Win: Wilbur Cooper (13-6) Loss: Eddie Salve (9-10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wilbur Cooper pitching. Deacon Shipley flies out to the right fielder. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley walks. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie Salve pitching. Joe Thomas singles to center field. Roy Ball strikes out. Don Hoak singles to center field. Joe Thomas advances to third on the hit. Rufe Darr singles to center field. Joe Thomas scores. Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Hoak advances to third on the play. Rufe Darr advances to second on the play. Arky Vaughan singles to right field. Don Hoak scores. Earl Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Crane flies out to the left fielder. John Hamilton doubles past the right fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jose Tabata pops out to the shortstop. Wilbur Cooper strikes out. Joe Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Salve strikes out. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roy Ball strikes out. Don Hoak strikes out. Rufe Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead walks. Eddie Crane walks. John Hamilton walks. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Denny Bankhead scores. Eddie Crane advances to third on the play. John Hamilton advances to second on the play. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont strikes out. Arky Vaughan walks. Earl Grace doubles to right field. Jose Tabata grounds out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan scores. Earl Grace advances to third on the play. Wilbur Cooper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Salve grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi singles past the shortstop. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Thomas walks. Roy Ball flies out to the left fielder. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Joe Thomas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rufe Darr singles past the shortstop. Ginger Beaumont hits a home run. Don Hoak scores. Rufe Darr scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Denny Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Crane strikes out. John Hamilton walks. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Earl Grace walks. Jose Tabata flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Cooper fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilbur Cooper strikes out. Joe Thomas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Reggie Buckley strikes out. Billy McGee grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Roy Ball grounds out to the pitcher. Don Hoak singles to center field. Rufe Darr grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Hoak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takashi Nakanishi 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. Ginger Beaumont flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Eddie Crane bunts for a base hit. John Hamilton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Arky Vaughan bunts for a base hit. Arky Vaughan steals second. Earl Grace strikes out. Jose Tabata flies out to the center fielder. Clise Boyd is pinch hitting for Wilbur Cooper. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Clise Boyd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Deacon Phillippe pitching. Woodie Steinfeldt lines out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Ray is pinch hitting for Takashi Nakanishi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Don Hoak is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Willhite did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Sheerin did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Pick improves in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Anderson improves in power_vs_righty Gene Washer improves in velocity Clem Ripley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Edwin Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in 2B