Win: Mike Powell (1-7) Loss: Masato Maeda (1-3)
Save: Darren Hafey (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Masato Maeda pitching. Rick Dinges grounds out to the pitcher. Jack LaForest grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Saenz hits a home run. Verle Wooten singles to center field. Passed ball. Verle Wooten advances to second. Jimmy Polcovich doubles to center field. Verle Wooten scores. Mike Walker walks. Frank Quinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Mike Powell pitching. Rick Bird singles to right field. Ribs Gott strikes out. Orval McCahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rick Bird is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Orval McCahan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland John Hall doubles past the first baseman. Mike Powell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Dinges strikes out. Jack LaForest lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Ed Dodd hits a home run. Rick Simon flies out to the center fielder. Ed Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Frank Edmonston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Saenz is hit by a pitch. Verle Wooten singles to center field. Jim Saenz advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Polcovich pops out to the third baseman. Mike Walker flies out to the center fielder. Frank Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston George Zupcic grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Maeda strikes out. Rick Bird grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland John Hall grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Powell strikes out. Rick Dinges grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Ribs Gott hits a home run. Orval McCahan grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Dodd singles to right field. Rick Simon grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Dodd advances to second on the play. Ed Bongiovanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jack LaForest doubles to center field. Jim Saenz grounds out to the third baseman. Verle Wooten triples. Jack LaForest scores. Jimmy Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Edmonston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Zupcic grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Maeda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Frank Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. John Hall flies out to the right fielder. Mike Powell singles to right field. Bill Avery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Dinges walks. Jack LaForest grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Dinges is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Rick Bird doubles to left field. Ribs Gott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Bird advances to third on the play. Orval McCahan strikes out. Ed Dodd grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jim Saenz singles to left field. Jim Saenz steals second. Ed Bongiovanni throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Verle Wooten flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Polcovich walks. Mike Walker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rick Simon pops out to the third baseman. Ed Bongiovanni singles to right field. Frank Edmonston pops out to the shortstop. George Zupcic singles to left field. Ed Bongiovanni advances to third on the hit. Gus Kelly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Baumgartner is pinch hitting for Bill Avery. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bob Baumgartner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ichiro Tamura pitching. Frank Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. JoJo Blalock is pinch hitting for John Hall. JoJo Blalock hits a home run. Pete Lundquist is pinch hitting for Gus Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Lundquist grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Dinges flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Darren Hafey pitching. Brian Cardona enters the game as a defensive replacement for JoJo Blalock at SS. Rick Bird bunts for a base hit. Ribs Gott singles to left field. Rick Bird advances to third on the hit. Orval McCahan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Bird scores. Ed Dodd pops out to the third baseman. Rick Simon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jack LaForest hits a home run. Troy Cobb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Saenz walks. Verle Wooten singles to center field. Jim Saenz advances to third on the hit. Verle Wooten steals second. Jimmy Polcovich grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Walker flies out to the center fielder. Frank Quinn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Ed Bongiovanni doubles to right field. Frank Edmonston walks. George Zupcic grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Bongiovanni advances to third on the play. Troy Cobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 11 Boston total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Jack LaForest (10), Jimmy Polcovich (10), John Hall (6).3B - Verle Wooten (5).HR - Jack LaForest (5), Jim Saenz (4), JoJo Blalock (5).GIDP - Mike Walker.HBP - Jim Saenz (2). Baserunning: SB - Jim Saenz (4), Verle Wooten (4).
Batting:2B - Rick Bird (10), Ed Bongiovanni (10).HR - Ribs Gott (4), Ed Dodd (4).SF - Orval McCahan.GIDP - George Zupcic. Baserunning: CS - Orval McCahan (2). Fielding: E - Ed Bongiovanni.PB - Ed Bongiovanni.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Overton Herrnstein improves in power_vs_lefty Eric Stablein did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Jay improves in power_vs_righty George Hughes did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Thorpe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Barney Mills improves in arm Barney Mills improves in contact_vs_lefty Barry Splittorff improves in speed Bill Thorpe did not respond to coaching in 1B