Win: Chris Tingley (6-2) Loss: Bruce Smith (5-2)
Save: Tim Sanders (2)
Inning: 1 Texas Bruce Smith pitching. Bill Simpson strikes out. Scott Santo walks. Chappy DeVormer walks. Tom Cather strikes out. Johnny Wurm singles to right field. Scott Santo scores. Chappy DeVormer advances to third on the hit. Tom Musselman singles to left field. Chappy DeVormer scores. Tom Meloan singles to right field. Johnny Wurm scores. Tom Musselman advances to third on the hit. Blondy Spongberg hits a home run. Tom Musselman scores. Tom Meloan scores. Charles Lund comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Tingley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Chris Tingley pitching. Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. George Groskloss flies out to the center fielder. Barry Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Bill Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Santo walks. Chappy DeVormer flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cather grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Scott Santo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Otto Korwan strikes out. Bob Smith singles past the first baseman. Leo Hickey flies out to the right fielder. Jay Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Johnny Wurm grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Musselman flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meloan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Denny Crandall singles to center field. Charles Lund lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dennis Beard walks. George Groskloss strikes out. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg singles to center field. Chris Tingley fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chris Tingley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bill Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otto Korwan walks. Otto Korwan steals second. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Hickey flies out to the center fielder. Jay Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chappy DeVormer flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Denny Crandall grounds out to the shortstop. Charles Lund strikes out. Dennis Beard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Johnny Wurm walks. Tom Musselman flies out to the right fielder. Tom Meloan walks. Jesus Devore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Blondy Spongberg pops out to the catcher. Chris Tingley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Groskloss walks. Barry Gray grounds out to the shortstop. George Groskloss advances to second on the play. Otto Korwan walks. Bob Smith flies out to the left fielder. Leo Hickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Bill Simpson strikes out. Scott Santo strikes out. Chappy DeVormer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Hal Benton 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. Jay Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Denny Crandall singles to left field. Sam Berberet is pinch hitting for Jesus Devore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sam Berberet doubles to left field. Dennis Beard strikes out. Passed ball. Denny Crandall scores. Sam Berberet advances to third. George Groskloss flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Ron Perranoski pitching. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Adkins is pinch hitting for Johnny Wurm. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Adkins strikes out. Tom Musselman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Barry Gray singles to center field. Otto Korwan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Tom Meloan strikes out. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Raul Acebey is pinch hitting for Hal Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Raul Acebey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tom Snyder pitching. Leo Hickey singles to left field. Al Blair is pinch hitting for Jay Stanton. Al Blair hits a home run. Leo Hickey scores. Denny Crandall flies out to the left fielder. Mike Collins is pinch hitting for Ron Perranoski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Collins walks. Tim Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Beard pops out to the shortstop. George Groskloss doubles to right field. Mike Collins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Elvis Larkin did not respond to coaching in range Mark Campbell did not respond to coaching in range Chuck Chavez improves in endurance Mark Campbell improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Byrd Ritter improves in arm David Black did not respond to coaching in control Nate Gardner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Todd Shaw did not respond to coaching in control Nate Gardner did not respond to coaching in C