Win: Hirozo Yoshizawa (3-5) Loss: Harry Cunningham (0-3)
Save: Joe Pena (27)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Dave Cromartie pitching. Heinie Mack strikes out. Bobby Ortiz doubles to left field. Bob Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Ortiz advances to third on the play. George Hitt doubles to left field. Bobby Ortiz scores. Bill Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Johnny Reese pitching. Kay Mar St. Jean grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clay Sauer grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Hugh Alexander hits a home run. Jim Curtis grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Ibanez singles to right field. Dick Ibanez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Johnny Reese singles to left field. Heinie Mack lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Coffman walks. John Soto strikes out. Al Wojciechowski walks. Bob Krukow flies out to the left fielder. Frank Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Garcia hits a home run. George Hitt singles to center field. George Hitt steals second. Bill Rettig strikes out. Hugh Alexander singles to right field. Jim Curtis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dave Cromartie singles to center field. Kay Mar St. Jean walks. Clay Sauer hits a home run. Dave Cromartie scores. Kay Mar St. Jean scores. Ralph Cooper grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Coffman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Reese. John Soto walks. Al Wojciechowski walks. Bob Krukow flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Coffman scores. Frank Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Wojciechowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Dick Ibanez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Reese strikes out. Heinie Mack walks. Heinie Mack steals second. Bobby Ortiz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dave Cromartie singles to center field. Kay Mar St. Jean strikes out. Clay Sauer walks. Ralph Cooper walks. Bill Coffman strikes out. John Soto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bob Garcia strikes out. George Hitt singles to center field. Bill Rettig singles to left field. Hugh Alexander grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Hitt is out at third base. Jim Curtis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Wojciechowski singles to center field. Bob Krukow singles to center field. Tony Monge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Anderson strikes out. Dave Cromartie lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kay Mar St. Jean walks. Clay Sauer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Ibanez lines out to the pitcher. Drew Villone is pinch hitting for Tony Monge. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Drew Villone flies out to the right fielder. Heinie Mack grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harry Cunningham pitching. Ralph Cooper walks. Bill Coffman walks. John Soto grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Ralph Cooper advances to third on the play. Al Wojciechowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bobby Ortiz hits a home run. Hirozo Yoshizawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Garcia grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Hitt flies out to the left fielder. Bill Rettig reached on a fielding error by Al Wojciechowski. Hugh Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Krukow singles to right field. Bob Krukow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Anderson hits a home run. Jim Pruett is pinch hitting for Hirozo Yoshizawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Pruett walks. Jim Pruett steals second. Kay Mar St. Jean singles to left field. Jim Pruett scores. Buddy Garrett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clay Sauer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kay Mar St. Jean is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ralph Cooper grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Clay Sauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Frank Hill pitching. Jim Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Dick Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Roger Kelb is pinch hitting for Buddy Garrett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger Kelb singles past the shortstop. Heinie Mack grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roger Kelb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Al Carisch pitching. Bill Coffman flies out to the left fielder. John Soto singles to center field. Greg Hoover is pinch hitting for Al Wojciechowski. Greg Hoover singles to right field. John Soto advances to third on the hit. Bob Krukow grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Joe Cicero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Greg Hoover at 3B. Joe Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Ortiz doubles to left field. Bob Garcia pops out to the second baseman. George Hitt strikes out. Bill Rettig grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 13
Batting:2B - Bobby Ortiz 2 (25), George Hitt (19).HR - Bobby Ortiz (19), Bob Garcia (20), Hugh Alexander (3). Baserunning: SB - Heinie Mack (23), George Hitt (7).CS - Dick Ibanez (2). Fielding: E - Johnny Reese.
Batting:HR - Clay Sauer (18), Frank Anderson (3).SF - Bob Krukow.GIDP - John Soto, Bob Krukow. Baserunning: SB - Jim Pruett (4).CS - Bob Krukow (4). Fielding: E - Al Wojciechowski.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Brower improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Shirley improves in range Sam Kainer did not respond to coaching in control Crazy Grunwald improves in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Valle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Haney improves in speed Lefty Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Estrada did not respond to coaching in velocity