Win: Walter Waner (18-3) Loss: Jerry Talbot (12-9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Walter Waner pitching. Ben Dodd walks. Dickie Barry grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ben Dodd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Kevin Hubbell singles to center field. Dickie Barry advances to third on the hit. Don Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Hubbell advances to second on the play. John Fahey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Jerry Talbot pitching. Fred Ledbetter strikes out. Blaine Wight singles to left field. Al Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Blaine Wight steals second. Earl Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tex Jackson walks. Charlie Bottenfield grounds out to the pitcher. Tex Jackson advances to second on the play. Elmer Laboy grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Talbot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Willie Richmond strikes out. Frank Pearson singles to right field. Bill Caruso grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Dodd flies out to the right fielder. Dickie Barry grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Hubbell grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Speed Ginn singles to center field. Walter Waner lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Speed Ginn forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Ledbetter grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Aaron strikes out. John Fahey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tex Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Blaine Wight grounds out to the second baseman. Al Patterson strikes out. Earl Miller doubles to left field. Willie Richmond grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Charlie Bottenfield grounds out to the third baseman. Elmer Laboy singles to right field. Elmer Laboy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerry Talbot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Pearson grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Caruso doubles to left field. Speed Ginn singles to left field. Bill Caruso scores. Walter Waner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Ledbetter reached on a fielding error by Jerry Talbot. Blaine Wight strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ben Dodd singles to center field. Dickie Barry strikes out. Kevin Hubbell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Al Patterson singles to left field. Earl Miller singles to right field. Al Patterson advances to third on the hit. Willie Richmond walks. Frank Pearson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Patterson scores. Bill Caruso strikes out. Speed Ginn singles to left field. Earl Miller scores. Willie Richmond advances to third on the hit. Doc Funk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Waner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Aaron triples. John Fahey strikes out. Tex Jackson strikes out. Charlie Bottenfield flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Fred Ledbetter singles to left field. Blaine Wight singles to right field. Fred Ledbetter advances to third on the hit. Al Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Ledbetter scores. Earl Miller singles to left field. Blaine Wight advances to third on the hit. Joe McGlothin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Hall is pinch hitting for Willie Richmond. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Hall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blaine Wight scores. Earl Miller advances to second on the play. Travis Roe is pinch hitting for Frank Pearson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Travis Roe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Pete Masterson 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. Elmer Laboy flies out to the center fielder. Frank Miller is pinch hitting for Joe McGlothin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dodd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Roy Gore pitching. Bill Caruso singles to right field. Speed Ginn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pete Masterson singles to right field. Mike Kelly is pinch hitting for Fred Ledbetter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Kelly doubles to right field. Blaine Wight walks. Al Patterson walks. Pete Masterson scores. Earl Miller singles to left field. Mike Kelly scores. Blaine Wight scores. Al Patterson advances to third on the hit. Al Hall walks. Travis Roe singles to center field. Al Patterson scores. Earl Miller scores. Al Hall advances to third on the hit. Bill Caruso grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Red Hodapp is pinch hitting for Dickie Barry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Hodapp flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Hubbell walks. Don Aaron grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kevin Hubbell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Fahey singles to center field. Don Aaron advances to third on the hit. Tex Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Mike Kelly (4), Earl Miller (26), Bill Caruso (23).SF - Al Patterson, Frank Pearson.GIDP - Fred Ledbetter, Bill Caruso, Speed Ginn. Baserunning: SB - Blaine Wight (45).
Game Notes Pete Masterson is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Maldonado did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Carlin improves in power_vs_righty Ralph Posada did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Bloomfield improves in speed Ross Peters did not respond to coaching in C
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Earl Walls improves in speed Bo Stottlemyre improves in range Kevin Plawecki improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Kennedy improves in power_vs_righty Dick Patterson did not respond to coaching in 1B