Win: Frankie Esser (3-6) Loss: Joe Hiller (12-5)
Save: Roy Huskey (24)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Fred Reninger pitching. Ricky Phelan strikes out. Goose Bradshaw singles to left field. Passed ball. Goose Bradshaw advances to second. Emmett Beattie grounds out to the second baseman. Goose Bradshaw advances to third on the play. Bob Howard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mike Rodriguez. Goose Bradshaw scores. Billy Ollom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Hiller pitching. Dan Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Schneider singles to center field. Johnnie Stryker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Christenbury strikes out. Charlie Mellana singles to right field. Scott McMurphy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Mellana is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Hiller flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ed Kipper grounds out to the shortstop. George Mamaux strikes out. Jason Singleton walks. Larry Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ricky Phelan strikes out. Goose Bradshaw flies out to the right fielder. Emmett Beattie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fred Reninger flies out to the left fielder. Dan Smith singles to right field. Mike Rodriguez walks. Bobby Schneider grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Rodriguez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnnie Stryker walks. Ed Kipper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bob Howard singles to right field. Billy Ollom walks. Mike Christenbury strikes out. Charlie Mellana flies out to the center fielder. Scott McMurphy singles to left field. Joe Hiller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Mamaux flies out to the center fielder. Jason Singleton pops out to the second baseman. Larry Hernandez singles to right field. Fred Reninger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ricky Phelan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goose Bradshaw singles to left field. Emmett Beattie flies out to the center fielder. Goose Bradshaw steals second. Bob Howard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dan Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Schneider walks. Johnnie Stryker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Billy Ollom singles to center field. Mike Christenbury grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Billy Ollom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Mellana flies out to the right fielder. Scott McMurphy walks. Joe Hiller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ed Kipper strikes out. George Mamaux grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jason Singleton singles to center field. Larry Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ricky Phelan singles to right field. Goose Bradshaw singles to right field. Ricky Phelan is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Emmett Beattie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goose Bradshaw advances to second on the play. Frankie Esser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frankie Esser grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Smith strikes out. Mike Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Billy Ollom grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Christenbury flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Mellana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bobby Schneider singles to center field. Cecil McKelvy is pinch running for Bobby Schneider on 1st base. Johnnie Stryker doubles to center field. Cecil McKelvy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Kipper flies out to the center fielder. George Mamaux doubles to right field. Johnnie Stryker scores. Jason Singleton singles to center field. George Mamaux scores. Bob Hennessey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Larry Hernandez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland George Chervinko enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cecil McKelvy at 3B. Roy Huskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Scott McMurphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Mathews is pinch hitting for Bob Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Mathews singles to center field. Bob Mathews steals second. Ricky Phelan strikes out. Goose Bradshaw grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Young improves in control Jose Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Leo Abbott did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Young improves in control Rudy Howarth did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Nolte did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Shelby did not respond to coaching in control Mitsuyasu Sugishita did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Kelly did not respond to coaching in arm Jesse Ganzel did not respond to coaching in 3B