Inning: 1 Kansas City John Delhi pitching. Gary Hale walks. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Gary Hale steals second. Rusty Nieman strikes out. George Halas hits a home run. Gary Hale scores. Jimmy Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Jordan pitching. Mike Willey walks. Jake Chambers flies out to the left fielder. Joe Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Lance Mack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Billy Friday singles to center field. Joe Marshall singles to right field. Billy Friday advances to third on the hit. Jim Chiffer grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Friday scores. Joe Marshall advances to second on the play. Bill Jordan strikes out. Gary Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tom Malay grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Farrell strikes out. Al Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Luis Cey hits a home run. Rusty Nieman flies out to the left fielder. George Halas singles to right field. Jimmy Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Halas advances to second on the play. Billy Friday hits a home run. George Halas scores. Paul Garr comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Marshall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Randy Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Paul Garr strikes out. Mike Willey walks. Mike Willey steals second. Jake Chambers singles to left field. Joe Mullen singles to right field. Mike Willey scores. Jake Chambers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Chiffer strikes out. Bill Jordan grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Lance Mack reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Halas. Tom Malay strikes out. Dick Farrell strikes out. Al Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luis Cey pops out to the third baseman. Rusty Nieman singles to right field. Rusty Nieman steals second. Rusty Nieman steals third. George Halas strikes out. Jimmy Dyer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Randy Martinez doubles to right field. Paul Garr lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Randy Martinez is thrown out at third. Mike Willey lines out to the second baseman. Jake Chambers singles to right field. Joe Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Friday pops out to the second baseman. Joe Marshall flies out to the left fielder. Jim Chiffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Lance Mack flies out to the left fielder. Tom Malay singles to center field. Dick Farrell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Gary Hale flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Luis Cey grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Al Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Randy Martinez strikes out. Paul Garr grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rusty Nieman walks. George Halas singles to left field. Rusty Nieman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jimmy Dyer flies out to the left fielder. George Halas steals second. Billy Friday singles to right field. George Halas scores. Red Archer is pinch hitting for Joe Marshall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Archer singles to center field. Billy Friday advances to third on the hit. Pete Fingers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Chiffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Willey bunts for a base hit. Jake Chambers strikes out. Joe Mullen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Willey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Lance Mack walks. Tom Malay grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lance Mack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Jordan strikes out. Bill Russell is pinch hitting for Gary Hale. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Russell flies out to the center fielder. Luis Cey singles to center field. Rusty Nieman singles to left field. Luis Cey advances to third on the hit. Rusty Nieman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dick Farrell singles to center field. Al Diaz singles to right field. Randy Martinez lines out to the second baseman. Ernie Wakamatsu is pinch hitting for Pete Fingers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Wakamatsu grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:HR - Luis Cey (6), George Halas (16), Billy Friday (12). Baserunning: SB - Gary Hale (10), Rusty Nieman 2 (20), George Halas (14).CS - Rusty Nieman (3). Fielding: E - George Halas.
Game Notes Paul Garr is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cotton Meeks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Thorpe improves in arm Jose Decker did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Thorpe did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luke Blaze improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Smith did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kerry Mintz did not respond to coaching in control Jamie Hernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Stellbauer improves in range Claud Leon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Derek Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rip Walker improves in contact_vs_righty Derek Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in SS