Win: Mike Liddle (14-13) Loss: Jim Etchison (16-9)
Save: Buddy Koskie (54)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Liddle pitching. Ken Hobbs flies out to the right fielder. Bert James grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Joe Cedeno is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Jim Etchison pitching. Steve Bulling strikes out. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Ilsley singles to left field. Del Langford hits a home run. Bill Ilsley scores. Gene Lynch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Cooke strikes out. Joe DeShields strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Marty Jackson walks. Roy Langford flies out to the left fielder. Don Bell strikes out. Mike Liddle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell walks. Jim Etchison lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Ike Campbell scores. Ken Hobbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bert James aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Steve Bulling singles past the shortstop. Charlie Stewart singles to left field. Steve Bulling advances to third on the hit. Bill Ilsley hits a home run. Steve Bulling scores. Charlie Stewart scores. Tim Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Langford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Gene Lynch walks. Marty Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Roy Langford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Cooke lines out to the shortstop. Joe DeShields doubles to left field. Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell singles to center field. Joe DeShields scores. Tim Watkins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Liddle grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Bulling hits a home run. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bert James is hit by a pitch. Joe Cedeno grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Ilsley hits a home run. Walter Clary comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Del Langford grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Lynch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Marty Jackson singles to left field. Marty Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bunny Roth singles to right field. Bunny Roth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Cooke hits a home run. Joe DeShields singles to center field. Harry Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe DeShields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ike Campbell singles to center field. Dave Bowers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Clary grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Roy Langford strikes out. Don Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Bert James singles to left field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Bulling flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Ilsley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rick Cooke pops out to the second baseman. Joe DeShields singles past the third baseman. Harry Jackson singles to right field. Joe DeShields advances to third on the hit. Harry Jackson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ike Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Del Langford lines out to the third baseman. Gene Lynch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Buddy Koskie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Walter Clary. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Archie Craig strikes out. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Bert James pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - Joe DeShields (26).HR - Rick Cooke (21).GIDP - Joe Cedeno.HBP - Bert James (1). Baserunning: CS - Joe Cedeno (18), Bunny Roth (11), Harry Jackson (12).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Geoff Bilardello improves in control Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Raul Suder did not respond to coaching in velocity Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in arm Abe Johns did not respond to coaching in endurance Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Prince improves in contact_vs_righty Hugh Unser improves in contact_vs_lefty Grant Dukes did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Hadley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Brown did not respond to coaching in 2B