Win: Tiny Sullivan (18-10) Loss: Doc Anderson (12-11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Doc Anderson pitching. George Hughes flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Hemingway pops out to the first baseman. Alex Coluccio singles past the shortstop. Alex Coluccio is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tiny Sullivan pitching. Doc Day strikes out. Bob Lipski doubles to right field. Otis Janeski grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Lipski advances to third on the play. Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Willis singles to right field. Jim Littlejohn grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Walsh strikes out. Akira Matsuda pops out to the third baseman. Tsutomu Aihara singles to center field. Tsutomu Aihara is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mark Koupal singles to right field. Bob Dybzinski pops out to the catcher. 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 pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Bell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doc Anderson strikes out. Doc Day walks. Bob Lipski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Alex Coluccio flies out to the right fielder. Paul Pena doubles to center field. Charlie Willis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Otis Janeski flies out to the center fielder. Chip Glenn grounds out to the pitcher. Roy Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Koupal grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dybzinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Akira Matsuda singles to left field. Tsutomu Aihara grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Akira Matsuda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Bell flies out to the left fielder. Doc Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tiny Sullivan strikes out. George Hughes reached on a fielding error by Bob Lipski. George Hughes steals second. Rusty Hemingway walks. Alex Coluccio singles to right field. George Hughes scores. Rusty Hemingway advances to third on the hit. Alex Coluccio is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Pena doubles to center field. Rusty Hemingway scores. Charlie Willis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Doc Day flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lipski strikes out. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Littlejohn singles to center field. Mark Koupal grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Littlejohn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Dybzinski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Koupal is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tiny Sullivan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Dybzinski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chip Glenn grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Walsh strikes out. Akira Matsuda grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Hughes strikes out. Rusty Hemingway singles to left field. Alex Coluccio singles to center field. Rusty Hemingway aggressively advances to third on the hit. Paul Pena walks. Charlie Willis pops out to the shortstop. Jim Littlejohn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara strikes out. Jose Bell strikes out. Jim Zapustas is pinch hitting for Doc Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Zapustas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dutch Dooley pitching. Mark Koupal walks. Mark Koupal steals second. Bob Dybzinski flies out to the left fielder. Tiny Sullivan strikes out. George Hughes hits a home run. Mark Koupal scores. Ron McKnight comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rusty Hemingway strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Doc Day strikes out. Bob Lipski grounds out to the shortstop. Otis Janeski singles to center field. Bobby Casanova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Chip Glenn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Paul Pena 2 (11).HR - George Hughes (19).GIDP - Jim Littlejohn. Baserunning: SB - George Hughes (29), Mark Koupal (12).CS - Alex Coluccio 2 (14).
Game Notes Doc Anderson is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brent Dalena did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Raleigh Dunlap did not respond to coaching in control Fujio Ohshima did not respond to coaching in control Roy Willhite did not respond to coaching in control Ed Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oswaldo Colbert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bobby Horsman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Fauver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Virgil did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Horsman did not respond to coaching in range Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Campbell did not respond to coaching in speed