Win: Giomar Lawrence (1-0) Loss: Wally Geishert (12-6)
Save: Tom Connally (27)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Giomar Lawrence pitching. Ron Thompson strikes out. Bob Neis hits a home run. Otis Janeski flies out to the center fielder. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Wally Geishert pitching. Luis Rodas grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Love strikes out. Jeff Marshall grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara grounds out to the second baseman. Dinny Stanton strikes out. Akira Matsuda strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Charlie Odom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Weldon Fordyce flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Matias flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Stan Morrissey grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Geishert flies out to the left fielder. Ron Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Harry Billings lines out to the shortstop. Ernest Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Giomar Lawrence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Neis singles to center field. Otis Janeski grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Luis Rodas strikes out. Cal Love doubles to center field. Jeff Marshall grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Love advances to third on the play. Charlie Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the right fielder. Dinny Stanton singles to left field. Akira Matsuda grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dinny Stanton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Akira Matsuda gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Weldon Fordyce flies out to the left fielder. Rafael Matias flies out to the left fielder. Harry Billings singles to right field. Ernest Lemon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Stan Morrissey strikes out. Wally Geishert flies out to the center fielder. Ron Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Giomar Lawrence reached on a fielding error by Stan Morrissey. Luis Rodas singles to right field. Cal Love grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Giomar Lawrence is out at third base. Jeff Marshall singles to center field. Luis Rodas scores. Cal Love advances to third on the hit. Atsushi Matsuba comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Passed ball. Cal Love scores. Jeff Marshall advances to second. Charlie Odom strikes out. Weldon Fordyce singles to center field. Jeff Marshall uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rafael Matias singles to right field. Weldon Fordyce advances to third on the hit. Harry Billings flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Neis strikes out. Otis Janeski doubles to center field. Harvey Hagerman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Tsutomu Aihara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ernest Lemon grounds out to the third baseman. Harvey Hagerman grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Rodas walks. Cal Love grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Heydeman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Rodas at RF. Joe Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Weldon Fordyce at 3B. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akira Matsuda strikes out. Stan Morrissey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jeff Marshall singles to left field. Arnie McCrea comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Odom grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Tom Connally comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Tabb is pinch hitting for Arnie McCrea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Tabb strikes out. Ron Thompson strikes out. Bob Neis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Betts did not respond to coaching in arm Mark McQueen improves in speed Pete May did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Hetki did not respond to coaching in control Biff Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Catfish Pierson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Bill Eden did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Partridge did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bob Gardella improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Gary Gray improves in contact_vs_lefty