Win: Danny Rogers (6-4) Loss: Brad Atkinson (2-3)
Save: John Caskey (13)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Thunder Bolt pitching. Bert Redmond strikes out. Charlie Link singles past the shortstop. Jack Layne pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Link is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Ollie Webber pitching. BooRay Decker flies out to the right fielder. Cal Ripken hits a home run. Barry Datz strikes out. Chuck Heabner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Al Blake strikes out. Minoru Amamoto flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mike Thorpe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Blaise Fuchs walks. Hammer Head flies out to the center fielder. Blaise Fuchs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoshinori Kondo lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the pitcher. Takayuki Mimura grounds out to the second baseman. Ollie Webber pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Farmer Miller flies out to the center fielder. Thunder Bolt singles to right field. BooRay Decker flies out to the center fielder. Cal Ripken singles to center field. Barry Datz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bert Redmond doubles to right field. Charlie Link lines out to the second baseman. Jack Layne walks. Al Blake singles to center field. Bert Redmond scores. Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Layne advances to third on the play. Al Blake advances to second on the play. Mike Thorpe singles to center field. Jack Layne scores. Al Blake scores. Bill LaFrancois grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Chuck Heabner flies out to the center fielder. Blaise Fuchs singles to center field. Hammer Head singles past the shortstop. Yoshinori Kondo strikes out. Farmer Miller doubles to center field. Blaise Fuchs scores. Hammer Head uses his aggressiveness and scores. Thunder Bolt singles to right field. Farmer Miller uses his aggressiveness and scores. BooRay Decker walks. Cal Ripken strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Ollie Webber grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Redmond grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Barry Datz walks. Chuck Heabner walks. Blaise Fuchs grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Barry Datz advances to third on the play. Hammer Head grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Charlie Link singles to right field. Jack Layne walks. Al Blake doubles to right field. Charlie Link scores. Ken Donovan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Minoru Amamoto flies out to the right fielder. Mike Thorpe pops out to the shortstop. Bill LaFrancois strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Yoshinori Kondo flies out to the center fielder. Farmer Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Takayuki Mimura walks. Tony Joshua is pinch hitting for Ollie Webber. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tony Joshua strikes out. Bert Redmond grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Danny Rogers pitching. BooRay Decker flies out to the center fielder. Cal Ripken grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Barry Datz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Charlie Link flies out to the left fielder. Jack Layne grounds out to the third baseman. Al Blake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Chuck Heabner flies out to the right fielder. Blaise Fuchs strikes out. Hammer Head lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thorpe grounds out to the shortstop. Bill LaFrancois walks. Takayuki Mimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Yoshinori Kondo singles to left field. Farmer Miller singles to left field. Johnny Quest is pinch hitting for Ken Donovan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Quest pops out to the third baseman. BooRay Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Yoshinori Kondo advances to third on the play. Farmer Miller advances to second on the play. Cal Ripken grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cleveland Herb Anderson pitching. Danny Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Bert Redmond flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Link grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Barry Datz walks. Chuck Heabner flies out to the right fielder. Blaise Fuchs singles to left field. Hammer Head grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Jack Layne grounds out to the pitcher. Al Blake singles to right field. Minoru Amamoto flies out to the left fielder. Mike Thorpe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Blake is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Yoshinori Kondo flies out to the right fielder. Farmer Miller strikes out. Jose McLaughlin is pinch hitting for Herb Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose McLaughlin reached on a fielding error by Mike Thorpe. BooRay Decker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Cleveland Brad Atkinson pitching. Bill LaFrancois hits a home run. Takayuki Mimura grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Stuart is pinch hitting for Danny Rogers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Stuart reached on a fielding error by Brad Atkinson. Bert Redmond flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Link grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Boston John Caskey pitching. Cal Ripken strikes out. Barry Datz singles to center field. Chuck Heabner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Barry Datz advances to second on the play. Blaise Fuchs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Bert Redmond (12), Al Blake (19).HR - Bill LaFrancois (4).GIDP - Bert Redmond. Baserunning: CS - Charlie Link (7). Fielding: E - Mike Thorpe.
Game Notes Joe Stuart is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Poorman improves in contact_vs_righty Ugueth Cuccinello improves in power_vs_righty Vince Acosta did not respond to coaching in speed Vern Reuschel did not respond to coaching in control Tex Woods did not respond to coaching in LF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roger Tackett improves in arm Matt Alou did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Blefary improves in power_vs_righty Len Harper did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty