Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Riggs pitching. Harry Scheer walks. Harry Scheer steals second. Jim Curtis strikes out. Doc Hood singles to center field. Joe Ernaga singles to left field. Harry Scheer scores. Steve Hernandez doubles to left field. Doc Hood scores. Joe Ernaga uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Lieberthal flies out to the center fielder. Sadie LaGrow pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Russ Heydeman pitching. Leo George strikes out. Bruno Plarski grounds out to the shortstop. Buz Hacker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bob Mertz singles to left field. Russ Heydeman lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bob Mertz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Scheer singles to right field. Jim Curtis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Scheer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doc Hood pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City John Singleton flies out to the center fielder. Paul Wistert strikes out. Manny Schuble strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Joe Ernaga strikes out. Steve Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Lieberthal pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jesus Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Phillips pops out to the third baseman. Joe Riggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow strikes out. Bob Mertz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jesus Johnson. Russ Heydeman pops out to the pitcher. Harry Scheer singles to right field. Jim Curtis singles to right field. Bob Mertz scores. Harry Scheer advances to third on the hit. Doc Hood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Leo George strikes out. Bruno Plarski strikes out. Buz Hacker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Ernaga singles to left field. Tom Grubbs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Lieberthal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Singleton strikes out. Paul Wistert singles to right field. Manny Schuble grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sadie LaGrow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Mertz flies out to the left fielder. Russ Heydeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jesus Johnson singles to center field. Ed Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Tom Grubbs lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo George strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Harry Scheer singles to left field. Jim Curtis grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Scheer advances to second on the play. Doc Hood flies out to the right fielder. Joe Ernaga singles to center field. Harry Scheer scores. Steve Hernandez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bruno Plarski singles to right field. Buz Hacker singles to center field. Bruno Plarski advances to third on the hit. John Singleton reached on a fielding error by Steve Hernandez. Bruno Plarski scores. Paul Wistert strikes out. Manny Schuble grounds out to the second baseman. Buz Hacker advances to third on the play. John Singleton advances to second on the play. Jesus Johnson is hit by a pitch. Ed Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dave Lieberthal strikes out. Sadie LaGrow grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Mertz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bruce Finley is pinch hitting for Tom Grubbs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Finley flies out to the left fielder. Leo George singles to right field. Bruno Plarski singles to left field. Buz Hacker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bruno Plarski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Smith pitching. Frank Martinez is pinch hitting for Russ Heydeman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Martinez hits a home run. Jim LaChance is pinch hitting for Harry Scheer. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim LaChance grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Curtis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Hood singles to center field. Tom McGilberry 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. Joe Ernaga lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City August Derleth pitching. Paul Wistert grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Schuble singles past the shortstop. Larry Mauldin is pinch hitting for Jesus Johnson. Larry Mauldin singles to center field. Manny Schuble advances to third on the hit. Ed Phillips walks. Reggie Bates is pinch hitting for Tom McGilberry. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Bates flies out to the right fielder. Leo George flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank McBride improves in speed Roger Burke improves in velocity Greg Kirke improves in power_vs_lefty Mel Dean did not respond to coaching in endurance Greg Kirke improves in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sprinz did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Atz did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Banks did not respond to coaching in range Marty Hagen did not respond to coaching in velocity