Inning: 1 Texas Ted Riley pitching. Tom Cather strikes out. Scott Santo strikes out. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Robert Pulido pitching. Dennis Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Bugs Jackson strikes out. Leo Hickey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Meloan doubles to right field. Elvis Larkin strikes out. Wilbur Ruffin singles to left field. Bill Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Meloan scores. Wilbur Ruffin advances to second on the play. Dave Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Barry Gray walks. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Gus Bailes pops out to the shortstop. Nate Gardner walks. Jay Stanton singles to center field. Ted Riley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Texas Robert Pulido grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cather doubles to right field. Scott Santo singles to center field. Tom Cather scores. Blondy Spongberg is hit by a pitch. Tom Meloan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Santo advances to third on the play. Blondy Spongberg advances to second on the play. Elvis Larkin walks. Wilbur Ruffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bugs Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Hickey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Texas Bill Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Beltre doubles to left field. Robert Pulido strikes out. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Barry Gray strikes out. Byrd Ritter pops out to the first baseman. Gus Bailes singles to center field. Nate Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Texas Scott Santo singles to center field. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Tom Meloan strikes out. Elvis Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jay Stanton walks. Ted Riley lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jay Stanton forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Beard singles to right field. Bugs Jackson strikes out. Leo Hickey singles to left field. Ted Riley scores. Dennis Beard advances to third on the hit. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Texas Wilbur Ruffin flies out to the center fielder. Bill Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beltre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Byrd Ritter pops out to the shortstop. Gus Bailes walks. Nate Gardner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Simpson. Jay Stanton walks. Ryan Daglia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Riley strikes out. Dennis Beard walks. Gus Bailes scores. Bugs Jackson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Chappy DeVormer is pinch hitting for Ryan Daglia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Chappy DeVormer walks. Tom Cather bunts for a base hit. Scott Santo grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Cather is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the infield in. Blondy Spongberg walks. Tom Meloan strikes out. Elvis Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chuck Chavez pitching. Leo Hickey is hit by a pitch. Barry Gray grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Leo Hickey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Blair is pinch hitting for Byrd Ritter. Al Blair singles to right field. Gus Bailes flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Nate Gardner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Texas Bobby Madison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Blair at 1B. Tony Atherton 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. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Bill Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Beltre bunts for a base hit. Everett Hudson is pinch hitting for Chuck Chavez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Everett Hudson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Beltre is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Snyder pitching. Jay Stanton walks. Terry Baker is pinch hitting for Tony Atherton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Baker strikes out. Dennis Beard strikes out. Bugs Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jay Stanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Texas Bruce Smith pitching. Tom Cather strikes out. Scott Santo strikes out. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Leo Hickey pops out to the shortstop. Barry Gray walks. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Al McMillan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Bailes flies out to the left fielder. Nate Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Texas Tom Meloan grounds out to the pitcher. Elvis Larkin singles to right field. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Bill Simpson singles to right field. Dave Beltre grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Cleveland Jay Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Otto Korwan is pinch hitting for Bruce Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otto Korwan walks. Dennis Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Korwan advances to second on the play. Bugs Jackson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Texas Jesus Devore pitching. Ralph Logan is pinch hitting for Al McMillan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ralph Logan singles to right field. Tom Cather singles to center field. Ralph Logan advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Scott Santo singles to right field. Ralph Logan scores. Tom Cather advances to third on the hit. Ron Perranoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Blondy Spongberg doubles past the first baseman. Tom Cather scores. Scott Santo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Meloan doubles to center field. Blondy Spongberg scores. Elvis Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Wilbur Ruffin walks. Charles Lund comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Beltre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cleveland Tim Sanders pitching. Leo Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Barry Gray singles to left field. Bobby Madison strikes out. Gus Bailes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barry Gray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Texas total runners LOB: 14 Cleveland total runners LOB: 16
Game Notes Elvis Larkin is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Grey improves in control Lee Grey improves in control Floyd Coumbe improves in control Offa Souchock improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: David Black did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Dean did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Young improves in power_vs_lefty Chick Doe did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Ingram improves in RF