Win: Tom Vernon (11-19) Loss: Dutch Henriquez (4-10)
Save: Tony Sparks (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dutch Henriquez pitching. Bernie Fagan doubles to center field. Johnny Mason flies out to the left fielder. Vaughn Stillman grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Leitner hits a home run. Bernie Fagan scores. Karl Candelaria grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Tom Vernon pitching. Butch Bithorn walks. Butch Bithorn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jamal Greenberg strikes out. Bob Hoak grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Joe Kirby doubles to center field. Samuel Sosa walks. Francisco Brewer singles to right field. Joe Kirby scores. Tom Vernon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernie Fagan walks. Johnny Mason grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ricardo Orlando singles past the first baseman. King Collins grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Fred Brown singles to right field. Jim Fitzgerald walks. Tomas Cooley walks. Dutch Henriquez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Vaughn Stillman strikes out. Mickey Leitner lines out to the second baseman. Karl Candelaria walks. Joe Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Butch Bithorn grounds out to the catcher. Jamal Greenberg walks. Bob Hoak strikes out. Ricardo Orlando hits a home run. Jamal Greenberg scores. King Collins pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Samuel Sosa reached on a fielding error by Fred Brown. Francisco Brewer flies out to the right fielder. Tom Vernon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernie Fagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Fred Brown strikes out. Jim Fitzgerald singles to center field. Tomas Cooley pops out to the second baseman. Dutch Henriquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Mason strikes out. Vaughn Stillman strikes out. Mickey Leitner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Butch Bithorn singles to left field. Butch Bithorn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jamal Greenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Karl Candelaria strikes out. Joe Kirby strikes out. Samuel Sosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ricardo Orlando singles past the second baseman. King Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Ricardo Orlando advances to second on the play. Fred Brown strikes out. Jim Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Yoshihiro Hirashita is pinch hitting for Francisco Brewer. Yoshihiro Hirashita grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Vernon pops out to the shortstop. Bernie Fagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rube Wise enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yoshihiro Hirashita at 1B. Tomas Cooley grounds out to the pitcher. Dutch Henriquez strikes out. Butch Bithorn singles to center field. Jamal Greenberg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Butch Bithorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Johnny Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Vaughn Stillman singles to center field. Mickey Leitner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Vaughn Stillman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Karl Candelaria flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Ricardo Orlando strikes out. King Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Washburn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Kirby triples. Samuel Sosa grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Wise grounds out to the pitcher. Sonny Day is pinch hitting for Tom Vernon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sonny Day doubles to right field. Joe Kirby scores. Bernie Fagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mort Booth pitching. Fred Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Fitzgerald hits a home run. Tony Sparks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomas Cooley flies out to the center fielder. Don Washburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kurt Barrett did not respond to coaching in endurance Marty Moody improves in power_vs_righty John Gamble did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barney Maltzberger improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Claude French improves in arm Steve Murphy improves in control Neal Brubaker improves in range Steve Murphy did not respond to coaching in control