Win: Dick Thompson (8-4) Loss: Virgil Bench (2-4)
Save: Chris Osuna (6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Dick Thompson pitching. Whitey Lake walks. Otto Stenzel doubles to left field. Whitey Lake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Tobin grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship walks. George Burkart grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Virgil Bench pitching. Billy Stephens flies out to the right fielder. Hod Raney singles to center field. Hod Raney steals second. Scott Eisenhart reached on a fielding error by Alex Alvarez. Mariano Castro strikes out. Mike Strobel doubles to center field. Hod Raney scores. Scott Eisenhart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jerry Ward singles to left field. Mike Strobel scores. Cesar Troy walks. Russ Scarce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Minor is hit by a pitch. Heinie Hampton strikes out. Virgil Bench fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Virgil Bench strikes out. Whitey Lake grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dick Thompson strikes out. Billy Stephens flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Hod Raney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Alex Alvarez walks. Alex Alvarez steals second. Ed Tobin singles to center field. Alex Alvarez scores. Ken Blankenship walks. George Burkart flies out to the right fielder. Bill Minor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Scott Eisenhart strikes out. Mariano Castro singles to center field. Mariano Castro steals second. Mike Strobel hits a home run. Mariano Castro scores. Jerry Ward walks. Cesar Troy flies out to the center fielder. Russ Scarce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Heinie Hampton flies out to the center fielder. Virgil Bench strikes out. Whitey Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dick Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Billy Stephens walks. Billy Stephens steals second. Hod Raney singles past the second baseman. Scott Eisenhart grounds out to the pitcher. Hod Raney advances to second on the play. Mariano Castro pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Otto Stenzel walks. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Ed Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Ken Blankenship pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Strobel hits a home run. Jerry Ward hits an infield single to the third baseman. Jerry Ward is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cesar Troy singles to left field. Russ Scarce grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cesar Troy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Thompson singles to center field. Russ Scarce advances to third on the hit. Frank Ferry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Stephens walks. Hod Raney singles past the second baseman. Russ Scarce scores. Scott Eisenhart singles to center field. Dick Thompson scores. Billy Stephens scores. Hod Raney advances to third on the hit. Scott Eisenhart steals second. Mariano Castro grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland George Burkart triples. Bill Minor strikes out. Heinie Hampton strikes out. Frank Ferry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Strobel grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Ward grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cesar Troy doubles to right field. Russ Scarce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Whitey Lake singles to right field. Otto Stenzel singles to center field. Whitey Lake advances to third on the hit. Alex Alvarez strikes out. Ed Tobin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Whitey Lake scores. Ken Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dick Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Billy Stephens strikes out. Hod Raney singles to center field. Scott Eisenhart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland George Burkart grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Minor singles past the second baseman. Heinie Hampton singles to right field. Bill Minor advances to third on the hit. Sandy Kelly is pinch hitting for Mike Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Heinie Hampton steals second. Sandy Kelly walks. Whitey Lake walks. Bill Minor scores. Otto Stenzel flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Heinie Hampton scores. Chris Osuna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Alex Alvarez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hal Lear pitching. Mariano Castro pops out to the first baseman. Mike Strobel walks. Mike Strobel steals second. Jerry Ward strikes out. Cesar Troy singles to center field. Mike Strobel scores. Cesar Troy gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Tobin flies out to the right fielder. Ken Blankenship singles to right field. George Burkart grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Blankenship advances to second on the play. Bill Minor flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Otto Stenzel (9).3B - George Burkart (2).SF - Otto Stenzel, Ed Tobin.HBP - Bill Minor (3). Baserunning: SB - Alex Alvarez (8), Heinie Hampton (2). Fielding: E - Alex Alvarez.
Batting:2B - Mike Strobel (13), Cesar Troy (5).HR - Mike Strobel 2 (11). Baserunning: SB - Billy Stephens (7), Hod Raney (17), Scott Eisenhart (7), Mariano Castro (8), Mike Strobel (5).CS - Jerry Ward (9).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Graney improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Darens did not respond to coaching in control Stan Ward improves in contact_vs_lefty A.J. Reese improves in power_vs_lefty Stan Ward did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andy Geisel improves in power_vs_lefty Pretzel Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Ivan Blaemire did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Daniels did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Henry Henderson improves in 2B