Win: Herman Ritter (1-0) Loss: Jack Billingham (0-1)
Save: Walter Iorg (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Herman Ritter pitching. Sonny Day grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bernie Fagan walks. Bernie Fagan steals second. Earl Sandberg throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Vaughn Stillman grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Jack Billingham pitching. Garvin Martyn pops out to the first baseman. John Nagle singles to left field. John Nagle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bruno Stenhouse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Karl Candelaria doubles to right field. Mickey Leitner singles to center field. Stinky Wizzleteats singles to left field. Karl Candelaria scores. Mickey Leitner advances to third on the hit. Joe Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Stinky Wizzleteats advances to second on the play. Jack Billingham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mickey Leitner scores. Stinky Wizzleteats advances to third on the play. Sonny Day grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Tom Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Don Phillips singles to right field. Earl Sandberg pops out to the shortstop. Sandy Metcalfe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bernie Fagan grounds out to the second baseman. Vaughn Stillman flies out to the left fielder. Fred Howell singles to center field. Karl Candelaria walks. Mickey Leitner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle Tony Long flies out to the center fielder. Herman Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Garvin Martyn walks. Garvin Martyn steals second. John Nagle walks. Bruno Stenhouse singles to left field. Garvin Martyn scores. John Nagle advances to third on the hit. Tom Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Stinky Wizzleteats grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Billingham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Don Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Earl Sandberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sandy Metcalfe singles to center field. Tony Long doubles to left field. Sandy Metcalfe uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herman Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Sonny Day strikes out. Bernie Fagan strikes out. Vaughn Stillman singles to right field. Fred Howell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vaughn Stillman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Garvin Martyn grounds out to the second baseman. John Nagle flies out to the center fielder. Bruno Stenhouse singles to center field. Tom Durham triples. Bruno Stenhouse scores. Don Phillips hits a home run. Tom Durham scores. Howard Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Sandberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Karl Candelaria strikes out. Mickey Leitner flies out to the right fielder. Stinky Wizzleteats grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Seattle Sandy Metcalfe strikes out. Tony Long strikes out. Herman Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Kirby strikes out. Yoshihiro Hirashita is pinch hitting for Howard Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yoshihiro Hirashita flies out to the left fielder. Sonny Day grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Miguel Pence pitching. Garvin Martyn singles to center field. John Nagle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Garvin Martyn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruno Stenhouse singles to left field. John Nagle advances to third on the hit. Tom Durham reached on a fielding error by Vaughn Stillman. John Nagle scores. Don Phillips strikes out. Earl Sandberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Frank Gallagher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Fagan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vaughn Stillman singles to right field. Fred Howell hits a home run. Vaughn Stillman scores. Walter Iorg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Candelaria strikes out. Mickey Leitner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Sandy Metcalfe strikes out. Bob Anderson is pinch hitting for Tony Long. Bob Anderson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Walter Iorg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Lew Dahlgren enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Anderson at 1B. Stinky Wizzleteats singles to right field. Joe Kirby walks. Stan Dupp is pinch hitting for Miguel Pence. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Stan Dupp walks. Sonny Day grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Stinky Wizzleteats scores. Joe Kirby advances to third on the play. Bernie Fagan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Seattle total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Tony Long (1).3B - Tom Durham (1).HR - Don Phillips (1). Baserunning: SB - Garvin Martyn (1).CS - John Nagle (1). Fielding: E - Earl Sandberg.
Game Notes Don Phillips is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Luke Jelincic did not respond to coaching in control Ray Joyce did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kurt Barrett improves in velocity Len Dougherty did not respond to coaching in velocity
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roger Ginter improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Murrell improves in contact_vs_lefty Jerry Murrell did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Ripple did not respond to coaching in velocity