Win: Ralph Branca (2-3) Loss: Nap Lake (1-2)
Save: Gene Poole (8)
Inning: 1 Boston Nap Lake pitching. Hank Key pops out to the shortstop. Katsuro Kabeya hits a home run. Herb Ert grounds out to the catcher. Ron Lopes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ralph Branca pitching. Ray Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Clint Allen walks. Buster Waner flies out to the left fielder. Shoshichi Satomi singles to center field. Ed Taber grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shoshichi Satomi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Micheal oCeallaigh singles to right field. Hugh Jackman flies out to the left fielder. Sachi Harashima flies out to the center fielder. Chick A. Dee triples. Micheal oCeallaigh scores. Ralph Branca flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Val Curry flies out to the right fielder. John Lickert singles in front of the center fielder. Red Johnson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Hank Key grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Katsuro Kabeya strikes out. Herb Ert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Nap Lake strikes out. Ray Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Clint Allen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ron Lopes doubles to center field. Micheal oCeallaigh lines out to the first baseman. Hugh Jackman walks. Sachi Harashima grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Lopes advances to third on the play. Hugh Jackman advances to second on the play. Chick A. Dee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Buster Waner walks. Shoshichi Satomi flies out to the left fielder. Ed Taber walks. Val Curry flies out to the left fielder. John Lickert grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Ralph Branca strikes out. Hank Key reached on a fielding error by Buster Waner. Hank Key steals second. Katsuro Kabeya grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hank Key advances to third on the play. Herb Ert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Red Johnson walks. Red Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nap Lake singles to center field. Ray Lyons walks. Clint Allen flies out to the left fielder. Buster Waner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Ron Lopes flies out to the right fielder. Micheal oCeallaigh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Jackman walks. Sachi Harashima grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Shoshichi Satomi flies out to the center fielder. Ed Taber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Val Curry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Chick A. Dee strikes out. Ralph Branca singles to left field. Hank Key strikes out. Katsuro Kabeya grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ralph Branca is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland John Lickert grounds out to the third baseman. Red Johnson strikes out. Nap Lake flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Herb Ert singles to left field. Ron Lopes grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Herb Ert is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Micheal oCeallaigh grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ray Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Clint Allen pops out to the first baseman. Buster Waner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Yoshihisa Nishizawa 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. Hugh Jackman walks. Sachi Harashima strikes out. Chick A. Dee flies out to the right fielder. Ralph Branca grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Shoshichi Satomi doubles to right field. Ed Taber singles to right field. Val Curry strikes out. Ed Taber is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Lickert singles to center field. Shoshichi Satomi scores. Gene Poole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Red Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jerry Appleton did not respond to coaching in control Freddie Mercury did not respond to coaching in control Rusty Nayles did not respond to coaching in range Summer Camp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rusty Nayles did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wally McConnell improves in power_vs_lefty Gary Roach did not respond to coaching in velocity Sid Huckleberry improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Winsett did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Kalahan improves in 2B