Win: Otis St.Claire (4-1) Loss: Jesse Focus (0-1)
Save: Victor Street (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Heinie Meine pitching. Sammy Corsair singles to right field. Pat Grampp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sammy Corsair advances to second on the play. Butch Mustang pops out to the second baseman. Desi Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Manuel Parklane pitching. Michael Killebrew flies out to the right fielder. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Bakenhaster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Ranchero grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Grace strikes out. Clem Ripley singles to right field. Rufe Darr strikes out. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Monte Escort flies out to the center fielder. Manuel Parklane flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Clise Boyd strikes out. Heinie Meine singles to right field. Michael Killebrew grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Pat Grampp grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Mustang hits a home run. Desi Kerr singles to left field. Desi Kerr is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Ranchero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Hoak singles to right field. Mike Bakenhaster strikes out. Earl Grace lines out to the third baseman. Clem Ripley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Fairlane flies out to the center fielder. Monte Escort strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rufe Darr strikes out. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clise Boyd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Manuel Parklane strikes out. Sammy Corsair singles to left field. Pat Grampp singles to right field. Sammy Corsair advances to third on the hit. Butch Mustang pops out to the shortstop. Desi Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Heinie Meine strikes out. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the third baseman. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit John Ranchero grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Otis St.Claire 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. Frank Fairlane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Bakenhaster strikes out. Earl Grace singles to right field. Clem Ripley walks. Rufe Darr grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Monte Escort strikes out. Red Spurgeon is pinch hitting for Manuel Parklane. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Red Spurgeon singles to center field. Red Spurgeon steals second. Sammy Corsair grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jesse Focus pitching. Arky Vaughan bunts for a base hit. Clise Boyd grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Arky Vaughan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dick Hetki is pinch hitting for Otis St.Claire. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Clise Boyd steals second. Dick Hetki singles to left field. Michael Killebrew singles to left field. Clise Boyd scores. John Falcon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Hoak singles to right field. Dick Hetki scores. Mike Bakenhaster strikes out. Earl Grace singles to center field. Michael Killebrew scores. Don Hoak advances to third on the hit. Clem Ripley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Victor Street pitching. Butch Mustang lines out to the second baseman. Desi Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Ranchero singles to center field. John Ranchero is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Exp improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Freda did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ivan Kuga improves in contact_vs_righty Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Clausen did not respond to coaching in speed Paul Werden improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Tomer did not respond to coaching in range Jack Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity