestri flies out to the right fielder. George Mostil walks. Chief Todd scores. Hank Bottalico gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Beatty pitching. Butch Burk flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Spencer walks. George Puig singles to left field. Mickey Spencer advances to third on the hit. Buddy Birkfroer singles past the shortstop. Mickey Spencer scores. George Puig advances to third on the hit. Hawk Ludwick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Morrie Whitehouse triples. Jim Lesher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Morrie Whitehouse scores. Brian Smith strikes out. Goldie Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rich Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Hansen grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Judson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Carl Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ralph Cheeves is pinch hitting for Rich Walker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Cheeves walks. Hank Bottalico singles to center field. Ralph Cheeves advances to third on the hit. Mike Koegel singles to left field. Ralph Cheeves scores. Hank Bottalico advances to third on the hit. Jim DeMaestri grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Bottalico scores. Mike Koegel advances to second on the play. Rob Forsch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Mostil strikes out. Morrie Whitehouse singles to center field. Mike Koegel scores. Jim Lesher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ed King improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Runge did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Sweetland improves in range Elbert Ruiz did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Pete Podbielan did not respond to coaching in speed Pete Podbielan improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Shantz improves in contact_vs_lefty Gary Nyman did not respond to coaching in endurance