Win: Deacon Phillippe (9-13) Loss: John Young (2-2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bud Rogers pitching. Joe Thomas strikes out. Clise Boyd walks. Clise Boyd steals second. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Wilbur Cooper pitching. Ed Bluege is hit by a pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. John Bochte flies out to the right fielder. Jim Cuccinello pops out to the third baseman. Chris Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont strikes out. Don Hoak strikes out. George Williams walks. Lenny Dotson singles past the second baseman. Wilbur Cooper strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Russ Saunders singles to right field. Snake Schilling pops out to the first baseman. Pat Ray singles to center field. Russ Saunders advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Burkart walks. Bud Rogers singles to right field. Russ Saunders scores. Pat Ray scores. Ed Bluege grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Burkart advances to third on the play. Bud Rogers advances to second on the play. John Bochte pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Thomas singles to center field. Clise Boyd flies out to the left fielder. Arky Vaughan walks. Johnny Dickshot strikes out. Ginger Beaumont singles to right field. Joe Thomas scores. Arky Vaughan advances to third on the hit. Don Hoak singles to right field. Arky Vaughan scores. Ginger Beaumont advances to third on the hit. George Williams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Cuccinello hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chris Ryan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Cuccinello is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Russ Saunders strikes out. Snake Schilling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lenny Dotson grounds out to the third baseman. Wilbur Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Joe Thomas walks. Clise Boyd singles to right field. Arky Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pat Ray walks. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pat Ray advances to second on the play. Bud Rogers strikes out. Ed Bluege singles to left field. Pat Ray scores. John Bochte pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Beaumont strikes out. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Cuccinello grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Ryan singles to right field. Russ Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Ryan advances to second on the play. Snake Schilling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Williams singles to right field. Lenny Dotson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wilbur Cooper fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbur Cooper strikes out. Joe Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Pat Ray strikes out. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. John Gomez is pinch hitting for Bud Rogers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Gomez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Eddie Myers pitching. Clise Boyd walks. Arky Vaughan walks. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the second baseman. Clise Boyd advances to third on the play. Arky Vaughan advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the corners in. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Clise Boyd scores. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ed Bluege lines out to the pitcher. John Bochte pops out to the third baseman. Jim Cuccinello singles to center field. Chris Ryan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland George Williams singles past the third baseman. Lenny Dotson strikes out. Wilbur Cooper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Russ Saunders singles to right field. Snake Schilling strikes out. Deacon Phillippe 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. Pat Ray walks. Jimmy Burkart flies out to the right fielder. Max Carey is pinch hitting for Eddie Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Max Carey singles in front of the right fielder. Russ Saunders scores. Ed Bluege strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Spades Wood pitching. Clise Boyd singles to right field. Arky Vaughan singles to center field. Clise Boyd aggressively advances to third on the hit. Johnny Dickshot grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Clise Boyd scores. Ginger Beaumont singles to left field. John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ginger Beaumont is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Bochte singles to center field. Jim Cuccinello flies out to the left fielder. Chris Ryan strikes out. Russ Saunders strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland George Williams pops out to the second baseman. Lenny Dotson strikes out. Deacon Phillippe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Snake Schilling strikes out. Pat Ray grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cleveland Joe Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Clise Boyd walks. Clise Boyd steals second. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Johnny Dickshot doubles past the left fielder. Clise Boyd scores. Ginger Beaumont singles to right field. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Kansas City Jose Gillespie is pinch hitting for John Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Gillespie walks. Ed Bluege pops out to the shortstop. John Bochte singles to left field. Jim Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Chris Ryan singles to center field. Russ Saunders grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Jose Gillespie is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Arlas Pickup improves in power_vs_righty Rufe Darr improves in arm Arlas Pickup improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Killebrew improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kurt Guzman did not respond to coaching in arm Al Slusarski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Blackburn improves in control Roberto Sims did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty