Win: Mike Liddle (16-5) Loss: Frank Phillips (9-13)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Phillips pitching. Buck Damon strikes out. Jim Brown singles to center field. Jim Brown steals second. Charlie Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Don Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Liddle pitching. Wally Poat flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kenichiro Kataoka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Ilsley flies out to the left fielder. Gene Pignatano strikes out. Benny Snyder flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Gardella flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Koestner singles to left field. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Erik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Takashi Kishida hits a home run. Mike Liddle grounds out to the third baseman. Buck Damon grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Brown singles to left field. Jim Brown steals second. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Craig Willis strikes out. Frank Phillips strikes out. Wally Poat hits a home run. Kenichiro Kataoka singles to center field. Whitey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ilsley grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Gardella flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Billy Johnson hits an infield single to the first baseman. Erik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Benny Snyder lines out to the first baseman. Takashi Kishida hits a home run. Mike Liddle singles to center field. Buck Damon walks. Jim Brown singles to center field. Mike Liddle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Buck Damon advances to third on the hit. Charlie Stewart singles to left field. Buck Damon scores. Jim Brown advances to third on the hit. Don Bell walks. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Gene Pignatano singles to right field. Jim Brown scores. Charlie Stewart scores. Don Bell advances to third on the hit. Harry Haeffner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Snyder singles to left field. Don Bell scores. Takashi Kishida pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Craig Willis singles past the second baseman. Harry Haeffner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Wally Poat grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Willis advances to third on the play. Harry Haeffner advances to second on the play. Kenichiro Kataoka grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Willis scores. Harry Haeffner advances to third on the play. Whitey Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Mike Liddle grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Damon singles to left field. Jim Brown singles to right field. Charlie Stewart doubles to left field. Buck Damon scores. Jim Brown uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Bell strikes out. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Art Gardella walks. Kevin Koestner doubles to left field. Art Gardella uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Koestner advances to third on the play. Erik Smith strikes out. Craig Willis singles to right field. Kevin Koestner scores. Brad Long grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Craig Willis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gene Pignatano singles to left field. Benny Snyder walks. Takashi Kishida pops out to the first baseman. Mike Liddle lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Buck Damon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Wally Poat hits a home run. Duke McNulty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenichiro Kataoka grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Art Gardella hits an infield single to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Gardella is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim Brown hits a home run. Bill Rohde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Langford is pinch hitting for Charlie Stewart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Langford grounds out to the shortstop. Don Bell hits a home run. Gene Lynch is pinch hitting for Bill Ilsley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Lynch walks. Gene Pignatano singles to left field. Gene Lynch advances to third on the hit. Benny Snyder singles to right field. Gene Lynch scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takashi Kishida flies out to the center fielder. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Duke McNulty. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Harrell singles to center field. Gene Pignatano scores. Benny Snyder advances to third on the hit. Buck Damon doubles to center field. Benny Snyder scores. Jim Harrell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Brown singles to center field. Buck Damon scores. Del Langford lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Makoto Nagata pitching. Billy Johnson strikes out. Erik Smith singles to right field. Craig Willis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Erik Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Deacon Newman is pinch hitting for Andy Slaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Deacon Newman doubles to center field. Craig Willis scores. Wally Poat pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Aaron Stanley pitching. Don Bell hits a home run. Gene Lynch walks. Gene Pignatano grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene Lynch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Benny Snyder strikes out. Takashi Kishida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Art Gardella doubles to right field. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Lerch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Cy Layden improves in range Wes McDougald did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ray Patterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fritz Martin did not respond to coaching in range Carlos Brandt did not respond to coaching in arm Vive Aven did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Klein did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Fisher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gene Tappe improves in power_vs_righty Bennie Barkley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Fisher improves in range Russ Hershiser improves in arm