Win: Don Thompson (1-0) Loss: Dan Wickersham (8-7)
Save: Skipper Bako (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Don Thompson pitching. Dan Dyck flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dan Wickersham pitching. Masanori Ozaki hits a home run. Jack Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Young pops out to the second baseman. Katsuya Kawabata grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Clem Lobert singles past the first baseman. Mickey Short singles to center field. Clem Lobert advances to third on the hit. Doc Boone singles to right field. Clem Lobert scores. Mickey Short advances to third on the hit. Woody Kirby pops out to the second baseman. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Wattie Mele doubles to center field. Bob Leon triples. Wattie Mele scores. Kenny Smith singles to center field. Bob Leon scores. Don Thompson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masanori Ozaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Wickersham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Dyck flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jack Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Freddie Young singles to center field. Freddie Young steals second. Katsuya Kawabata singles to right field. Freddie Young is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Katsuya Kawabata steals second. Bill Rosario singles to left field. Katsuya Kawabata scores. Bill Rosario steals second. Wattie Mele reached on a fielding error by Lynn Pennyfeather. Bob Leon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Brito singles to right field. Clem Lobert flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Short singles to center field. John Brito advances to third on the hit. Doc Boone pops out to the third baseman. Woody Kirby walks. Lynn Pennyfeather flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kenny Smith walks. Kenny Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Don Thompson strikes out. Masanori Ozaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Wickersham strikes out. Dan Dyck strikes out. Ralph Miller singles to right field. John Brito hits a home run. Ralph Miller scores. Clem Lobert reached on a fielding error by Bob Leon. Mickey Short strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Campbell singles to left field. Freddie Young walks. Katsuya Kawabata walks. Bill Rosario flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jack Campbell is thrown out at the plate. Wattie Mele singles to center field. Kobe Rann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Leon singles past the shortstop. Freddie Young scores. Katsuya Kawabata scores. Wattie Mele advances to third on the hit. Kenny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Boone flies out to the right fielder. Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lynn Pennyfeather singles to center field. Kobe Rann grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lynn Pennyfeather is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tom Carlsen is pinch hitting for Don Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Carlsen singles in front of the center fielder. Masanori Ozaki singles to left field. Tom Carlsen advances to third on the hit. Jack Campbell pops out to the second baseman. Freddie Young walks. Katsuya Kawabata flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rosario strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Lance Chamberlain pitching. Dan Dyck grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Miller grounds out to the shortstop. John Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Wattie Mele pops out to the second baseman. Bob Leon grounds out to the third baseman. Kenny Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Clem Lobert singles past the second baseman. Clem Lobert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Short reached on a 2-base fielding error by Masanori Ozaki. Doc Boone strikes out. Juan Wade comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Art Ash is pinch hitting for Juan Wade. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Ash hits a home run. Hugh Hug comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Masanori Ozaki singles to center field. Jackie Jacobs is pinch hitting for Jack Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jackie Jacobs pops out to the second baseman. Freddie Young strikes out. Katsuya Kawabata singles to center field. Bill Rosario grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Red Spalding pitching. Lynn Pennyfeather walks. Bob Minshall is pinch hitting for Hugh Hug. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Minshall singles to left field. Lynn Pennyfeather advances to third on the hit. Dan Dyck grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Minshall advances to second on the play. Ralph Miller singles to center field. Lynn Pennyfeather scores. Bob Minshall scores. Skipper Bako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Brito grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Wattie Mele (17).3B - Bob Leon (2).HR - Masanori Ozaki (23), Art Ash (12). Baserunning: SB - Freddie Young (19), Katsuya Kawabata (21), Bill Rosario (23).CS - Kenny Smith (24). Fielding: E - Masanori Ozaki, Bob Leon.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Villanueva improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Nutter improves in range Dave Dexter improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Wendell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Priddy improves in control Chris Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Chiamparino did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Moore did not respond to coaching in speed Kip Springrob did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Chiamparino did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Krieger did not respond to coaching in control Chris Rhodes did not respond to coaching in range Bill Henninger did not respond to coaching in C