Win: Jesus Devore (3-4) Loss: Roy Byrne (2-4)
Save: Tony Atherton (35)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Mario Nevers pitching. Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. Al Blair doubles past the left fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ted Riley pitching. Tom Welch walks. Marlon Fields singles past the second baseman. Tom Welch advances to third on the hit. Marlon Fields steals second. Mel Taylor strikes out. Ed Asadoor grounds out to the pitcher. Yorkis Dreke singles to center field. Tom Welch scores. Marlon Fields scores. George Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gus Bailes singles to center field. Jose Giovanola grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sam Berberet walks. Denny Crandall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dmitri Hearn strikes out. Willard Michalak walks. Mario Nevers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Welch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ted Riley singles to center field. Dennis Beard doubles to center field. Ted Riley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Blair grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Barry Gray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Marlon Fields strikes out. Mel Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Asadoor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gus Bailes triples. Jose Giovanola strikes out. Sam Berberet grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Bailes scores. Denny Crandall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Yorkis Dreke singles to left field. George Plank grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Dmitri Hearn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ted Riley flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Beard flies out to the left fielder. Al Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Willard Michalak singles to right field. Mario Nevers lays down a bunt. The catcher 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). Tom Welch singles to left field. Mario Nevers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Tom Welch steals second. Marlon Fields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Smith singles to right field. Barry Gray flies out to the left fielder. Gus Bailes grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mel Taylor singles to left field. Ed Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Yorkis Dreke strikes out. George Plank flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jose Giovanola singles to center field. Sam Berberet flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bragan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Denny Crandall strikes out. Terry Baker is pinch hitting for Ted Riley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Terry Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jesus Devore pitching. Dmitri Hearn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willard Michalak flies out to the left fielder. Offa Hughes is pinch hitting for Bill Bragan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Offa Hughes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Roy Byrne pitching. Dennis Beard strikes out. Al Blair pops out to the third baseman. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Welch flies out to the left fielder. Marlon Fields grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Barry Gray strikes out. Gus Bailes flies out to the center fielder. Otto Korwan is pinch hitting for Jose Giovanola. Otto Korwan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ed Asadoor strikes out. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Plank singles to right field. Jim Roberson is pinch running for George Plank on 1st base. Dmitri Hearn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Elmer Frobel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Roberson at C. Sam Berberet reached on a fielding error by Marlon Fields. Denny Crandall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Groskloss is pinch hitting for Jesus Devore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Groskloss singles to center field. Jay Stanton is pinch running for George Groskloss on 1st base. Jay Stanton steals second. Dennis Beard doubles to center field. Jay Stanton scores. Al Blair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Tampa Bay Tony Atherton pitching. Willard Michalak grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jay Barr is pinch hitting for Roy Byrne. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Barr grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Welch walks. Marlon Fields singles to left field. Tom Welch advances to third on the hit. Mel Taylor walks. Ed Asadoor grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tom Welch is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bugs Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chick Doe did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Ingram improves in arm David Black did not respond to coaching in endurance Bugs Jackson did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Spider Easler did not respond to coaching in arm Wheezer Corridon did not respond to coaching in speed Wheezer Corridon did not respond to coaching in range David Putnam did not respond to coaching in control