Win: Bill Moore (17-5) Loss: Gomer Pope (0-13)
Save: Jesus Devore (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Gomer Pope pitching. Dennis Beard walks. Dennis Beard steals second. Leo Hickey hits a home run. Dennis Beard scores. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Jose Giovanola strikes out. Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Moore pitching. Charlie Barton grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Swacina pops out to the second baseman. Tino Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jay Stanton walks. Nate Gardner walks. Bill Moore lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dennis Beard grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Stanton scores. Nate Gardner advances to third on the play. Leo Hickey walks. Chick Pappas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Madison reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Barton. Nate Gardner scores. Jose Giovanola grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Milt Shires flies out to the center fielder. Fred Smith singles to right field. Jose McCabe singles to right field. Hugh Dixon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bob Smith flies out to the center fielder. Barry Gray grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Manuel Saverine grounds out to the second baseman. Chick Pappas flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Nate Gardner singles to center field. Bill Moore lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Nate Gardner forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. Leo Hickey reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Smith. Bobby Madison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Shires strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jose Giovanola grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith hits a home run. Barry Gray pops out to the third baseman. Jay Stanton singles to left field. Nate Gardner grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jay Stanton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Fred Smith walks. Jose McCabe grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Smith is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hugh Dixon pops out to the third baseman. Manuel Saverine flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Moore reached on a fielding error by Charlie Barton. Dennis Beard pops out to the second baseman. Leo Hickey flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Bill Moore advances to third on the hit. Herb McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Giovanola flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Herb McKain strikes out. Charlie Barton singles to right field. Lee Swacina grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Smith walks. Barry Gray singles to center field. Bob Smith advances to third on the hit. Jay Stanton is hit by a pitch. Ike Kilgus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Gardner lines out to the third baseman. Bill Moore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Smith is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Tino Sanchez strikes out. Milt Shires strikes out. Jimmy Prim is pinch hitting for Fred Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Prim strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dennis Beard walks. Leo Hickey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Madison doubles to left field. Jose Giovanola strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Terry Boyle is pinch hitting for Jose McCabe. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Terry Boyle strikes out. Bob Hill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Hugh Dixon singles past the third baseman. Jim Howe is pinch hitting for Manuel Saverine. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Howe walks. Yoshitaka Nakada is pinch hitting for Ike Kilgus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Yoshitaka Nakada singles to center field. Hugh Dixon scores. Jim Howe advances to third on the hit. Charlie Barton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jim Howe scores. Yoshitaka Nakada advances to second on the play. Ron Perranoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Swacina strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bob Lefevre pitching. Bob Smith strikes out. Barry Gray strikes out. Jay Stanton singles to center field. Nate Gardner grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jay Stanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tino Sanchez hits a home run. Milt Shires is hit by a pitch. Edward September is pinch hitting for Jimmy Prim. Edward September flies out to the left fielder. Terry Boyle singles to left field. Hugh Dixon flies out to the right fielder. Jim Howe singles to right field. Milt Shires scores. Terry Boyle advances to third on the hit. Jesus Devore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Silverio is pinch hitting for Bob Lefevre. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Silverio strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Schaffernoth improves in speed Byrd Ritter improves in speed Doug Skalski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carlos Prescott did not respond to coaching in arm Byrd Ritter improves 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 Tom Oliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Oliver did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty David Tejada did not respond to coaching in control