Win: Heinie Meine (2-0) Loss: Eddie Salve (1-1)
Save: Wilbur Cooper (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Eddie Salve pitching. Jose Tabata singles to center field. Roy Ball hits a home run. Jose Tabata scores. Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hetki hits a home run. Bud Pose grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Heinie Meine pitching. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley lines out to the third baseman. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Stew LaManna pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Miller Jacquez singles to center field. Earl Grace singles to center field. Miller Jacquez advances to third on the hit. Heinie Meine grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Miller Jacquez scores. Earl Grace advances to second on the play. Tom Buzhardt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Tabata walks. Roy Ball grounds out to the pitcher. Earl Grace advances to third on the play. Jose Tabata advances to second on the play. Don Hoak walks. Dick Hetki grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Earl Grace is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt singles to right field. Matt Whiteside singles to left field. Edgar Probe singles past the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Matt Whiteside advances to third on the hit. Pat Saucier grounds out to the pitcher. Edgar Probe advances to second on the play. Tom Buzhardt pops out to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bud Pose singles to center field. Joe Thomas singles to left field. Miller Jacquez grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Pose advances to third on the play. Joe Thomas advances to second on the play. Earl Grace doubles to center field. Bud Pose scores. Joe Thomas scores. Al Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Meine grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Tabata reached on a 2-base fielding error by Takeo Hayashi. Earl Grace scores. Roy Ball walks. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Ball is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane reached on a 2-base throwing error by Earl Grace. Stew LaManna singles past the second baseman. Eddie Crane scores. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dick Hetki walks. Bud Pose grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Hetki advances to second on the play. Joe Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hetki advances to third on the play. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Dick Hetki scores. Miller Jacquez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Whiteside strikes out. Edgar Probe doubles to right field. Pat Saucier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Probe advances to third on the play. Al Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Earl Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Meine grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Tabata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Eddie Crane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tom Shelley advances to second on the play. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Ball strikes out. Don Hoak singles to right field. Dick Hetki grounds out to the pitcher. Don Hoak advances to second on the play. Bud Pose strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the left fielder. Matt Whiteside doubles to right field. Edgar Probe pops out to the shortstop. Pat Saucier bunts for a base hit. Wilbur Cooper 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. Al Kelly walks. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Joe Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Miller Jacquez singles to right field. Miller Jacquez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Earl Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane singles to right field. Stew LaManna flies out to the right fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Eddie Crane advances to third on the hit. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Eddie Crane scores. Woodie Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Edgar Probe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Wilbur Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Bitsy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Roy Ball pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Saucier flies out to the left fielder. Bitsy Baker flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Tom Shelley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Takeo Hayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Don Hoak flies out to the center fielder. Dick Hetki grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Pose is hit by a pitch. Mike Bakenhaster is pinch hitting for Joe Thomas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Bakenhaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Eddie Crane pops out to the second baseman. Stew LaManna strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Don Hoak is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Blackie Vasquez improves in range Paul Werden improves in range Bill Stargell did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Werden improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Silver Ray improves in range Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick McCabe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in control