Win: Frank Henning (2-0) Loss: Joe Hiller (0-1)
Save: Lenny Hale (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Hiller pitching. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Bill Walker lines out to the third baseman. Lou Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Henning pitching. Shozo Takemoto walks. Shozo Takemoto steals second. Dave Klaus strikes out. Roy Monteagudo singles to left field. Shozo Takemoto scores. Bill Grob grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Phil Suppan grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Shore flies out to the center fielder. Bob Larkin singles to center field. Bob Larkin steals second. Wilbur Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Pat Jose walks. Emmett Beattie walks. Cecil McKelvy strikes out. Spike Miley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Henning singles to right field. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Henning advances to second on the play. Bill Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Hiller strikes out. Shozo Takemoto pops out to the first baseman. Dave Klaus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Lou Snyder hits a home run. Phil Suppan flies out to the right fielder. Bob Shore singles past the second baseman. Bob Larkin strikes out. Wilbur Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Monteagudo singles to center field. Bill Grob hits a home run. Roy Monteagudo scores. Pat Jose strikes out. Emmett Beattie flies out to the center fielder. Cecil McKelvy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Ken Butcher pops out to the shortstop. Frank Henning grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Hildebrand hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Walker walks. Lou Snyder singles to center field. Dan Hildebrand scores. Bill Walker advances to third on the hit. Phil Suppan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Spike Miley singles to right field. Joe Hiller lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shozo Takemoto pops out to the catcher. Dave Klaus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Shore walks. Bob Larkin walks. Wilbur Murphy singles to left field. Bob Shore scores. Bob Larkin advances to third on the hit. Ken Butcher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Larkin scores. Frank Henning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Monteagudo strikes out. Bill Grob singles to right field. Pat Jose strikes out. Emmett Beattie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Johnny Rosar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dan Hildebrand lines out to the shortstop. Bill Walker flies out to the left fielder. Lou Snyder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Cecil McKelvy walks. Spike Miley flies out to the center fielder. Jack Mankowski is pinch hitting for Johnny Rosar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jack Mankowski walks. Shozo Takemoto strikes out. Dave Puddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave Klaus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Specs Bean pitching. Phil Suppan doubles to right field. Bob Shore flies out to the center fielder. Bob Larkin pops out to the catcher. Wilbur Murphy doubles to center field. Phil Suppan scores. Ken Butcher walks. John McCurry is pinch hitting for Dave Puddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John McCurry walks. Dan Hildebrand walks. Wilbur Murphy scores. Alex Hetzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lenny Hale pitching. Hal Wright enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Hildebrand at SS. Roy Monteagudo strikes out. Bill Grob singles to left field. Pat Jose flies out to the right fielder. Emmett Beattie singles to right field. Tim Minoso is pinch hitting for Cecil McKelvy. Tim Minoso strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Lou Snyder walks. Phil Suppan hits a home run. Lou Snyder scores. Gus Linde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Shore grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bob Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Wilbur Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Spike Miley is hit by a pitch. Clint Gerber is pinch hitting for Gus Linde. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Clint Gerber is hit by a pitch. Shozo Takemoto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Spike Miley advances to third on the play. Dave Klaus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Brian Harris did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Larkin did not respond to coaching in control Tim Twentysix did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Shipley did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tim Esmond did not respond to coaching in speed Socks Adams did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Givens improves in velocity