Inning: 1 Cleveland Seizaburo Nakamura pitching. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Whitey Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mitch Meyers pitching. Don Friday reached on a 2-base throwing error by Whitey Smith. Steve Tovar grounds out to the second baseman. Don Friday advances to third on the play. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Friday scores. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Gearin grounds out to the second baseman. Freddy Kiecker flies out to the left fielder. Jose Phelps triples. Bobby Lemon hits a home run. Jose Phelps scores. Geno Farr grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Romero strikes out. Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Pat Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Mitch Meyers flies out to the center fielder. Roberto Curtis strikes out. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Whitey Smith steals second. Steve Davis walks. Dan Gearin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Steve Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Newsome walks. Seizaburo Nakamura lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Don Friday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Scott Newsome advances to third on the play. Steve Tovar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Freddy Kiecker hits a home run. Jose Phelps flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Lemon walks. Geno Farr grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pascual Elston triples. Kevin Carroll flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Pascual Elston scores. Mike Romero singles to center field. Mickey Kahdot singles to left field. Pat Jones singles to right field. Mike Romero scores. Mickey Kahdot advances to third on the hit. Scott Newsome strikes out. Seizaburo Nakamura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Mitch Meyers strikes out. Roberto Curtis singles to left field. Whitey Smith doubles to left field. Roberto Curtis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Davis singles to center field. Whitey Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday hits a home run. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston walks. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Mike Romero grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Freddy Kiecker hits a home run. Jose Phelps flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Geno Farr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Pat Jones flies out to the right fielder. Scott Newsome lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Mitch Meyers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Bell flies out to the left fielder. Roberto Curtis grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ellis Anderson pitching. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Seizaburo Nakamura. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ron Regan singles to center field. Don Friday grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Steve Tovar doubles to left field. Pascual Elston walks. Kevin Carroll grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Tovar is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lou Lavagetto pitching. Steve Davis singles to left field. Dan Gearin pops out to the second baseman. Freddy Kiecker singles to center field. Steve Davis advances to third on the hit. Jose Phelps walks. Bobby Lemon grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Steve Davis is out at home. Geno Farr grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Freddy Kiecker is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Romero walks. Mike Thayer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Kahdot flies out to the left fielder. Pat Jones grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Thayer strikes out. Roberto Curtis doubles to left field. Whitey Smith walks. Steve Davis grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Whitey Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Gearin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Newsome reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Thayer. Steve Rightnowar is pinch hitting for Lou Lavagetto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Rightnowar pops out to the third baseman. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Friday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pascual Elston grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Mitch Meyers is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Arlie Stigman improves in speed Harvey Riley improves in arm Paul Kern improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Brady improves in speed Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Haney improves in power_vs_righty Pat Corbin improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Cohen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ted Spencer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C