Inning: 1 Cleveland Al Beall pitching. Leo Niehaus walks. Doc Hood walks. Jim Curtis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Leo Niehaus advances to third on the play. Billy Matthews hits a home run. Leo Niehaus scores. Steve Matuzak singles to left field. Steve Hernandez doubles to center field. Steve Matuzak uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Martinez singles to center field. Steve Hernandez scores. Charley Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Schwall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dan Rizzo pitching. Buz Hacker pops out to the first baseman. John Singleton walks. John Singleton steals second. Larry Mauldin grounds out to the pitcher. Virgil Clemons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Dan Rizzo walks. Leo Niehaus walks. Doc Hood strikes out. Jim Curtis singles to left field. Dan Rizzo scores. Leo Niehaus advances to third on the hit. B.J. Lerch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Curtis steals second. Billy Matthews strikes out. Steve Matuzak singles to left field. Leo Niehaus scores. Jim Curtis scores. Steve Hernandez singles to center field. Steve Matuzak advances to third on the hit. Frank Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Paul Wistert grounds out to the second baseman. John Donohue flies out to the center fielder. Karim Kuzava grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland George Schwall grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Rizzo grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Niehaus flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jesus Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. B.J. Lerch singles to right field. Buz Hacker flies out to the center fielder. John Singleton singles to right field. B.J. Lerch advances to third on the hit. Larry Mauldin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Doc Hood singles to right field. Jim Curtis pops out to the first baseman. Billy Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Hood advances to second on the play. Steve Matuzak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Virgil Clemons singles to right field. Paul Wistert flies out to the left fielder. John Donohue strikes out. Karim Kuzava walks. Jesus Johnson walks. Dave Slaughter is pinch hitting for B.J. Lerch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Dave Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gene Kucks pitching. Steve Hernandez walks. Frank Martinez singles to left field. Steve Hernandez advances to third on the hit. George Schwall grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Hernandez scores. Frank Martinez advances to second on the play. Dan Rizzo grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Niehaus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Buz Hacker walks. John Singleton grounds out to the pitcher. Buz Hacker advances to second on the play. Larry Mauldin walks. Virgil Clemons strikes out. Paul Wistert walks. John Donohue singles to center field. Buz Hacker scores. Larry Mauldin scores. Karim Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Doc Hood strikes out. Jim Curtis strikes out. George Love 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. Billy Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jesus Johnson strikes out. George Love flies out to the right fielder. Buz Hacker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Steve Matuzak singles to center field. Steve Hernandez triples. Steve Matuzak scores. Frank Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Steve Hernandez scores. Pete Penny comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Schwall grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Rizzo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Singleton walks. Larry Mauldin lines out to the second baseman. Virgil Clemons strikes out. Paul Wistert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jim LaChance is pinch hitting for Leo Niehaus. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim LaChance walks. Doc Hood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Curtis walks. Greg Kirke is pinch hitting for Billy Matthews. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Kirke flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Steve Matuzak singles to right field. Jim LaChance scores. Doc Hood scores. Jim Curtis advances to third on the hit. Steve Matuzak is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Donohue pops out to the first baseman. Karim Kuzava grounds out to the pitcher. Jesus Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Hiroshi Suzuki is pinch hitting for Frank Martinez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiroshi Suzuki strikes out. George Schwall flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Harkness is pinch hitting for Dan Rizzo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Harkness singles to left field. Jim LaChance singles to left field. Eddie Harkness advances to third on the hit. Doc Hood hits a home run. Eddie Harkness scores. Jim LaChance scores. Jim Curtis singles to center field. Greg Kirke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ron Hudek pitching. Dan Smythe is pinch hitting for Pete Penny. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Smythe pops out to the shortstop. Buz Hacker pops out to the second baseman. John Singleton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Hernandez (2).3B - Steve Hernandez (1).HR - Doc Hood (4), Billy Matthews (11).SF - Frank Martinez.GIDP - Jim Curtis. Baserunning: SB - Jim Curtis (10).CS - Steve Matuzak (3).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fran Kilhullen improves in range George Sweetland did not respond to coaching in speed Patrick Lee did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Max Newcombe did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tyler Willey did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Erickson improves in power_vs_lefty Walt Abbott improves in range Jeff Erickson did not respond to coaching in range Bill Sanders did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty