Win: Bill Abernathy (1-3) Loss: Ed Phillips (5-16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Phillips pitching. Joe Smith hits a home run. Leo Ens singles to left field. Leo Ens steals second. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Ens advances to third on the play. Jack Hicks singles to center field. Leo Ens scores. Rob Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Hicks advances to second on the play. Steve Franklin singles to right field. Jack Hicks scores. Jim Easler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Abernathy pitching. Billy Madlock singles to center field. Zeke Schell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Adams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Batch strikes out. Bill Abernathy strikes out. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Horace Mann singles to center field. Horace Mann steals second. Dante Bottiglia lines out to the third baseman. Odin Rosenkrans singles to left field. Horace Mann scores. Mike Spratt strikes out. Odin Rosenkrans steals second. Joe Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Leo Ens walks. Leo Ens steals second. Garland Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Hicks pops out to the shortstop. Rob Harris flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Phillips strikes out. Billy Madlock pops out to the shortstop. Zeke Schell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Franklin bunts for a base hit. Jim Easler walks. Steve Batch doubles to left field. Steve Franklin scores. Jim Easler scores. Bill Abernathy fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Abernathy flies out to the right fielder. Passed ball. Steve Batch advances to third. Joe Smith singles to right field. Steve Batch scores. Bud Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Ens flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn walks. Jack Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tom Adams strikes out. Horace Mann strikes out. Dante Bottiglia walks. Odin Rosenkrans flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rob Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Franklin flies out to the left fielder. Jim Easler pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mike Spratt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Bud Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Batch flies out to the left fielder. Bill Abernathy singles to left field. Joe Smith triples. Bill Abernathy scores. Leo Ens singles to center field. Joe Smith scores. Kaneki Yanagawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garland Quinn grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Leo Ens is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Hicks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Madlock strikes out. Zeke Schell grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Adams walks. Tom Adams steals second. Horace Mann strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rob Harris lines out to the shortstop. Steve Franklin singles to right field. Steve Franklin steals second. Jim Easler strikes out. Steve Batch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dante Bottiglia grounds out to the shortstop. Odin Rosenkrans flies out to the right fielder. Izzy Grate is pinch hitting for Mike Spratt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Izzy Grate singles to center field. Lou Kruk is pinch hitting for Joe Ramirez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Kruk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Lois is pinch hitting for Bill Abernathy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Lois grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Smith walks. Leo Ens flies out to the left fielder. Garland Quinn grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Furillo pitching. Jim Deal is pinch hitting for Kaneki Yanagawa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Deal strikes out. Sammy Howerton is pinch hitting for Billy Madlock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sammy Howerton grounds out to the third baseman. Zeke Schell singles to center field. Tom Adams singles in front of the center fielder. Zeke Schell advances to third on the hit. Horace Mann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Farrell pitching. Jack Hicks singles to center field. Jack Hicks steals second. Rob Harris doubles to center field. Jack Hicks scores. Steve Franklin pops out to the first baseman. Jim Easler walks. Doc Perdue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Batch strikes out. Wayne Candini is pinch hitting for Harry Furillo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Wayne Candini grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Easler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Stephenson pitching. Dante Bottiglia grounds out to the shortstop. Odin Rosenkrans strikes out. Izzy Grate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Rob Harris (30), Steve Batch (3).3B - Joe Smith (3).HR - Joe Smith (15). Baserunning: SB - Leo Ens 2 (16), Jack Hicks (17), Steve Franklin (8).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Richard did not respond to coaching in control Fernando Herrera improves in velocity Darrell Lynch did not respond to coaching in control Al Bohnet did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ben Jamin did not respond to coaching in speed Peter Cook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Peter Cook improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Runner Riske did not respond to coaching in 1B