Inning: 1 Kansas City B.J. James pitching. Osvaldo Riddle grounds out to the second baseman. Lloyd Noles walks. Lute Delis flies out to the center fielder. Phil Danzig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Emil Harrell pitching. George Eubank singles to right field. Earle Greene singles to right field. George Eubank advances to third on the hit. Bob Lapp grounds out to the shortstop. George Eubank scores. Earle Greene advances to second on the play. Mark Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Cy Erickson singles to center field. Earle Greene scores. Chuck Turner walks. Bobby Gordon grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chuck Turner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Sam Hoeft grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Nakagawa strikes out. Snooks Pose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Les Wilson flies out to the center fielder. B.J. James lines out to the shortstop. George Eubank reached on a 2-base fielding error by Phil Danzig. Earle Greene grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bert Jacobs flies out to the center fielder. Emil Harrell strikes out. Osvaldo Riddle doubles to center field. Lloyd Noles singles to left field. Osvaldo Riddle scores. Lute Delis grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Lapp hits a home run. Mark Gerken pops out to the shortstop. Cy Erickson strikes out. Chuck Turner walks. Bobby Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Phil Danzig walks. Sam Hoeft pops out to the shortstop. Keiichi Nakagawa doubles to left field. Phil Danzig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Snooks Pose strikes out. Bert Jacobs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Les Wilson hits a home run. B.J. James pops out to the first baseman. George Eubank grounds out to the third baseman. Earle Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Emil Harrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Osvaldo Riddle singles to right field. Lloyd Noles grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Osvaldo Riddle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lute Delis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Lapp grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Gerken grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Erickson walks. Chuck Turner singles to center field. Bobby Gordon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lute Delis. Cy Erickson scores. Les Wilson doubles to right field. Chuck Turner scores. Bobby Gordon scores. B.J. James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Phil Danzig grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sam Hoeft singles to center field. Keiichi Nakagawa flies out to the left fielder. Snooks Pose reached on a fielding error by Bobby Gordon. Bert Jacobs strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Popovich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Eubank doubles to center field. Earle Greene flies out to the right fielder. Bob Lapp singles to center field. George Eubank scores. Bob Lapp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark Gerken grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Levis is pinch hitting for Chris Popovich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Levis flies out to the right fielder. Osvaldo Riddle singles to center field. Amos Varitek is pinch hitting for Lloyd Noles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Amos Varitek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Osvaldo Riddle advances to second on the play. Lute Delis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Stires pitching. Cy Erickson singles to right field. Chuck Turner flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Gordon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Craig Sheffield is pinch hitting for Phil Danzig. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Sheffield grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Hoeft walks. Keiichi Nakagawa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Les Wilson strikes out. B.J. James grounds out to the second baseman. George Eubank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Snooks Pose strikes out. Bert Jacobs singles to right field. Ross King is pinch hitting for Bob Stires. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ross King flies out to the center fielder. Osvaldo Riddle doubles to right field. Bert Jacobs is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - George Eubank (1), Les Wilson (2).HR - Bob Lapp (2), Les Wilson (1).GIDP - Bobby Gordon. Baserunning: CS - Bob Lapp (1). Fielding: E - Bobby Gordon.
Game Notes Bob Lapp is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: King Harrell did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Flannery improves in speed Tommy Sain improves in contact_vs_righty Rich Serafini did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tiny Young improves in range Harry Serafini improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny Hartung did not respond to coaching in speed Mauro Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty