Win: Mike Gibson (12-7) Loss: Whispering Smith (8-16)
Save: Clay Blemker (22)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Whispering Smith pitching. Wilbert Clyburn grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Hub Bergen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Mike Gibson pitching. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Huey Lewis strikes out. Norsk Stein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ike Freeman singles to right field. Derek Bailey walks. Wilson Moyer singles to center field. Ike Freeman scores. Derek Bailey advances to third on the hit. Doc Backman triples. Derek Bailey scores. Wilson Moyer scores. Jim Sikorski strikes out. Mike Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Backman scores. Mike Bearse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wilbert Clyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Mitsuaki Kawasaki singles to center field. Domenica Mattina pops out to the third baseman. Mitsuaki Kawasaki is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Keefe singles to center field. Jack Murakami reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Sikorski. Omar Fabricante di Tende flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ray Hughes walks. Hub Bergen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ike Freeman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Bearse grounds out to the third baseman. Vic Woodhull grounds out to the shortstop. Huey Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Derek Bailey pops out to the shortstop. Wilson Moyer walks. Wilson Moyer steals second. Doc Backman grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Sikorski singles to right field. Wilson Moyer scores. Mike Gibson reached on a fielding error by Huey Lewis. Wilbert Clyburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Norsk Stein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitsuaki Kawasaki singles to left field. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Joe Keefe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Hughes grounds out to the second baseman. Hub Bergen grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jack Murakami grounds out to the second baseman. Omar Fabricante di Tende flies out to the center fielder. Craig Gibson is pinch hitting for Mike Bearse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Craig Gibson singles to center field. Vic Woodhull flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Nelson Rudolph pitching. Derek Bailey walks. Wilson Moyer strikes out. Doc Backman strikes out. Jim Sikorski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Huey Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Norsk Stein doubles to right field. Mitsuaki Kawasaki walks. Domenica Mattina strikes out. Joe Keefe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Gibson strikes out. Wilbert Clyburn pops out to the shortstop. Ray Hughes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Murakami hits a home run. Omar Fabricante di Tende doubles to right field. Riccardo Pietre is pinch hitting for Nelson Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Riccardo Pietre walks. Vic Woodhull doubles to left field. Omar Fabricante di Tende scores. Riccardo Pietre scores. Miko Santonio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Huey Lewis grounds out to the third baseman. Norsk Stein singles to left field. Vic Woodhull scores. Mitsuaki Kawasaki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland S. Z. Sakall pitching. Hub Bergen singles to right field. Hub Bergen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ike Freeman singles to center field. Derek Bailey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Domenica Mattina singles to right field. Joe Keefe strikes out. Jack Murakami pops out to the shortstop. Domenica Mattina steals second. Omar Fabricante di Tende strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Wilson Moyer singles past the first baseman. Doc Backman hits a home run. Wilson Moyer scores. Jim Sikorski grounds out to the shortstop. Carl McAleer is pinch hitting for Miko Santonio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl McAleer flies out to the center fielder. Wilbert Clyburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Clay Blemker pitching. Manny Reis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ike Freeman at 3B. Rick Tonkin is pinch hitting for S. Z. Sakall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rick Tonkin flies out to the center fielder. Vic Woodhull is hit by a pitch. Passed ball. Vic Woodhull advances to second. Huey Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Norsk Stein walks. Mitsuaki Kawasaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Pat Schmidt did not respond to coaching in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Park did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sonny Gleason improves in speed Steve Luke improves in power_vs_lefty Jake Rohwer improves in range