Win: Walt Stephens (9-2) Loss: Terry Goodall (2-3)
Save: Sam Kerr (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dick May pitching. Lee Mason flies out to the center fielder. Roy Handley singles to right field. Gil Murff flies out to the center fielder. Roy Handley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Stan Arnold pitching. Jerry Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Chris White doubles to right field. Glenn McAuley walks. Jax Popplewell strikes out. Ted Deal singles to left field. Chris White scores. Glenn McAuley advances to third on the hit. Ensign Cardenal singles to center field. Glenn McAuley scores. Tom Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kaiser Myers strikes out. Russ Davis flies out to the left fielder. Joe Noonan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Kim Camper pops out to the second baseman. Dick May grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sadaharu Miwa reached on a fielding error by Ensign Cardenal. Stan Arnold pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Lee Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chris White flies out to the right fielder. Glenn McAuley walks. Jax Popplewell singles to right field. Ted Deal flies out to the center fielder. Ensign Cardenal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Handley grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Murff hits a home run. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Tom Ritter grounds out to the second baseman. Kim Camper strikes out. Dick May singles to center field. Jerry Joyce singles past the shortstop. Dick May advances to third on the hit. Chris White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Noonan walks. Brian Hinrichs pops out to the shortstop. Sadaharu Miwa doubles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Stan Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Noonan scores. Sadaharu Miwa advances to third on the play. Lee Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Glenn McAuley flies out to the right fielder. Jax Popplewell pops out to the second baseman. Ted Deal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Handley is hit by a pitch. Gil Murff is hit by a pitch. Kaiser Myers flies out to the left fielder. Russ Davis singles to center field. Roy Handley scores. Gil Murff advances to third on the hit. Joe Noonan flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gil Murff scores. Brian Hinrichs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Russ Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Ensign Cardenal flies out to the right fielder. Tom Ritter singles to center field. Kim Camper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Ritter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yasuo Takiuchi is pinch hitting for Dick May. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Yasuo Takiuchi pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Terry Goodall pitching. Sadaharu Miwa singles to left field. Stan Arnold lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Lee Mason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jerry Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Chris White grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn McAuley singles to right field. Jax Popplewell hits a home run. Glenn McAuley scores. Walt Stephens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ted Deal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Roy Handley singles to right field. Gil Murff singles to right field. Kaiser Myers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Handley advances to third on the play. Russ Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ensign Cardenal flies out to the right fielder. Steve Maloney is pinch hitting for Tom Ritter. Steve Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Kim Camper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jeff Starrette enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Maloney at 2B. Luis Howard is pinch hitting for Joe Noonan. Luis Howard doubles to right field. Luis Howard steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Brian Hinrichs singles to right field. Luis Howard scores. Charlie Fassero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Hinrichs steals second. Sadaharu Miwa flies out to the right fielder. Rangel Fernandez is pinch hitting for Walt Stephens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rangel Fernandez singles to right field. Brian Hinrichs scores. Lee Mason singles to right field. Rangel Fernandez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lee Mason is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Roy Handley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Sam Kerr pitching. Hal Burnside enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Howard at C. Jeff Easton is pinch hitting for Charlie Fassero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Easton grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Joyce grounds out to the shortstop. Chris White singles to right field. Glenn McAuley pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Luis Howard (9), Sadaharu Miwa (9).HR - Gil Murff (30).SF - Joe Noonan.GIDP - Kaiser Myers, Stan Arnold.HBP - Roy Handley (3), Gil Murff (4). Baserunning: SB - Luis Howard (6), Brian Hinrichs (8).CS - Lee Mason (27), Roy Handley (14).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Berran improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Berran improves in speed Harry Hogg did not respond to coaching in speed Sam McAndrew did not respond to coaching in arm Dick Kamp did not respond to coaching in 1B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Herb Wortham improves in contact_vs_lefty Marty Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Butler improves in power_vs_righty Gene Shirley did not respond to coaching in 1B