Win: Mike Thayer (7-3) Loss: Ed Weaver (1-1)
Save: Scott Gill (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Charlie Lamanno pitching. Roberto Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Smith walks. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin triples. Whitey Smith scores. Jose Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Hank Wilson pitching. Klondike MacDonald strikes out. Dallas Krieger doubles to right field. Arnold Daniels hits a home run. Dallas Krieger scores. Red Batchelder flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Stan Diering strikes out. Bobby Lemon doubles to left field. Geno Farr walks. Hank Wilson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roberto Curtis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Wells grounds out to the second baseman. Hector Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Sisk singles to center field. Charlie Lamanno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Whitey Smith strikes out. Steve Davis flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Klondike MacDonald walks. Klondike MacDonald steals second. Dallas Krieger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Klondike MacDonald advances to third on the play. Arnold Daniels doubles past the center fielder. Klondike MacDonald scores. Red Batchelder doubles past the right fielder. Arnold Daniels scores. Masayuki Masuda comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Hundley singles to center field. Red Batchelder scores. Al Wells singles to center field. Bob Hundley advances to third on the hit. Al Wells steals second. Hector Rogers strikes out. Matt Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jose Phelps doubles to left field. Stan Diering flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Geno Farr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Lamanno grounds out to the third baseman. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dallas Krieger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Masayuki Masuda grounds out to the shortstop. Roberto Curtis flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Arnold Daniels singles to right field. Red Batchelder grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Hundley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Steve Davis walks. Dan Gearin singles to left field. Steve Davis advances to third on the hit. Jose Phelps strikes out. Stan Diering grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Davis scores. Dan Gearin advances to second on the play. Bobby Lemon hits a home run. Dan Gearin scores. Geno Farr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Wells singles to center field. Hector Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Al Wells is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Sisk singles to left field. Ellis Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otto James is pinch hitting for Charlie Lamanno. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Otto James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt Sisk is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Marty Valdez pitching. Bill Bell is pinch hitting for Ellis Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Bell singles to left field. Bill Bell steals second. Roberto Curtis lines out to the third baseman. Whitey Smith doubles to right field. Bill Bell scores. Ed Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Davis flies out to the left fielder. Dan Gearin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Thayer pitching. Klondike MacDonald strikes out. Dallas Krieger doubles past the third baseman. Arnold Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Red Batchelder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jose Phelps grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Stan Diering flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Hundley strikes out. Al Wells walks. Hector Rogers strikes out. Al Wells steals second. Matt Sisk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Geno Farr doubles to left field. Arthur Gibson is pinch hitting for Mike Thayer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Arthur Gibson lines out to the third baseman. Roberto Curtis singles to left field. Geno Farr scores. Mike Darcy 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. Whitey Smith singles to center field. Steve Davis strikes out. Dan Gearin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Scott Gill pitching. Juan Radford is pinch hitting for Mike Darcy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Juan Radford flies out to the right fielder. Klondike MacDonald singles to left field. Klondike MacDonald is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dallas Krieger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Whitey Smith (19), Jose Phelps (6), Bobby Lemon (23), Geno Farr (7).3B - Dan Gearin (4).HR - Bobby Lemon (18). Baserunning: SB - Bill Bell (8).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in speed Harvey Riley improves in power_vs_lefty Claude Lazar did not respond to coaching in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bunny Lynch did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Skeeter Johnson improves in range Yutaka Kamiuchi did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty George Minoso did not respond to coaching in range Skeeter Johnson did not respond to coaching in SS