Win: Shane Thomas (4-9) Loss: Larry Livingston (4-4)
Save: Edmund Kean (15)
Inning: 1 Boston Shane Thomas pitching. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Gleason grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Durrington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Brian Neiger pitching. Jack Monk grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Sprite singles to center field. Roy Soderholm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Sprite advances to second on the play. Doc Sprite steals third. Kite Squires grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Al Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Ingram walks. Curt Lawton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Sammy Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Buttons Chiozza pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Andrew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Rich Shirley singles to center field. Bill McIvor strikes out. Brian Neiger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hans Solo is hit by a pitch. Shane Thomas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Monk strikes out. Doc Sprite strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Del Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Durrington grounds out to the shortstop. Al Stephenson singles to right field. Mark Ingram singles to center field. Al Stephenson advances to third on the hit. Curt Lawton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Soderholm walks. Kite Squires strikes out. Roy Soderholm is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sammy Fitzgerald reached on a fielding error by Del Gleason. Buttons Chiozza singles in front of the left fielder. Sammy Fitzgerald advances to third on the hit. Eddie Andrew walks. Hans Solo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Rich Shirley singles to left field. Bill McIvor pops out to the third baseman. Brian Neiger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ted Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Shane Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Monk singles to left field. Doc Sprite grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Monk advances to second on the play. Roy Soderholm singles to left field. Jack Monk scores. Kite Squires pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Del Gleason doubles to left field. Bill Durrington flies out to the right fielder. Al Stephenson singles to center field. Del Gleason scores. Mark Ingram strikes out. Curt Lawton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Sammy Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Buttons Chiozza grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Andrew reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rich Shirley. Hans Solo singles to center field. Eddie Andrew scores. Shane Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rich Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Bill McKean is pinch hitting for Bill McIvor. Bill McKean flies out to the left fielder. Bob West is pinch hitting for Brian Neiger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob West hits a home run. Ted Blackburn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Larry Livingston pitching. Kenichi Imaoka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill McKean at 3B. Jack Monk hits a home run. Doc Sprite strikes out. Roy Soderholm singles to left field. Kite Squires doubles to center field. Roy Soderholm uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Fitzgerald singles in front of the center fielder. Kite Squires scores. Sammy Fitzgerald is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buttons Chiozza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Del Gleason doubles to right field. Bill Durrington reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kite Squires. Del Gleason scores. Al Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Durrington advances to third on the play. Mark Ingram flies out to the left fielder. Curt Lawton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Eddie Andrew singles to right field. Damien Garcia is pinch hitting for Hans Solo. Eddie Andrew steals second. Damien Garcia grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Andrew advances to third on the play. Akihiro Abe is pinch hitting for Shane Thomas. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Akihiro Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Andrew scores. Jack Monk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Edmund Kean pitching. Cliff Baker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Damien Garcia at LF. Rich Shirley singles to left field. Kenichi Imaoka grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rich Shirley advances to second on the play. Benny Boris is pinch hitting for Carl Hardy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Benny Boris grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Blackburn singles to left field. Rich Shirley scores. Del Gleason grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Kite Squires (7).HR - Jack Monk (9).HBP - Hans Solo (2). Baserunning: SB - Doc Sprite (16), Eddie Andrew (8).CS - Roy Soderholm (1), Sammy Fitzgerald (2). Fielding: E - Kite Squires.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete LaChance improves in power_vs_lefty George McNabb improves in speed Roy Simmons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Les Hyde did not respond to coaching in control Lou Beard did not respond to coaching in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Foulke did not respond to coaching in arm Chappie Ockey improves in speed Wilbert Rincon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kazuya Sugawara did not respond to coaching in velocity