Win: Mitch Meyers (8-12) Loss: Brett Coles (2-11)
Save: Red George (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mitch Meyers pitching. Gabe Bomback strikes out. Butts Girardi flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Clarence Hernandez steals second. Denny Pirkl pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Brett Coles pitching. Bill Bell doubles past the third baseman. Bill Bell steals third. Whitey Smith hits a home run. Bill Bell scores. Ray Aikens strikes out. Dan Gearin flies out to the left fielder. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pete High grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Ezra Birmingham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Diering flies out to the left fielder. Lew Quinn pops out to the shortstop. Sam Rhomberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Brett Coles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabe Bomback strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mitch Meyers pops out to the first baseman. Bill Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Smith hits a home run. Ray Aikens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clarence Hernandez walks. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Pete High strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dan Gearin singles to left field. Arthur Gibson walks. Stan Diering singles to center field. Dan Gearin scores. Lew Quinn doubles to center field. Arthur Gibson scores. Sam Rhomberg hits a home run. Stan Diering scores. Lew Quinn scores. Mitch Meyers singles to center field. Mitch Meyers steals second. Mitch Meyers is out trying to steal third. Bill Bell pops out to the first baseman. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Willie Luebke grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Birmingham strikes out. Jim Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Aikens flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin strikes out. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Just is pinch hitting for Brett Coles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Just grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gabe Bomback singles to left field. Gabe Bomback steals second. Lew Quinn throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Gabe Bomback scores. Butts Girardi advances to third on the hit. Clarence Hernandez steals second. Denny Pirkl grounds out to the shortstop. Pete High grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chief Linton pitching. Stan Diering grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Quinn singles to right field. Sam Rhomberg walks. Freddy Kiecker is pinch hitting for Mitch Meyers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Freddy Kiecker flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Red George pitching. Willie Luebke grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Birmingham singles to center field. Jim Brady grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ezra Birmingham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chief Linton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Whitey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Jose Phelps is pinch hitting for Ray Aikens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Phelps strikes out. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gabe Bomback strikes out. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Arthur Gibson singles to center field. Stan Diering singles to center field. Arthur Gibson advances to third on the hit. Rick Lefebvre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lew Quinn strikes out. Sam Rhomberg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Denny Pirkl grounds out to the shortstop. Pete High grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Luebke pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Bill Bell (11), Lew Quinn (2).HR - Whitey Smith 2 (14), Sam Rhomberg (1).GIDP - Sam Rhomberg. Baserunning: SB - Bill Bell (12), Mitch Meyers (1).CS - Mitch Meyers (3). Fielding: E - Lew Quinn.
Game Notes Dan Gearin is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Oddibe Knoll improves in power_vs_righty John Connatser improves in control Brad Didier improves in power_vs_lefty Oddibe Knoll improves in power_vs_lefty Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roland Kustus did not respond to coaching in arm Deion Hill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vern Sherrill improves in power_vs_righty Paul Kern improves in power_vs_lefty