Win: Herb Pfund (5-7) Loss: Yui Kawagoe (4-5)
Save: Don James (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Herb Pfund pitching. Joe Johnson strikes out. Akira Matsuda singles to center field. George Campbell strikes out. Otis Janeski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Arnie McCrea pitching. Rube Bovee singles to right field. Gil Rufer grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Bovee advances to second on the play. Bud Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Gerry Shea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the shortstop. Dinny Stanton walks. Monte Jones strikes out. Scott Matlack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Dick Page grounds out to the second baseman. Phenomenal Hairston singles to right field. Luke Schult strikes out. Jack Bass doubles to left field. Phenomenal Hairston scores. Herb Pfund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Arnie McCrea grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akira Matsuda flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Rube Bovee bunts for a base hit. Rube Bovee is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gil Rufer flies out to the left fielder. Bud Watson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland George Campbell walks. Otis Janeski singles past the second baseman. Naoki Yokogawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. George Campbell advances to third on the play. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Gerry Shea doubles to right field. Dick Page grounds out to the third baseman. Phenomenal Hairston pops out to the second baseman. Luke Schult doubles to left field. Gerry Shea scores. Jack Bass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Monte Jones walks. Scott Matlack singles to center field. Asley Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Arnie McCrea. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Asley Gonzalez walks. Joe Johnson strikes out. Akira Matsuda singles to left field. Monte Jones scores. Scott Matlack scores. George Campbell strikes out. Otis Janeski lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Yui Kawagoe pitching. Herb Pfund grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Bovee singles to right field. Gil Rufer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Joe Johnson. Bud Watson singles to left field. Rube Bovee scores. Gil Rufer scores. John Stripp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Shea strikes out. Dick Page flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Naoki Yokogawa flies out to the left fielder. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Monte Jones singles to center field. Scott Matlack singles to right field. John Stripp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Phenomenal Hairston strikes out. Luke Schult grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Bass singles to right field. Herb Pfund strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Johnson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Akira Matsuda flies out to the center fielder. Joe Johnson steals second. George Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Johnson advances to third on the play. Otis Janeski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Rube Bovee flies out to the left fielder. Gil Rufer grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Watson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Tobin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Naoki Yokogawa grounds out to the third baseman. Dinny Stanton grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Gerry Shea flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dick Page doubles to center field. Phenomenal Hairston flies out to the left fielder. Luke Schult flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott Matlack strikes out. Al Hulen is pinch hitting for John Stripp. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Hulen walks. Joe Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Akira Matsuda lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Yutaka Mori improves in arm Jim Sularz improves in range Lou Wade did not respond to coaching in arm Yutaka Mori improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Sularz did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Claude Rice did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Zuvella did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Storie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vic Bancroft did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Rice did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lou Welchonce improves in power_vs_lefty