Win: Heinie Meine (1-1) Loss: Jerry Pless (1-1)
Save: Victor Street (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Jerry Pless pitching. Jose Tabata walks. Don Hoak lines out to the third baseman. Clise Boyd reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crane. Earl Grace strikes out. Martin Alley doubles to right field. Jose Tabata scores. Clise Boyd uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Hetki walks. Bud Pose flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Heinie Meine pitching. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Buckley bunts for a base hit. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Meine walks. Heinie Meine steals second. Jose Tabata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Meine advances to third on the play. Don Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna strikes out. John Hamilton strikes out. Ernie Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Clise Boyd walks. Earl Grace flies out to the left fielder. Martin Alley singles to right field. Dick Hetki pops out to the second baseman. Bud Pose singles to right field. Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Pless grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Heinie Meine flies out to the left fielder. Jose Tabata singles to left field. Don Hoak walks. Clise Boyd doubles to center field. Jose Tabata scores. Don Hoak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Grace singles to right field. Martin Alley pops out to the first baseman. Dick Hetki singles to center field. Clise Boyd scores. Kazumasa Hamagiwa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Pose grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Hetki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Crane flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ginger Beaumont singles to left field. Heinie Meine fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Heinie Meine grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jose Tabata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Stew LaManna walks. John Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Pick doubles to left field. Kazumasa Hamagiwa strikes out. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Cleveland Don Hoak grounds out to the shortstop. Clise Boyd grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Earl Grace doubles past the center fielder. Martin Alley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Crane singles to center field. Reggie Buckley flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Crane advances to third on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt advances to second on the play. John Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dick Hetki singles to center field. Bud Pose walks. Ginger Beaumont pops out to the first baseman. Miller Jacquez is pinch hitting for Heinie Meine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Miller Jacquez singles past the shortstop. Dick Hetki scores. Bud Pose is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jose Tabata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Otis St.Claire pitching. Ernie Pick strikes out. Kazumasa Hamagiwa grounds out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Don Hoak singles to center field. Roy Ball is pinch hitting for Clise Boyd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Ball grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Don Hoak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George McQuillan is pinch hitting for Earl Grace. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George McQuillan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jake Mahaffey is pinch hitting for Tom Shelley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Mahaffey walks. Jake Mahaffey steals second. Eddie Crane strikes out. Passed ball. Jake Mahaffey advances to third. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Schaive is pinch hitting for Woodie Steinfeldt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Schaive singles to left field. Jake Mahaffey scores. Stew LaManna doubles to right field. Brian Schaive scores. John Holloway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hamilton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Martin Alley flies out to the center fielder. Dick Hetki grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Pose singles to center field. Bill Corcel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ginger Beaumont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ernie Pick strikes out. Pedro May is pinch hitting for Bill Corcel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pedro May hits a home run. Emil Yde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Mahaffey singles to center field. Victor Street comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Crane singles past the shortstop. Jake Mahaffey advances to third on the hit. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Werden improves in power_vs_righty Joe Wilson improves in arm Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Michael Killebrew did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jay Magee improves in contact_vs_righty Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Edgar Probe did not respond to coaching in arm Jay Magee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Silver Ray did not respond to coaching in 1B