Win: Ron Perranoski (4-0) Loss: Ramon Mazeroski (4-6)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Carlos Cole pitching. Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. Al Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bruce Smith pitching. Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina singles to center field. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Swacina advances to second on the play. Milt Shires singles to left field. Lee Swacina scores. Fred Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Leo Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Otto Korwan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jose McCabe grounds out to the third baseman. Hugh Dixon walks. Manuel Saverine grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Dixon advances to second on the play. Carlos Cole flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Sam Berberet singles past the shortstop. Nate Gardner singles past the shortstop. Sam Berberet advances to third on the hit. Bruce Smith strikes out. Dennis Beard pops out to the second baseman. Al Blair grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina doubles to right field. Tino Sanchez walks. Milt Shires strikes out. Fred Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Barry Gray hits a home run. Leo Hickey flies out to the center fielder. Bob Smith singles past the third baseman. Bob Smith steals second. Otto Korwan strikes out. Sam Berberet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jose McCabe singles to center field. Hugh Dixon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Manuel Saverine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nate Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Dennis Beard singles to right field. Dennis Beard steals second. Al Blair grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Cole singles to center field. Charlie Barton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Barry Gray strikes out. Leo Hickey singles to center field. Bob Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tino Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Shires singles to right field. Fred Smith lines out to the shortstop. Jose McCabe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Otto Korwan strikes out. Sam Berberet hits an infield single to the shortstop. Nate Gardner pops out to the second baseman. Jay Stanton is pinch hitting for Bruce Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Sam Berberet is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jesus Devore pitching. Hugh Dixon singles to right field. Yoshitaka Nakada is pinch hitting for Manuel Saverine. Yoshitaka Nakada grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hugh Dixon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Boyle is pinch hitting for Carlos Cole. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Terry Boyle singles to right field. Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina singles to center field. Yoshitaka Nakada scores. Terry Boyle advances to third on the hit. Tino Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chick Pappas pitching. Jim Howe enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yoshitaka Nakada at C. Don Silverio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose McCabe at LF. Bobby Madison is pinch hitting for Jesus Devore. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bobby Madison pops out to the catcher. Dennis Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Al Blair strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Perranoski pitching. Milt Shires strikes out. Fred Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Don Silverio grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ramon Mazeroski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Barry Gray singles to center field. Leo Hickey singles in front of the left fielder. Bob Smith pops out to the second baseman. Otto Korwan singles to left field. Herb McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sam Berberet singles to left field. Barry Gray scores. Leo Hickey scores. Nate Gardner grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Sam Berberet is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Perranoski strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Hugh Dixon strikes out. Edward September is pinch hitting for Jim Howe. Edward September flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Herb McKain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Prim pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Martin Wiltse did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bautista did not respond to coaching in endurance Chick Doe did not respond to coaching in control Chick Doe did not respond to coaching in velocity Byrd Ritter did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wes Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Blake did not respond to coaching in velocity Dennis Regan improves in speed Phil Garibaldi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty