Win: Bob Sewell (3-0) Loss: Seizaburo Nakamura (12-11)
Save: Red George (1)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Seizaburo Nakamura pitching. Arthur Gibson singles past the shortstop. Bobby Lemon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Steve Davis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Dalton pitching. Don Friday singles to left field. Steve Tovar doubles to center field. Don Friday uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Tovar advances to third on the play. Kevin Carroll singles to right field. Steve Tovar scores. Mike Romero strikes out. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Gearin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Claude Lazar hits a home run. Whitey Smith walks. Stan Diering grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Orr doubles to center field. Todd Murphy strikes out. Seizaburo Nakamura strikes out. Don Friday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Geno Farr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill Dalton strikes out. Arthur Gibson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Tovar flies out to the left fielder. Pascual Elston singles to center field. Kevin Carroll pops out to the first baseman. Mike Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bobby Lemon grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Davis flies out to the right fielder. Dan Gearin walks. Claude Lazar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Charlie Orr strikes out. Todd Murphy singles past the third baseman. Seizaburo Nakamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Whitey Smith strikes out. Stan Diering strikes out. Geno Farr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday singles past the second baseman. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Jim Dauss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Elston strikes out. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Mike Romero reached on a fielding error by Bobby Lemon. Mickey Kahdot flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ray Aikens is pinch hitting for Jim Dauss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Aikens strikes out. Arthur Gibson walks. Bobby Lemon singles to right field. Steve Davis singles to center field. Arthur Gibson scores. Bobby Lemon advances to third on the hit. Dan Gearin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Friday. Bobby Lemon scores. Claude Lazar singles to center field. Steve Davis scores. Dan Gearin scores. Whitey Smith flies out to the center fielder. Stan Diering grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Claude Lazar is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Masayuki Masuda pitching. Charlie Orr strikes out. Todd Murphy flies out to the right fielder. Seizaburo Nakamura flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Geno Farr strikes out. Arlie Stigman is pinch hitting for Masayuki Masuda. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Arlie Stigman grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Sewell pitching. Don Friday reached on a 2-base throwing error by Whitey Smith. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston singles to center field. Don Friday scores. Pascual Elston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bobby Lemon singles to right field. Steve Davis pops out to the third baseman. Dan Gearin strikes out. Claude Lazar flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Romero strikes out. Mickey Kahdot singles to right field. Charlie Orr flies out to the left fielder. Todd Murphy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Whitey Smith walks. Stan Diering singles to center field. Whitey Smith advances to third on the hit. Lou Lavagetto 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. Geno Farr pops out to the third baseman. Butch Reynolds is pinch hitting for Bob Sewell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Butch Reynolds triples. Whitey Smith scores. Stan Diering scores. Arthur Gibson singles to right field. Butch Reynolds scores. Bobby Lemon flies out to the center fielder. Steve Davis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Gill pitching. Hugh Lombardi is pinch hitting for Lou Lavagetto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hugh Lombardi doubles to center field. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Hugh Lombardi scores. Red George comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Carroll singles to right field. Mike Romero grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Steve Tovar (22), Charlie Orr (17), Hugh Lombardi (4).HR - Steve Tovar 2 (28). Baserunning: CS - Pascual Elston (7). Fielding: E - Don Friday.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roland Kustus improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harvey Riley improves in arm Balor Donohue did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lew Crosetti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Haney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bobby Lloyd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C