Win: Johnny Markham (7-14) Loss: Louie Bullard (12-10)
Save: Scott Donovan (5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Johnny Markham pitching. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the second baseman. J C Thome singles to right field. Matt Hovlik hits a home run. J C Thome scores. Robbie Alomar grounds out to the shortstop. Joey Danning grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Louie Bullard pitching. March McKechnie strikes out. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Judy Johnson walks. Judy Johnson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Woody Taitt hits a home run. Jackie Clark flies out to the left fielder. Louie Bullard singles past the second baseman. Bobby Fisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jelly Taylor walks. Herb Souell strikes out. Bill Ruffin reached on a fielding error by Joey Danning. Bud Dozier strikes out. Willie Chiles singles to center field. Jelly Taylor scores. Bill Ruffin advances to third on the hit. Johnny Markham walks. March McKechnie singles to right field. Bill Ruffin scores. Willie Chiles scores. Sergio Wertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland J C Thome grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Hovlik singles past the second baseman. Robbie Alomar flies out to the right fielder. Joey Danning lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Judy Johnson singles to right field. Jelly Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Herb Souell pops out to the first baseman. Bill Ruffin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Woody Taitt strikes out. Jackie Clark singles to center field. Louie Bullard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bud Dozier strikes out. Willie Chiles flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Markham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. J C Thome flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit March McKechnie flies out to the left fielder. Sergio Wertz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Judy Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Robbie Alomar flies out to the left fielder. Joey Danning grounds out to the third baseman. Akira Ikeuchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jelly Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Souell flies out to the left fielder. Bill Ruffin lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Woody Taitt strikes out. Jackie Clark grounds out to the catcher. Louie Bullard singles to left field. Bobby Fisk grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Louie Bullard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Wally Fitzgerald is pinch hitting for Bud Dozier. Wally Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Chiles strikes out. Johnny Markham singles to left field. March McKechnie singles to left field. Sergio Wertz doubles to right field. Johnny Markham scores. March McKechnie uses his aggressiveness and scores. Judy Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joe Scotland enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wally Fitzgerald at LF. J C Thome pops out to the pitcher. Matt Hovlik flies out to the center fielder. Robbie Alomar walks. Scott Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Joey Danning grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Robbie Alomar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Jelly Taylor flies out to the right fielder. Herb Souell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Ruffin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi flies out to the center fielder. Woody Taitt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Clark singles to left field. Rickie Wood is pinch hitting for Louie Bullard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rickie Wood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jackie Clark is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Merlin Reed did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Salazar improves in power_vs_lefty Wally Fleming did not respond to coaching in control Frank Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Harrington improves in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Bowen improves in arm Steve Clemens did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bashang did not respond to coaching in velocity Codie Spearman did not respond to coaching in range Leroy Morney improves in 3B