Win: Bill Chesnes (8-5) Loss: Dick Rusch (11-7)
Save: Al Cardenas (8)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Luther Kuhn pitching. Ken Connell strikes out. Major Mahomes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joey James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Eli Evers pitching. Fred Hastings strikes out. Lonnie Nichols flies out to the center fielder. Geoff Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kip Kreitner singles to center field. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the center fielder. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kip Kreitner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jonathan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Mike Henley walks. Paul Leslie singles past the second baseman. Mike Henley advances to third on the hit. Harvey Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Henley scores. Paul Leslie advances to second on the play. Ramon James strikes out. Bill Bourgeois walks. Luther Kuhn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Alec Aaron walks. Eli Evers lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Alec Aaron forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ken Connell strikes out. Major Mahomes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Lonnie Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Geoff Donovan singles to center field. Geoff Donovan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joey James singles to left field. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Mike Henley grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Leslie hits a home run. Harvey Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon James singles to center field. Bill Bourgeois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan strikes out. Alec Aaron singles to left field. Eli Evers fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Eli Evers singles to center field. Alec Aaron advances to third on the hit. Ken Connell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alec Aaron scores. Major Mahomes walks. Joey James strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Texas Luther Kuhn grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Hastings grounds out to the second baseman. Lonnie Nichols flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kip Kreitner walks. Kip Kreitner steals second. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Reynaldo Ramirez lines out to the second baseman. Jonathan Jordan hits a home run. Kip Kreitner scores. Alec Aaron flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Geoff Donovan strikes out. Mike Henley singles to center field. Paul Leslie walks. Harvey Jones pops out to the third baseman. Ramon James grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Leslie is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Willie Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Eli Evers. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Willie Rodriguez doubles to left field. Ken Connell strikes out. Bill Chesnes 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. Major Mahomes flies out to the right fielder. Joey James singles to left field. Kip Kreitner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Dick Rusch pitching. Bill Bourgeois grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Gibson is pinch hitting for Bill Chesnes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Gibson pops out to the shortstop. Fred Hastings triples. Lonnie Nichols singles to center field. Fred Hastings scores. Geoff Donovan hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Henley singles to center field. Lonnie Nichols scores. Geoff Donovan advances to third on the hit. Gus Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Leslie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Dick Clement pitching. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the right fielder. Reynaldo Ramirez pops out to the third baseman. Jonathan Jordan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Harvey Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon James grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bourgeois singles to right field. John Anderson is pinch hitting for Dick Clement. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Anderson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Bourgeois is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Cardenas pitching. Alec Aaron pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Nossek is pinch hitting for Gus Wright. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie Nossek strikes out. Ken Connell triples. Major Mahomes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8 Texas total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Ramon James is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Roberts improves in contact_vs_lefty Skip Skeels improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Eckersley improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ivy Hopkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Al Maul improves in power_vs_lefty Al Maul did not respond to coaching in range Bill Murray did not respond to coaching in endurance Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in SS
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in velocity Stan Baker did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Sheets improves in control Roger Bayless did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Del Morgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dwight Hansen did not respond to coaching in control Homer Mancuso improves in power_vs_righty Crash Jorgens did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Sugden did not respond to coaching in control Frank Sheets did not respond to coaching in endurance