Win: Tony Grimsley (6-3) Loss: Ginger Mendoza (4-2)
Save: Dick Fowler (12)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tony Grimsley pitching. John Stahl flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dan Gettinger strikes out. Goldie Shelby walks. Billy Grich grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Goldie Shelby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Ginger Mendoza pitching. Ben Dodd singles to right field. Ben Dodd steals second. John Fahey grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dodd advances to third on the play. Ross Peters grounds out to the shortstop. Dickie Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Slick Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiyuki Higuchi walks. Lee Straker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tex Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Maldonado walks. Bob Maldonado steals second. Don Aaron strikes out. Jake Smith hits a home run. Bob Maldonado scores. Tony Grimsley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza strikes out. John Stahl singles to left field. John Stahl steals second. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Goldie Shelby singles to left field. John Stahl scores. Billy Grich walks. Mateo Perez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Grich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Dodd walks. John Fahey flies out to the center fielder. Ross Peters flies out to the left fielder. Dickie Barry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Slick Johnson singles to right field. Yoshiyuki Higuchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Straker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Tex Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Maldonado singles to center field. Don Aaron grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ginger Mendoza strikes out. John Stahl pops out to the second baseman. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jake Smith hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Grimsley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Dodd flies out to the center fielder. John Fahey walks. Ross Peters singles to left field. Jake Smith scores. John Fahey advances to third on the hit. Dickie Barry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Goldie Shelby singles to center field. Goldie Shelby steals second. Billy Grich flies out to the center fielder. Mateo Perez singles to center field. Goldie Shelby scores. Slick Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Mateo Perez advances to second on the play. Yoshiyuki Higuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Tex Jackson strikes out. Bob Maldonado singles to left field. Don Aaron flies out to the right fielder. Bob Maldonado steals second. Jake Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lee Straker flies out to the center fielder. Ed Merritt is pinch hitting for Ginger Mendoza. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. John Stahl lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gates Hamlin pitching. Tony Grimsley walks. Ben Dodd doubles to right field. John Fahey singles to right field. Tony Grimsley scores. Ben Dodd scores. Bill Laxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Peters strikes out. Dickie Barry flies out to the left fielder. John Fahey steals second. Tex Jackson walks. Bob Maldonado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kevin Hubbell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tex Jackson at SS. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Don Aaron strikes out. Jake Smith flies out to the center fielder. Jack Bloomfield is pinch hitting for Tony Grimsley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Bloomfield singles to center field. Ben Dodd pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dick Fowler pitching. Mateo Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Slick Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Yoshiyuki Higuchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in control Haden Rivera did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Troy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Bean improves in contact_vs_lefty Dixie Coombs improves in control Ralph Posada improves in contact_vs_righty Oscar Bedrosian did not respond to coaching in control Jake Miller did not respond to coaching in 1B