Win: Ron Meulens (10-4) Loss: Joe McNamara (6-10)
Save: Carl Wynn (38)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ron Meulens pitching. Elmer Guevara flies out to the center fielder. John Chapman pops out to the shortstop. Hal Bolden singles in front of the center fielder. Hal Bolden steals second. George Eggert singles to center field. Hal Bolden scores. John Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe McNamara pitching. Chet Combs singles to right field. Walter Scanlan walks. Chris Bergman doubles to center field. Chet Combs scores. Walter Scanlan is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Dixie Conwell flies out to the left fielder. Fred Seibold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Duane Crist grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ed Wiedenbauer flies out to the center fielder. Walter Ferens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gene Reed strikes out. Bernie Linton singles to center field. Bernie Linton steals second. Kevin Hibbs singles to right field. Bernie Linton is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Ron Meulens singles to center field. Kevin Hibbs advances to third on the hit. Chet Combs walks. Walter Scanlan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe McNamara flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Guevara walks. John Chapman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Chris Bergman singles to right field. Chris Bergman steals second. Dixie Conwell singles to center field. Chris Bergman scores. Fred Seibold strikes out. Gene Reed flies out to the left fielder. Bernie Linton doubles to center field. Dixie Conwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hal Bolden pops out to the third baseman. George Eggert grounds out to the second baseman. John Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ron Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Combs strikes out. Walter Scanlan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Duane Crist flies out to the right fielder. Ed Wiedenbauer doubles to center field. Walter Ferens reached on a fielding error by Kevin Hibbs. Joe McNamara singles to right field. Ed Wiedenbauer scores. Elmer Guevara strikes out. John Chapman singles to left field. Walter Ferens is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chris Bergman grounds out to the third baseman. Dixie Conwell walks. Fred Seibold triples. Dixie Conwell scores. Charlie Propst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Reed strikes out. Bernie Linton singles to center field. Fred Seibold scores. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hal Bolden pops out to the shortstop. George Eggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Shannon singles to center field. Duane Crist grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ron Meulens strikes out. Chet Combs singles to right field. Walter Scanlan lines out to the second baseman. Chris Bergman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Wiedenbauer grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Ferens grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Tauscher is pinch hitting for Charlie Propst. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Emil Tauscher walks. Elmer Guevara doubles to center field. Jeff Valentine 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. John Chapman is hit by a pitch. Hal Bolden singles to center field. Emil Tauscher scores. Elmer Guevara scores. George Eggert pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Harry Shotton pitching. Dixie Conwell hits a home run. Fred Seibold grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Linton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jose Alyea enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixie Conwell at RF. Gordie Gehrman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Young is pinch hitting for John Shannon. Del Young strikes out. Duane Crist singles to left field. Ed Wiedenbauer singles to center field. Carl Wynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Ferens flies out to the left fielder. Wally Thompson is pinch hitting for Harry Shotton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Thompson walks. Elmer Guevara strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fred Papa pitching. Frank Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Del Young at SS. Kazuhiko Ota is pinch hitting for Kevin Hibbs. Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Wynn strikes out. Chet Combs singles to left field. Chet Combs steals second. Walter Scanlan walks. Chris Bergman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota John Chapman singles to left field. Hal Bolden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Chapman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Eggert strikes out. Frank Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Staehle improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Bergen did not respond to coaching in speed Lew Matthias improves in speed Jot McNamara did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Doheny improves in contact_vs_lefty Tilson Gutierrez improves in arm Neil Doheny did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Rhodes improves in contact_vs_lefty