Inning: 1 Cleveland Tom Sasser pitching. Ben Dodd grounds out to the third baseman. John Fahey bunts for a base hit. Ross Peters grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jose Redman pitching. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Critz grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Riggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dickie Barry flies out to the left fielder. Bob Maldonado grounds out to the pitcher. Tex Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jose Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Downey grounds out to the second baseman. Turkey McCrea flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Don Aaron grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Smith strikes out. Jose Redman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cecil Aitchison flies out to the right fielder. Koji Kubo strikes out. Tom Sasser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Ben Dodd doubles to left field. John Fahey doubles to center field. Ben Dodd scores. Ross Peters singles to right field. John Fahey scores. Dickie Barry strikes out. Bob Maldonado strikes out. Tex Jackson singles to center field. Don Aaron walks. Jake Smith triples. Ross Peters scores. Tex Jackson scores. Don Aaron scores. Jose Redman walks. Ben Dodd walks. John Fahey singles to left field. Jake Smith scores. Jose Redman scores. Ben Dodd advances to third on the hit. Ross Peters singles to center field. Ben Dodd scores. Sam Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Dickie Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Critz flies out to the center fielder. Dave Riggs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Maldonado grounds out to the second baseman. Tex Jackson walks. Tex Jackson steals second. Don Aaron doubles to right field. Tex Jackson scores. Jake Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Redman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Downey strikes out. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Ben Dodd grounds out to the third baseman. John Fahey flies out to the right fielder. Howdy Harter 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. Ross Peters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Cecil Aitchison flies out to the center fielder. Koji Kubo flies out to the center fielder. Howdy Harter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dickie Barry grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Maldonado singles to center field. Bob Maldonado steals second. Tex Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Don Aaron singles to right field. Bob Maldonado scores. Don Aaron is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kevin Hubbell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tex Jackson at SS. Bud Yvars flies out to the center fielder. Jim Critz flies out to the left fielder. Dave Riggs pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jake Smith pops out to the shortstop. Jose Redman singles to center field. Jose Redman steals second. Ben Dodd strikes out. John Fahey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jose Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Downey pops out to the second baseman. Turkey McCrea grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ross Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Bloomfield is pinch hitting for Dickie Barry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Bloomfield walks. Bob Maldonado flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Hubbell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Cecil Aitchison strikes out. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Koji Kubo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Luis Young grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Auker is pinch hitting for Howdy Harter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scott Auker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 0
Batting:2B - Ben Dodd (3), John Fahey (5), Don Aaron (1).3B - Jake Smith (1).GIDP - Ross Peters. Baserunning: SB - Bob Maldonado (2), Tex Jackson (1), Jose Redman (1).CS - Don Aaron (1).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dixie Coombs improves in velocity Lou Hockett did not respond to coaching in velocity Oscar Bedrosian improves in control Andy Pfyl improves in velocity Jake Miller did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Pena improves in range Lee Traynor improves in arm Sheriff Dowd improves in control Steve Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Lombardozzi did not respond to coaching in 2B