Win: Jim Michaels (2-3) Loss: Don Lowe (7-5)
Save: Carl Wynn (41)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Orville Phoebus pitching. Chet Combs grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Scanlan singles to center field. Kazuhiko Ota strikes out. Fred Seibold walks. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Carsey pitching. Ted Witherup strikes out. Dean Brodowski walks. John Hoyt strikes out. George Callahan singles to right field. Dean Brodowski advances to third on the hit. Ted Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jose Alyea grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Linton walks. Kevin Hibbs hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Carsey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Zip Otis grounds out to the shortstop. George Umbricht grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Foley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Walter Scanlan strikes out. Kazuhiko Ota singles to right field. Fred Seibold flies out to the center fielder. Gene Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Orville Phoebus pops out to the second baseman. Ted Witherup strikes out. Dean Brodowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jose Alyea singles to right field. Jose Alyea steals second. Bernie Linton grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Alyea advances to third on the play. J.J. Suggs 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. Kevin Hibbs singles to center field. Jose Alyea scores. Joe Carsey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hoyt grounds out to the pitcher. George Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Walter Scanlan flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiko Ota walks. Fred Seibold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Kazuhiko Ota advances to second on the play. Gene Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Zip Otis grounds out to the third baseman. George Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Jim Foley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jose Alyea singles to center field. Bernie Linton singles to center field. Jose Alyea advances to third on the hit. Kevin Hibbs lines out to the second baseman. Joe Carsey lines out to the shortstop. Chet Combs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Walt Santovenia is pinch hitting for J.J. Suggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Walt Santovenia walks. Ted Witherup walks. Dean Brodowski pops out to the third baseman. John Hoyt singles to center field. Walt Santovenia scores. Jim Michaels 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. George Callahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Hoyt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ted Wood walks. Zip Otis strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Lowe pitching. Dixie Conwell is pinch hitting for Walter Scanlan. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuhiko Ota singles to center field. Kazuhiko Ota steals second. Fred Seibold grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuhiko Ota advances to third on the play. Gene Reed singles to right field. Kazuhiko Ota scores. Jose Alyea grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Rodriguez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixie Conwell at CF. George Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Foley singles to center field. Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for Don Lowe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stu Morgan walks. Ted Witherup strikes out. Dean Brodowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stu Morgan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Johnny Swentor pitching. Bernie Linton flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Hibbs walks. Chris Bergman is pinch hitting for Jim Michaels. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Bergman singles to right field. Kevin Hibbs advances to third on the hit. Chet Combs walks. Bobby Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Kazuhiko Ota strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Gordie Gehrman pitching. John Hoyt strikes out. George Callahan strikes out. Ted Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Fred Seibold grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Alyea singles past the shortstop. Jose Alyea steals second. Bernie Linton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Carl Wynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Zip Otis flies out to the left fielder. George Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Jim Foley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 14 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gus Graham did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Halt improves in power_vs_righty Tom Doheny improves in speed Neil Doheny did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Kutyna improves in power_vs_lefty Merl Mertz improves in contact_vs_righty George Zachary did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Nevin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C