Win: Amari Alexander (13-11) Loss: Dick Brown (7-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Amari Alexander pitching. George Knerr grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Kubinski strikes out. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dick Brown pitching. Ken Connell reached on a fielding error by Art Sularz. Monroe Meyer hits a home run. Ken Connell scores. Rodger Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Clyde Cliburn strikes out. Reynaldo Ramirez walks. Jonathan Jordan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny Rush grounds out to the shortstop. Ollie Black strikes out. Bud Dente grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Kip Kreitner strikes out. Alec Aaron strikes out. Amari Alexander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Art Sularz strikes out. Zeke Zinn flies out to the right fielder. Dick Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ken Connell grounds out to the pitcher. Monroe Meyer strikes out. Rodger Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Knerr walks. Rick Kubinski grounds out to the second baseman. George Knerr advances to second on the play. Joe Eaddy walks. Danny Rush grounds out to the pitcher. George Knerr advances to third on the play. Joe Eaddy advances to second on the play. Ollie Black grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Clyde Cliburn grounds out to the third baseman. Reynaldo Ramirez singles to center field. Jonathan Jordan hits a home run. Reynaldo Ramirez scores. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the pitcher. Alec Aaron singles to right field. Amari Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bud Dente grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Sularz flies out to the right fielder. Zeke Zinn pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ken Connell bunts for a base hit. Monroe Meyer reached on a fielding error by Bud Dente. Rodger Reynolds walks. Clyde Cliburn flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Connell scores. Matt Todt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reynaldo Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. Jonathan Jordan hits a home run. Monroe Meyer scores. Rodger Reynolds scores. Kip Kreitner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Otto Oldham is pinch hitting for Matt Todt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Otto Oldham hits a home run. George Knerr grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Kubinski pops out to the first baseman. Joe Eaddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Emil Woodruff pitching. Alec Aaron singles to right field. Amari Alexander lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Ken Connell walks. Monroe Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Rodger Reynolds strikes out. Clyde Cliburn singles to left field. Alec Aaron scores. Reynaldo Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny Rush strikes out. Ollie Black strikes out. Bud Dente lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jonathan Jordan singles to center field. Kip Kreitner grounds out to the pitcher. Jonathan Jordan advances to second on the play. Alec Aaron doubles to center field. Jonathan Jordan scores. Amari Alexander strikes out. Ken Connell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Art Sularz singles to left field. John Oquist is pinch hitting for Zeke Zinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Oquist strikes out. Claude Fisher is pinch hitting for Emil Woodruff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Claude Fisher flies out to the right fielder. George Knerr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jeff Billings pitching. Monroe Meyer strikes out. Rodger Reynolds reached on a fielding error by Jeff Billings. Bryan Rijo is pinch hitting for Clyde Cliburn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bryan Rijo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rick Kubinski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kvasnak is pinch hitting for Joe Eaddy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Kvasnak singles in front of the left fielder. Danny Rush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Kvasnak advances to second on the play. Ollie Black walks. Bud Dente strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bobby Crews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Walk did not respond to coaching in velocity Kim Braggs did not respond to coaching in velocity Claude Cavarretta improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Williams improves in range Red Paredes improves in arm Tom Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Andy Clark improves in speed Rob Thies did not respond to coaching in arm Rob Thies improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Stevens did not respond to coaching in 2B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie Nossek improves in power_vs_righty Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Hy Lafata did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivy Hopkins did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in control Doc Blefary improves in arm Juan Jeter did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Manuel Moreno did not respond to coaching in range Brook Bruton did not respond to coaching in SS