Win: Joel Hogan (5-4) Loss: Bombo Gibralter (8-8)
Save: Al Leonard (18)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Ginger Mendoza pitching. Ben Dodd grounds out to the pitcher. Dickie Barry grounds out to the second baseman. Don Aaron flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bombo Gibralter pitching. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger flies out to the left fielder. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kevin Hubbell pops out to the shortstop. John Fahey singles to left field. John Fahey steals second. Tex Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Jack Gonzalez walks. Kevin Plawecki singles to center field. John Fahey scores. Bombo Gibralter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Goldie Shelby triples. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Goldie Shelby scores. Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Mateo Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Dodd grounds out to the third baseman. Dickie Barry flies out to the center fielder. Don Aaron flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City U.L. Distefano walks. U.L. Distefano steals second. Ginger Mendoza lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, U.L. Distefano scores. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Kevin Hubbell lines out to the first baseman. John Fahey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tex Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Kranepool lines out to the shortstop. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Merritt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack Gonzalez doubles to left field. Kevin Plawecki grounds out to the pitcher. Bombo Gibralter walks. Ben Dodd singles to left field. Dickie Barry grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez flies out to the right fielder. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Don Aaron reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Stahl. Kevin Hubbell hits a home run. Don Aaron scores. John Fahey walks. Tex Jackson singles to right field. John Fahey advances to third on the hit. Jack Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Fahey is thrown out at the plate. Tex Jackson steals second. Kevin Plawecki walks. Bombo Gibralter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza pops out to the shortstop. John Stahl pops out to the shortstop. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ben Dodd grounds out to the shortstop. Dickie Barry flies out to the right fielder. Don Aaron grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Kranepool singles to center field. Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Ed Merritt grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Kranepool is out at third base. Billy Grich strikes out. Mateo Perez singles to right field. Goldie Shelby scores. Ed Merritt advances to third on the hit. U.L. Distefano walks. Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Ginger Mendoza. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Slick Johnson grounds into a fielders choice to the catcher. Ed Merritt is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Joel Hogan pitching. Kevin Hubbell strikes out. John Fahey walks. Tex Jackson strikes out. Jack Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Stahl grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Gettinger hits a home run. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Ed Merritt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kevin Plawecki pops out to the shortstop. Red Hodapp is pinch hitting for Bombo Gibralter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Hodapp strikes out. Ben Dodd grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lou Hockett did not respond to coaching in velocity Jake Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tod Reis did not respond to coaching in velocity Tod Reis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Ellis did not respond to coaching in velocity Gates Hamlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Rickey Nevers did not respond to coaching in velocity Norm Jeanes did not respond to coaching in control