Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Rodriguez pitching. Gene Woodard strikes out. Joe Osborne grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Geronimo Middleton pitching. Ben Smith singles past the first baseman. Frank Steevens strikes out. Eddie Mathews singles to center field. Frank Stankard grounds out to the catcher. Ben Smith advances to third on the play. Eddie Mathews advances to second on the play. Roger Laudner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Winston Merloni grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Windle singles past the shortstop. Art Dunne strikes out. Willie Thomson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mike Metzler walks. Jim Lembo flies out to the left fielder. Dean Bush pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Geronimo Middleton strikes out. Gene Woodard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Smith strikes out. Frank Steevens pops out to the first baseman. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Osborne grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Winston Merloni walks. Gary Windle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Frank Stankard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roger Laudner strikes out. Mike Metzler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Art Dunne pops out to the second baseman. Willie Thomson strikes out. Bill Saunders singles to center field. Geronimo Middleton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Lembo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Saunders. Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Lembo advances to third on the play. Ben Smith hits a home run. Jim Lembo scores. Frank Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gene Woodard singles to right field. Joe Osborne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Gene Woodard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Schultz singles to left field. Joe Osborne advances to third on the hit. Winston Merloni singles to center field. Joe Osborne scores. Charlie Schultz advances to third on the hit. Gary Windle strikes out. Art Dunne strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Eddie Mathews grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Stankard grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Laudner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Willie Thomson pops out to the first baseman. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Roenicke is pinch hitting for Geronimo Middleton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Leo Roenicke walks. Gene Woodard singles to center field. Leo Roenicke advances to third on the hit. Joe Osborne reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddie Mathews. Leo Roenicke scores. Charlie Schultz walks. Lefty Lee 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 3rd. Winston Merloni walks. Gene Woodard scores. Gary Windle strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Ed McLaughlin pitching. Mike Metzler flies out to the right fielder. Jim Lembo pops out to the first baseman. Dean Bush doubles to right field. James George is pinch hitting for Lefty Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. James George walks. Ben Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Hunter pitching. Art Dunne strikes out. Willie Thomson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Saunders flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Frank Steevens flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Mathews strikes out. Frank Stankard singles to center field. Roger Laudner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Stankard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Daringer is pinch hitting for Ed McLaughlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Daringer flies out to the left fielder. Gene Woodard hits a home run. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Schultz hits a home run. Red Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Winston Merloni walks. Gary Windle doubles to left field. Winston Merloni is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mickey Acosta pitching. Mike Metzler grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Lembo flies out to the right fielder. Dean Bush flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Gwynn did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Gwynn did not respond to coaching in endurance Eddie Griffin improves in power_vs_lefty Lenny Benard improves in power_vs_lefty Dewey Higham did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Leroy Biancalana did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Staub improves in contact_vs_righty Carlos Delgado improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Ranew did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty