Win: Pat Gorecki (1-0) Loss: John Boyle (1-2)
Save: Bob Griggs (9)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bobby Bowen pitching. Dad Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Page flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Phillips reached on a fielding error by Babe Lombardi. Sean Hansen singles to center field. Bill Phillips advances to third on the hit. Ed Siever flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Rudy Coleman pitching. Benny Chiles strikes out. Babe Lombardi grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Holmes reached on a fielding error by John Spade. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Spade walks. John Spade steals second. Goody Aquino walks. Earl Hofmann lines out to the shortstop. Rudy Coleman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rudy Coleman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Howie Washburn grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Metzger walks. Sam Davenport singles to center field. Lenny Haney singles to center field. Bobby Bowen grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Metzger scores. Sam Davenport advances to third on the play. Lenny Haney advances to second on the play. Benny Chiles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dad Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Page strikes out. Bill Phillips singles to left field. Sean Hansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Babe Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Holmes singles past the shortstop. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Howie Washburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ed Siever strikes out. John Spade flies out to the right fielder. Goody Aquino doubles to center field. Earl Hofmann grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Metzger walks. Sam Davenport grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Metzger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lenny Haney flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Bowen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rudy Coleman grounds out to the shortstop. Dad Ryan singles to left field. Charlie Page pops out to the shortstop. Bill Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Benny Chiles strikes out. Babe Lombardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Holmes walks. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sean Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Siever grounds out to the third baseman. John Spade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Howie Washburn strikes out. Frank Metzger singles to center field. Sam Davenport strikes out. Lenny Haney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Frank Metzger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Goody Aquino walks. Earl Hofmann strikes out. Earl Koecher is pinch hitting for Rudy Coleman. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Earl Koecher walks. Dad Ryan strikes out. Charlie Page flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Pat Gorecki pitching. Bob Bream is pinch hitting for Bobby Bowen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Bream grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Chiles grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Boyle pitching. Bill Phillips walks. Sean Hansen doubles to left field. Bill Phillips uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Siever flies out to the center fielder. John Spade singles past the third baseman. Sean Hansen scores. Jack Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goody Aquino grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Holmes lines out to the shortstop. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Howie Washburn singles to right field. Frank Metzger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Billy Walk is pinch hitting for Earl Hofmann. Billy Walk walks. Chris Speier is pinch hitting for Pat Gorecki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Speier reached on a fielding error by Larry Holmes. Dad Ryan walks. Charlie Page grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Billy Walk is out at home. Bill Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Sean Hansen singles to center field. Chris Speier scores. Dad Ryan scores. Ed Siever singles to right field. Charlie Page scores. John Spade flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Gus Grissom pitching. Lyle Cone enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy Walk at C. Lew McGraw enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Spade at 2B. Sam Davenport doubles to right field. Lenny Haney pops out to the first baseman. Joe Corey is pinch hitting for Jack Stone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joe Corey doubles to left field. Sam Davenport scores. Bob Griggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Benny Chiles strikes out. Babe Lombardi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dick Batiste did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Slicker Hoover did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Chesbro improves in power_vs_righty Roy Stieb did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Rickert did not respond to coaching in control Amos Brown did not respond to coaching in control Roy Stieb did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Yoshinori Deguchi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Roger Hook, Red Bancroft. Joe Wade did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Shallix did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Geiger improves in power_vs_righty Steve McNally did not respond to coaching in control Rick Colliflower did not respond to coaching in C