Win: Vito Caithamer (15-7) Loss: Bill Laxton (13-9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Laxton pitching. Ben Dodd singles to center field. Ben Dodd steals second. John Fahey flies out to the left fielder. Dickie Barry walks. Kevin Hubbell singles to center field. Ben Dodd scores. Dickie Barry advances to third on the hit. Tex Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dickie Barry scores. Kevin Hubbell advances to second on the play. Jack Gonzalez singles past the shortstop. Kevin Hubbell scores. Jack Gonzalez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Vito Caithamer pitching. John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Goldie Shelby singles to left field. Ed Merritt strikes out. Billy Grich walks. George Barnes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Grich is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ross Peters strikes out. Frank Miller strikes out. Vito Caithamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Johnny Barkley grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez walks. U.L. Distefano grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mateo Perez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Laxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Dodd hits a home run. John Fahey grounds out to the shortstop. Dickie Barry walks. Kevin Hubbell flies out to the center fielder. Tex Jackson singles to right field. Jack Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tex Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Stahl pops out to the second baseman. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ross Peters singles to right field. Frank Miller grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Vito Caithamer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Barnes pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ben Dodd walks. John Fahey strikes out. Dickie Barry singles to right field. Kevin Hubbell flies out to the left fielder. Tex Jackson walks. Jack Gonzalez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mateo Perez walks. U.L. Distefano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Laxton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ross Peters strikes out. Frank Miller doubles to center field. Bobby Bay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vito Caithamer reached on a fielding error by John Stahl. Ben Dodd grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Miller scores. Vito Caithamer advances to second on the play. John Fahey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Stahl lines out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Merritt walks. Billy Grich singles past the shortstop. George Barnes pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dickie Barry hits a home run. Kevin Hubbell flies out to the center fielder. Sherry Nagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tex Jackson triples. Jack Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Peters walks. Frank Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Forsch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ross Peters at C. Johnny Barkley grounds out to the second baseman. Mateo Perez flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Vito Caithamer flies out to the left fielder. Ben Dodd doubles to right field. John Fahey grounds out to the pitcher. Dickie Barry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Sherry Nagle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Slick Johnson singles to right field. John Stahl flies out to the left fielder. Goldie Shelby pops out to the third baseman. Ed Merritt singles to left field. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Woody Vidro pitching. Kevin Hubbell walks. Tex Jackson strikes out. Charlie Bottenfield is pinch hitting for Jack Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Hubbell steals second. Charlie Bottenfield grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kevin Hubbell advances to third on the play. John Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City George Barnes strikes out. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Ben Dodd (33), Frank Miller (8).3B - Tex Jackson (4).HR - Ben Dodd (23), Dickie Barry (29).GIDP - Frank Miller. Baserunning: SB - Ben Dodd (14), Kevin Hubbell (22).CS - Jack Gonzalez (7).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tod Reis did not respond to coaching in control Jake Smith improves in power_vs_righty Harry Mangus did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Terry Zeider improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Bloomfield did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Culley Tavarez did not respond to coaching in arm Brett Tyack did not respond to coaching in control Rick Ellis did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kranepool improves in contact_vs_lefty Cesar Rosso improves in LF