Win: John Holloway (2-4) Loss: Herman Wagner (2-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Lee pitching. John Grant grounds out to the third baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Amos walks. Otis Amos is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Luis Rodriguez pitching. Michael Killebrew singles to center field. Clem Ripley strikes out. Michael Killebrew steals second. Don Hoak flies out to the right fielder. Rufe Darr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Brickley flies out to the right fielder. Dante Equator flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Arky Vaughan strikes out. Joe Thomas hits an infield single to the second baseman. George McQuillan pops out to the shortstop. Roy Ball grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Duke Massa grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Perrine grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Frank Lee grounds out to the pitcher. Michael Killebrew singles to left field. Clem Ripley strikes out. Don Hoak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Grant hits a home run. John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Otis Amos grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rufe Darr singles to left field. Arky Vaughan bunts for a base hit. Rufe Darr steals third. Bob Perrine throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Rufe Darr scores. Joe Thomas singles to right field. Arky Vaughan is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. George McQuillan flies out to the center fielder. Roy Ball flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Brickley singles to center field. Dante Equator strikes out. Duke Massa strikes out. Jeff Brickley steals second. Bob Perrine walks. Luis Rodriguez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Frank Lee strikes out. Michael Killebrew flies out to the right fielder. Clem Ripley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Grant grounds out to the shortstop. John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Otis Amos walks. Nate Tenace grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Rufe Darr grounds out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan walks. Joe Thomas walks. George McQuillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Otis St.Claire 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. Jeff Brickley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Arky Vaughan. Dante Equator strikes out. Duke Massa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perrine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Roy Ball singles to left field. Miller Jacquez is pinch hitting for Otis St.Claire. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Roy Ball is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Miller Jacquez hits a home run. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Ripley singles to right field. Don Hoak grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clem Ripley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Deacon Phillippe pitching. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. John Grant hits a home run. Victor Street comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Bochte singles to right field. Otis Amos singles to left field. Nate Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Brickley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rufe Darr pops out to the second baseman. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Thomas doubles to center field. Johnny Kelley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George McQuillan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dante Equator singles to left field. Dante Equator is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Duke Massa flies out to the right fielder. Bob Perrine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Roy Ball flies out to the right fielder. Dick Hetki is pinch hitting for Victor Street. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dick Hetki flies out to the left fielder. Michael Killebrew walks. Clem Ripley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Wilbur Cooper pitching. Johnny Kelley grounds out to the second baseman. John Grant flies out to the center fielder. John Bochte walks. John Bochte steals second. Otis Amos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cleveland Don Hoak grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Darr doubles to center field. Arky Vaughan walks. Joe Thomas walks. George McQuillan strikes out. Roy Ball grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 11 Kansas City Nate Tenace strikes out. Jeff Brickley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dante Equator singles to right field. Duke Massa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dante Equator is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Cleveland Jose Tabata is pinch hitting for Wilbur Cooper. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Tabata flies out to the left fielder. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Clem Ripley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Kansas City John Holloway pitching. Bob Perrine walks. Bill Henshaw is pinch hitting for Johnny Kelley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Pete Harper is pinch running for Bob Perrine on 1st base. Bill Henshaw strikes out. John Grant flies out to the left fielder. John Bochte singles to left field. Pete Harper aggressively advances to third on the hit. Otis Amos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Cleveland Herman Wagner pitching. Jay Kime enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Harper at C. Don Hoak flies out to the right fielder. Rufe Darr walks. Arky Vaughan lines out to the shortstop. Joe Thomas walks. George McQuillan singles to center field. Rufe Darr scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 12
Batting:HR - John Grant 2 (4). Baserunning: SB - John Bochte (14), Jeff Brickley (20).CS - Otis Amos (19), Dante Equator (9). Fielding: E - Bob Perrine.
Batting:2B - Rufe Darr (25), Joe Thomas (21).HR - Miller Jacquez (13). Baserunning: SB - Michael Killebrew (16), Rufe Darr (12).CS - Roy Ball (1). Fielding: E - Arky Vaughan.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Cooney did not respond to coaching in velocity Micah Mays did not respond to coaching in control Andy Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Cooney did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Werden improves in power_vs_righty Paul Werden did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Clausen improves in range Blackie Vasquez improves in power_vs_righty