Win: Bill Ramos (6-3) Loss: Ron "News Man" Lively (9-19)
Save: Don Johnson (15)
Inning: 1 Detroit Ron News Man Lively pitching. Harry Jablonski grounds out to the shortstop. John Howard grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Casey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Don Leheny pitching. Len Davalillo flies out to the center fielder. Art Trevino strikes out. Heave Puker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Pat Coleman walks. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Pat Coleman steals second. Masami Ono flies out to the right fielder. Earl Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dick Moss walks. Hefty Bill Hudson strikes out. Big Al Smith strikes out. Blitz Koplitz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Dave Fitzgerald singles to right field. Don Leheny lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Jablonski strikes out. John Howard is hit by a pitch. Bill Casey singles to left field. Dave Fitzgerald scores. John Howard advances to third on the hit. Pat Coleman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Red Wild walks. Ron News Man Lively lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Red Wild forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Len Davalillo singles past the shortstop. Ron News Man Lively advances to third on the hit. Art Trevino lines out to the shortstop. Heave Puker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jimmy Davis flies out to the left fielder. Masami Ono strikes out. Earl Harper doubles to center field. Dave Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dick Moss walks. Hefty Bill Hudson pops out to the second baseman. Big Al Smith hits a home run. Dick Moss scores. Blitz Koplitz strikes out. Red Wild singles to center field. Ron News Man Lively strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Don Christiansen is pinch hitting for Don Leheny. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Christiansen strikes out. Harry Jablonski singles past the shortstop. John Howard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Ramos pitching. Len Davalillo grounds out to the third baseman. Art Trevino singles to left field. Heave Puker singles to center field. Art Trevino advances to third on the hit. Dick Moss pops out to the first baseman. Hefty Bill Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Casey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Art Trevino. Pat Coleman flies out to the right fielder. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jimmy Davis strikes out. Masami Ono reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ron News Man Lively. Bill Casey scores. Earl Harper walks. Dave Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Big Al Smith strikes out. Blitz Koplitz flies out to the left fielder. Red Wild strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Ramos singles to right field. Harry Jablonski singles to left field. Bill Ramos advances to third on the hit. John Howard doubles to left field. Bill Ramos scores. Harry Jablonski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Casey flies out to the left fielder. Pat Coleman singles to left field. John Howard scores. Carl Harrington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Davis flies out to the left fielder. Masami Ono singles to right field. Pat Coleman advances to third on the hit. Earl Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Carl Harrington grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Len Davalillo singles to right field. Art Trevino walks. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heave Puker walks. Dick Moss pops out to the first baseman. Hefty Bill Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit George Raymond is pinch hitting for Dave Fitzgerald. George Raymond grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Harry Jablonski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Big Al Smith flies out to the center fielder. Tom White is pinch hitting for Blitz Koplitz. Tom White singles to right field. Carl Pennington is pinch hitting for Red Wild. Carl Pennington strikes out. Dick Rod Johnson is pinch hitting for Carl Harrington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dick Rod Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Iwao Ono pitching. Johnny McGinnity enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Pennington at 2B. John Howard strikes out. Bill Casey grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Coleman singles past the first baseman. Pat Coleman steals second. Jimmy Davis pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Len Davalillo walks. Len Davalillo steals second. Art Trevino is hit by a pitch. Heave Puker walks. Dick Moss flies out to the center fielder. Hefty Bill Hudson strikes out. Big Al Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 13
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Al Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Buck Devine did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Brent Dalena improves in contact_vs_lefty John Gray did not respond to coaching in speed Buck Devine did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Pena improves in range
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Dodd improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Lipski improves in range Grayson Young did not respond to coaching in control Ron Thompson improves in arm Doc Day improves in power_vs_righty Doc Day improves in range