Inning: 1 Cleveland John Burnitz pitching. Ben Smith flies out to the center fielder. Frank Steevens grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Herb Dalena pitching. Chet Manto strikes out. Tony Dixon reached on a fielding error by Eddie Mathews. Dick Kilhullen pops out to the second baseman. Charley Lum grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tony Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gus Jennings grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Scioscia grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Metzler lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mickey Triandos grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Selkirk grounds out to the second baseman. Happy McNamara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Lembo strikes out. Dean Bush strikes out. Herb Dalena grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Phil Ferrer singles to left field. John Burnitz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Manto singles to center field. Phil Ferrer scores. Tony Dixon singles to left field. Chet Manto aggressively advances to third on the hit. Dick Kilhullen grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chet Manto scores. Tony Dixon advances to second on the play. Charley Lum flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ben Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Steevens strikes out. Eddie Mathews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mickey Triandos flies out to the center fielder. Bob Selkirk hits a home run. Happy McNamara strikes out. Phil Ferrer hits a home run. Bob Luplow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Burnitz singles to right field. Chet Manto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gus Jennings grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Scioscia singles to center field. Mike Metzler flies out to the center fielder. Jim Lembo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Dixon singles to right field. Ace Throneberry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kilhullen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Charley Lum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Ace Throneberry grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mickey Triandos doubles to left field. Bob Selkirk strikes out. Happy McNamara hits a home run. Mickey Triandos scores. Herman Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Ferrer grounds out to the shortstop. John Burnitz singles to center field. Chet Manto lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Steevens lines out to the second baseman. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Jennings hits a home run. Tony Scioscia singles to right field. Mike Metzler singles to left field. Tony Scioscia advances to third on the hit. Jim Lembo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tony Dixon hits a home run. Ron Hunter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kilhullen flies out to the left fielder. Charley Lum strikes out. Mickey Triandos walks. Bob Selkirk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dean Bush walks. James George is pinch hitting for Ron Hunter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. James George singles to left field. Dean Bush aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ben Smith strikes out. Frank Steevens grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jose Valverde pitching. Happy McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Phil Ferrer doubles to right field. John Burnitz singles to center field. Phil Ferrer scores. Denis Berger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Manto strikes out. Tony Dixon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Burnitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Eddie Mathews doubles to left field. Gus Jennings grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Tony Scioscia strikes out. Mike Metzler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Mickey Triandos (21), Phil Ferrer (13).HR - Tony Dixon (7), Bob Selkirk (15), Happy McNamara (14), Phil Ferrer (13).GIDP - Dick Kilhullen.
Game Notes John Burnitz is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Carlos Delgado did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Al Ritchie did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Poepping improves in speed Al Popovich improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lynn Augustine improves in arm Billy Hoyt did not respond to coaching in range Billy Hoyt improves in power_vs_lefty Pete McGuire did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lynn Augustine did not respond to coaching in 2B