Win: Tiny Sullivan (15-10) Loss: John Lawrence (14-10)
Save: Russ Seminara (44)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Tiny Sullivan pitching. Dick Egan walks. Dick Egan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jake Grimes singles to right field. Otis Janeski grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Lawrence pitching. George Hughes doubles to right field. Jim Littlejohn singles to center field. George Hughes scores. Jim Littlejohn steals second. Paul Pena flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Willis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Littlejohn advances to third on the play. Rusty Hemingway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Walsh singles to left field. Chip Glenn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roy Walsh advances to second on the play. Akira Matsuda strikes out. Jim Zapustas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Brent Dalena flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Harry Krehmeyer strikes out. Mark Koupal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ethan Deer singles to right field. Ethan Deer steals second. John Lawrence lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Ethan Deer is thrown out at third. Dick Egan flies out to the right fielder. Jake Grimes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Lawrence is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tiny Sullivan pops out to the second baseman. George Hughes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otis Janeski flies out to the left fielder. Roy Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn hits a home run. Akira Matsuda reached on a 2-base throwing error by Paul Pena. Jim Zapustas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Paul Pena flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Willis grounds out to the third baseman. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ethan Deer singles past the second baseman. John Lawrence lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Egan pops out to the shortstop. Jake Grimes reached on a fielding error by Rusty Hemingway. Otis Janeski singles past the shortstop. Ethan Deer scores. Jake Grimes advances to third on the hit. Roy Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brent Dalena singles to center field. Brent Dalena steals second. Harry Krehmeyer singles to left field. Brent Dalena scores. Mark Koupal reached on a fielding error by Roy Walsh. Tiny Sullivan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Hughes singles past the shortstop. Harry Krehmeyer scores. Mark Koupal scores. George Hughes steals second. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Pena singles to center field. George Hughes scores. Charlie Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chip Glenn singles to center field. Akira Matsuda singles to left field. Chip Glenn advances to third on the hit. Akira Matsuda steals second. Jim Zapustas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chip Glenn scores. Akira Matsuda advances to third on the play. Ethan Deer singles to right field. Akira Matsuda scores. John Lawrence fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Lawrence grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway walks. Brent Dalena singles to left field. Rusty Hemingway advances to third on the hit. Brent Dalena steals second. Harry Krehmeyer hits an infield single to the first baseman. Rusty Hemingway scores. Mark Koupal grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Brent Dalena scores. Bunny Needham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tiny Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Egan triples. Jake Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Egan scores. Yogi Latimer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis Janeski hits a home run. Roy Walsh singles to left field. Chip Glenn strikes out. Akira Matsuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City George Hughes triples. Jim Littlejohn strikes out. Paul Pena grounds out to the shortstop. George Hughes scores. Takaharu Horiuchi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Willis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Zapustas grounds out to the third baseman. Ethan Deer lines out to the shortstop. Takaharu Horiuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Brent Dalena strikes out. Harry Krehmeyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Russ Seminara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Egan grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Grimes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - George Hughes (35).3B - George Hughes (5).GIDP - Mark Koupal. Baserunning: SB - George Hughes (32), Jim Littlejohn (7), Brent Dalena 2 (35). Fielding: E - Paul Pena, Rusty Hemingway.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete May did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Jensen did not respond to coaching in control Mark Schaive did not respond to coaching in control Wally Geishert did not respond to coaching in control Arnie McCrea did not respond to coaching in control Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dinny Stanton did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: March Velez improves in velocity Jack Tomney improves in contact_vs_righty Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in control Junior Biemiller improves in contact_vs_righty Junior Biemiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oswaldo Colbert improves in arm