Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Tabor pitching. Babe Herman doubles to center field. Don Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Clise Boyd doubles to right field. Babe Herman scores. Earl Grace strikes out. Earl Ratliff doubles to left field. Clise Boyd scores. Jose Tabata singles to center field. Earl Ratliff scores. Arky Vaughan doubles to right field. Jose Tabata uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rufe Darr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Pinky Hawley pitching. John Bochte singles to right field. John Bochte steals second. Russ Saunders reached on a 2-base throwing error by Arky Vaughan. John Bochte scores. Snake Schilling walks. Doyle Johnson flies out to the center fielder. John Grant strikes out. Gary Valentine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Pinky Hawley strikes out. Babe Herman strikes out. Don Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jim Vargas strikes out. John Service singles to center field. John Service steals second. Bill Tabor strikes out. John Bochte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Clise Boyd singles to center field. Earl Grace strikes out. Earl Ratliff singles to right field. Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Russ Saunders strikes out. Snake Schilling flies out to the right fielder. Doyle Johnson singles to right field. John Grant grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rufe Darr walks. Karl Ash comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Hawley lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rufe Darr forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Babe Herman singles to right field. Don Hoak flies out to the right fielder. Clise Boyd reached on a fielding error by Karl Ash. Earl Grace singles to right field. Pinky Hawley scores. Babe Herman scores. Clise Boyd advances to third on the hit. Earl Ratliff strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gary Valentine flies out to the right fielder. Jim Vargas singles to left field. John Service grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jose Tabata lines out to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rufe Darr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Karl Ash flies out to the left fielder. John Bochte walks. Russ Saunders strikes out. John Bochte is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Pinky Hawley strikes out. Babe Herman strikes out. Don Hoak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Snake Schilling grounds out to the third baseman. Doyle Johnson strikes out. John Grant flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Clise Boyd singles to center field. Earl Grace grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clise Boyd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Earl Ratliff strikes out. Jose Tabata walks. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Valentine singles to center field. Gary Valentine steals second. Jim Vargas singles to right field. Gary Valentine is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. John Service singles to right field. Karl Ash lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rufe Darr flies out to the left fielder. Bud Pose is pinch hitting for Pinky Hawley. 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. Bud Pose grounds out to the shortstop. Babe Herman singles to center field. Kirk Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Deacon Phillippe pitching. Russ Saunders grounds out to the third baseman. Snake Schilling singles to center field. Doyle Johnson strikes out. John Grant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Clise Boyd singles to right field. Earl Grace walks. Johnny Dickshot is pinch hitting for Earl Ratliff. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Dickshot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clise Boyd advances to third on the play. Earl Grace advances to second on the play. Jose Tabata strikes out. Arky Vaughan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Gary Valentine. Clise Boyd scores. Earl Grace scores. Rufe Darr singles to center field. Arky Vaughan scores. Deacon Phillippe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gary Valentine flies out to the center fielder. Jim Vargas walks. John Service grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Vargas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Shuji Uchi is pinch hitting for Kirk Bolton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shuji Uchi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Service is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:GIDP - John Service. Baserunning: SB - John Bochte (32), Gary Valentine (12), John Service (9).CS - John Bochte (18). Fielding: E - Gary Valentine, Karl Ash.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clem Ripley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ken Tomer improves in power_vs_righty Lou Sweetland improves in power_vs_lefty Dick Hetki did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jeff Brickley improves in range Al Slusarski improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Necciai did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Brickley improves in speed Al Slusarski did not respond to coaching in SS