Win: Tetsuya Aoki (8-11) Loss: Hal Smith (17-15)
Save: Pat Trosky (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Hal Smith pitching. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the second baseman. John Chapman walks. John Chapman steals second. Hal Bolden pops out to the first baseman. George Eggert grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Tetsuya Aoki pitching. Chet Combs singles to right field. Chet Combs steals second. Walter Scanlan strikes out. Chris Bergman flies out to the center fielder. Fred Seibold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Arthur Blair singles to center field. John Shannon grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Arthur Blair is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Bool grounds out to the third baseman. John Shannon advances to second on the play. Walter Ferens singles to right field. John Shannon scores. Tetsuya Aoki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gene Reed strikes out. Jose Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Linton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Elmer Guevara walks. John Chapman singles to right field. Hal Bolden singles to center field. Elmer Guevara scores. George Eggert grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. John Chapman advances to third on the play. Arthur Blair pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Hal Smith strikes out. Chet Combs walks. Chet Combs steals second. Walter Scanlan singles past the second baseman. Chet Combs scores. Chris Bergman singles to left field. Walter Scanlan advances to third on the hit. Chris Bergman steals second. Fred Seibold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Shannon reached on a fielding error by Chris Bergman. Doc Bool strikes out. Walter Ferens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gene Reed flies out to the left fielder. Jose Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tetsuya Aoki flies out to the center fielder. Elmer Guevara flies out to the left fielder. John Chapman walks. Hal Bolden walks. George Eggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Smith singles to center field. Chet Combs flies out to the left fielder. Walter Scanlan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Arthur Blair singles to center field. John Shannon doubles to left field. Doc Bool strikes out. Walter Ferens grounds out to the third baseman. Arthur Blair scores. John Shannon advances to third on the play. Tetsuya Aoki walks. Elmer Guevara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chris Bergman flies out to the left fielder. Fred Seibold walks. Fred Seibold steals second. Doc Bool throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gene Reed grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Seibold scores. Jose Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Chapman strikes out. Hal Bolden singles to left field. Joe Carsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Eggert singles to left field. Hal Bolden advances to third on the hit. Arthur Blair singles to left field. Hal Bolden scores. Emil Tauscher is pinch hitting for John Shannon. Emil Tauscher walks. Doc Bool flies out to the right fielder. Walter Ferens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Frank Nelson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emil Tauscher at SS. Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dixie Conwell is pinch hitting for Kevin Hibbs. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Joe Carsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Rodriguez singles to right field. Chet Combs singles past the third baseman. Bobby Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Walter Scanlan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Michaels pitching. Kazuhiko Ota enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dixie Conwell at 1B. Del Young is pinch hitting for Tetsuya Aoki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Del Young singles to center field. Elmer Guevara grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. John Chapman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Fred Papa pitching. Chris Bergman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Nelson. Fred Seibold pops out to the second baseman. Gene Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Bergman advances to third on the play. Jose Alyea triples. Chris Bergman scores. Bernie Linton lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hal Bolden flies out to the right fielder. George Eggert doubles to right field. Arthur Blair walks. Frank Nelson strikes out. Doc Bool strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Pat Trosky comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuhiko Ota singles to center field. Roger Reardon is pinch hitting for Jim Michaels. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roger Reardon singles to right field. Kazuhiko Ota is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Roger Reardon steals second. Chet Combs flies out to the right fielder. Walter Scanlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - George Eggert (23), John Shannon (21).GIDP - Elmer Guevara, George Eggert, Walter Ferens. Baserunning: SB - John Chapman (11). Fielding: E - Frank Nelson, Doc Bool.
Batting:3B - Jose Alyea (7). Baserunning: SB - Chet Combs 2 (34), Chris Bergman (33), Fred Seibold (33), Roger Reardon (7). Fielding: E - Chris Bergman.
Game Notes Emil Tauscher is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Staehle improves in range Warren Romano improves in arm Wattie Hurst did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Gaetti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Neil Doheny improves in range Sam Harris improves in range Bill Williams improves in power_vs_righty Bill Williams improves in power_vs_righty