Inning: 1 Kansas City Heinie Youmans pitching. Mike Hood grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Huffman grounds out to the pitcher. Todd Wood grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Perez pitching. Johnny Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yamid Peraza flies out to the center fielder. Karlos Malven walks. Mike Schaeffer singles to center field. Karlos Malven advances to third on the hit. Hub Bergen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hiroyuki Hashimoto strikes out. Lee McCarthy singles to left field. Harry Viola singles to right field. Lee McCarthy advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Odell Aldred grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Lew Durbin singles to center field. Floyd Blomberg grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lew Durbin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Morgan doubles to center field. Floyd Blomberg uses his aggressiveness and scores. Heinie Youmans grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Vic Caldwell grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Perez strikes out. Mike Hood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Yamid Peraza singles to left field. Yamid Peraza steals second. Karlos Malven pops out to the second baseman. Mike Schaeffer grounds out to the shortstop. Hub Bergen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mike Huffman singles to left field. Todd Wood grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Hiroyuki Hashimoto is hit by a pitch. Passed ball. Hiroyuki Hashimoto advances to second. Lee McCarthy walks. Joe Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Viola pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lew Durbin grounds out to the second baseman. Floyd Blomberg singles to left field. Jim Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Odell Aldred singles to center field. Jake Eaddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vic Caldwell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Odell Aldred is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Perez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Hood bunts for a base hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Vic Caldwell scores. Mike Huffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Johnny Daniels singles to center field. Yamid Peraza strikes out. Johnny Daniels steals second. Karlos Malven doubles to right field. Johnny Daniels scores. Mike Schaeffer strikes out. Hub Bergen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Todd Wood flies out to the left fielder. Hiroyuki Hashimoto strikes out. Lee McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lew Durbin singles to right field. Lew Durbin steals second. Floyd Blomberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lew Durbin advances to third on the play. Jim Morgan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lew Durbin scores. Jake Eaddy grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Viola singles to right field. Odell Aldred strikes out. Vic Caldwell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hub Bergen. Willy Fortugno is pinch hitting for Frank Perez. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Willy Fortugno hits a home run. Harry Viola scores. Vic Caldwell scores. Mike Hood flies out to the center fielder. Mike Huffman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Johnson pitching. Rudy Maas is pinch hitting for Johnny Daniels. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rudy Maas grounds out to the shortstop. Yamid Peraza walks. Karlos Malven grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Todd Wood strikes out. Hiroyuki Hashimoto strikes out. Lee McCarthy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Schaeffer flies out to the right fielder. Hub Bergen grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Durbin hits a home run. Bert Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Bremer is pinch hitting for Floyd Blomberg. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Bremer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Viola walks. Odell Aldred is hit by a pitch. Vic Caldwell strikes out. Johnny Liefer is pinch hitting for Bert Oliver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Liefer strikes out. Mike Hood singles past the third baseman. Mike Huffman singles to left field. Harry Viola scores. Odell Aldred scores. Mike Hood advances to third on the hit. Todd Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Kazuyuki Ogawa pitching. Jim Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Jake Eaddy walks. Rudy Maas flies out to the right fielder. Yamid Peraza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Karlos Malven (4), Jim Morgan (8).HR - Lew Durbin (16).SF - Jim Morgan.GIDP - Karlos Malven. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Daniels (20), Yamid Peraza (3), Lew Durbin (8). Fielding: E - Hub Bergen.PB - Mike Schaeffer.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Masteller did not respond to coaching in control Jesse Kennedy improves in arm Ron Grimsley improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hechinger improves in power_vs_lefty Doc Backman improves in arm Al Boken did not respond to coaching in velocity