Win: Denny McLain Jr. (20-5) Loss: Bill Rader (5-6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Denny McLain Jr. pitching. Leo Neagle strikes out. Mike Andre flies out to the right fielder. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Rader pitching. Jeff Healy triples. Jigger Statz bunts for a base hit. Jeff Healy scores. Billy Queen flies out to the right fielder. Magglio Ordonez hits a home run. Jigger Statz scores. Chase Utley hits a home run. Wedo Walsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Halo Rozema strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Clarence Gaston singles to right field. Denny McLain Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Connolly grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Cook walks. Wally Cook steals second. Vince Shantz singles to right field. Juan Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Vince Shantz advances to second on the play. Jim Seitzer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Jeff Healy triples. Jigger Statz flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jeff Healy scores. Jay Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Queen singles to center field. Magglio Ordonez singles to right field. Chase Utley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Halo Rozema walks. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Billy Queen scores. Magglio Ordonez scores. Halo Rozema advances to third on the hit. Hisashi Sakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hisashi Sakamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Neagle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Andre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Denny McLain Jr. pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Healy singles to left field. Jeff Healy steals second. Jigger Statz flies out to the center fielder. Billy Queen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Doc Stirnweiss singles to center field. Doc Stirnweiss steals second. Bill Connolly strikes out. Wally Cook doubles to center field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Vince Shantz strikes out. Juan Fox strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Magglio Ordonez singles in front of the right fielder. Chase Utley grounds out to the shortstop. Magglio Ordonez advances to second on the play. Halo Rozema walks. Klondike Douglass singles to right field. Magglio Ordonez scores. Halo Rozema aggressively advances to third on the hit. Al Kolp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Gaston walks. Denny McLain Jr. grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Seitzer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jigger Statz. Al Kolp lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Jim Seitzer is thrown out at third. Leo Neagle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Healy grounds out to the second baseman. Jigger Statz lines out to the first baseman. Billy Queen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Andre singles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss singles to right field. Mike Andre is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bill Connolly strikes out. Doc Stirnweiss steals second. Wally Cook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Magglio Ordonez singles to center field. Chase Utley walks. Halo Rozema flies out to the right fielder. Klondike Douglass doubles to center field. Magglio Ordonez scores. Chase Utley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clarence Gaston strikes out. Denny McLain Jr. walks. Jeff Healy doubles to left field. Klondike Douglass scores. Denny McLain Jr. uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jigger Statz singles in front of the right fielder. Jeff Healy scores. Billy Queen is hit by a pitch. Magglio Ordonez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Vince Shantz flies out to the right fielder. Juan Fox singles to right field. Jim Seitzer doubles to left field. Juan Fox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Trevor Alyward is pinch hitting for Al Kolp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Alyward grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Seitzer advances to third on the play. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Whitey Cleveland pitching. Chase Utley lines out to the shortstop. Halo Rozema grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass hits an infield single to the pitcher. Clarence Gaston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Andre grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doc Stirnweiss doubles to right field. Bill Connolly flies out to the left fielder. Wally Cook singles to right field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Vince Shantz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Denny McLain Jr. singles to right field. Jeff Healy flies out to the center fielder. Jigger Statz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Denny McLain Jr. is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Oscar Gamble is pinch hitting for Billy Queen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Oscar Gamble flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Juan Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Seitzer walks. Whitey Cleveland lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Neagle pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 11
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Moxie Charles did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Dettore did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Terrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Slicker Hermansen did not respond to coaching in CF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ivan DeJesus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Bradshaw improves in contact_vs_righty Chip Hale did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rube Leftwich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty