Win: Wilbur Cooper (12-4) Loss: Henry Cox (9-6)
Save: Gussie Gannon (19)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wilbur Cooper pitching. Deacon Shipley walks. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Denny Bankhead singles to right field. Deacon Shipley scores. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Bankhead advances to second on the play. John Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Henry Cox pitching. Joe Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Dickshot walks. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Dickshot is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Babe Herman triples. Don Hoak scores. Lenny Dotson singles to right field. Babe Herman scores. Bud Pose grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jamie Tejera walks. Tom Sorrell strikes out. Henry Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Deacon Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Ratliff singles to right field. Earl Grace singles in front of the right fielder. Wilbur Cooper lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Thomas hits a home run. Earl Ratliff scores. Earl Grace scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the second baseman. Don Hoak singles to center field. Babe Herman grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Denny Bankhead singles to right field. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to right field. Denny Bankhead advances to third on the hit. John Hamilton strikes out. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Lenny Dotson flies out to the left fielder. Bud Pose singles to center field. Bud Pose steals second. Earl Ratliff singles to right field. Bud Pose scores. Earl Grace strikes out. Jeff Cardenas 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. Wilbur Cooper grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Earl Ratliff is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jamie Tejera grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Sorrell singles to right field. Jeff Cardenas lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Thomas strikes out. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Deacon Shipley grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shelley grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Babe Herman flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Dotson singles to center field. Bud Pose pops out to the second baseman. Earl Ratliff singles to right field. Tommy Peterson 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. Earl Grace strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. John Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Jamie Tejera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Wilbur Cooper flies out to the left fielder. Joe Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Sorrell singles to left field. Tommy Peterson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley pops out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Hoak walks. Babe Herman grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hoak advances to second on the play. Lenny Dotson strikes out. Bud Pose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. John Hamilton strikes out. Takeo Hayashi doubles past the center fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jamie Tejera pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Earl Ratliff grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Grace flies out to the center fielder. Keith Breeden is pinch hitting for Wilbur Cooper. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Keith Breeden doubles to center field. Joe Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dad Jackson pitching. Tom Sorrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Coughlin is pinch hitting for Tommy Peterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Coughlin singles to center field. Deacon Shipley singles past the second baseman. Babe Coughlin advances to third on the hit. Tom Shelley singles past the second baseman. Babe Coughlin scores. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the hit. Denny Bankhead singles past the third baseman. Deacon Shipley scores. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Gussie Gannon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. John Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Pless did not respond to coaching in endurance Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in speed Peter Pittsley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in arm
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Sweetland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Michael Killebrew improves in contact_vs_lefty Lou Sweetland improves in range Arlas Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Hetki did not respond to coaching in SS