Win: Charlie Cusick (6-2) Loss: Morris Anson (11-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Morris Anson pitching. Ed Davis reached on a fielding error by Morris Anson. Donn Hernandez strikes out. Walt Madison singles to left field. Ed Davis advances to third on the hit. Dave Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Cusick pitching. Andre Wehmeier doubles to right field. John Lyons singles to right field. Andre Wehmeier is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Billy Shirley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Donn Hernandez. Buddy Lint flies out to the right fielder. Steve Brucker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ed Cooke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Trenidad Choate strikes out. Merito Embrey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Bader doubles to center field. Bill Seelbach grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Morris Anson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ryan Tettleton strikes out. Charlie Cusick singles to center field. Ed Davis strikes out. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Walt Madison singles to left field. Dave Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Andre Wehmeier strikes out. John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Billy Shirley singles to left field. Buddy Lint flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ed Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Trenidad Choate strikes out. Merito Embrey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Brucker grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Bader flies out to the left fielder. Bill Seelbach pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ryan Tettleton grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Cusick strikes out. Ed Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Morris Anson strikes out. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Donn Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Donn Hernandez steals second. Walt Madison singles to right field. Donn Hernandez scores. Dave Smith pops out to the shortstop. Ed Cooke hits a home run. Walt Madison scores. Trenidad Choate singles past the third baseman. Merito Embrey doubles to right field. Ryan Tettleton strikes out. Charlie Cusick strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Billy Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Lint singles to right field. Steve Brucker walks. Tom Bader pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed Davis pops out to the first baseman. Donn Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Madison doubles to left field. Dave Smith singles to center field. Ed Cooke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Seelbach strikes out. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Morris Anson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Trenidad Choate flies out to the left fielder. Merito Embrey grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Rohde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ryan Tettleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Andre Wehmeier strikes out. John Lyons walks. Billy Shirley strikes out. Buddy Lint strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Charlie Cusick grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Davis strikes out. Donn Hernandez singles to center field. Walt Madison triples. Donn Hernandez scores. Dave Smith hits a home run. Walt Madison scores. Ed Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rich Morman is pinch hitting for Steve Brucker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rich Morman singles to center field. Tom Bader strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto is pinch hitting for Bill Seelbach. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yachiho Kanamoto grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Walt Madison (11), Merito Embrey (1).3B - Walt Madison (4).HR - Dave Smith (11), Ed Cooke (10).GIDP - Dave Smith. Baserunning: SB - Donn Hernandez (5). Fielding: E - Donn Hernandez.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Jones improves in speed Phil Harper improves in control Luis Deitrick did not respond to coaching in control Paul Egan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Rettig did not respond to coaching in speed Ryan Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Rettig improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Johnson improves in contact_vs_righty Yordanis Molinet did not respond to coaching in velocity Yordanis Molinet did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Hicks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike McAdams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Len Parson improves in contact_vs_lefty Hiroyuki Katsuura did not respond to coaching in CF