Win: Gordie Gehrman (1-1) Loss: Johnny Swentor (0-3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Derek Grammas pitching. Chet Combs singles to center field. Jose Alyea grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chet Combs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Alyea steals second. Bobby Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Gene Reed walks. Kevin Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Tadashi Shinoda pitching. Ted Witherup flies out to the center fielder. John Hoyt grounds out to the second baseman. George Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roger Reardon flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Conwell pops out to the shortstop. Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dean Brodowski singles to center field. Ted Wood doubles past the right fielder. Dean Brodowski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Foley singles to right field. Ted Wood scores. Zip Otis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Umbricht strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Tadashi Shinoda grounds out to the second baseman. Chet Combs grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Alyea reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Foley. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Derek Grammas flies out to the center fielder. Ted Witherup singles to right field. John Hoyt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Gene Reed hits a home run. Kevin Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Roger Reardon grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Conwell walks. Kazuhiko Ota walks. Tadashi Shinoda strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland George Callahan flies out to the center fielder. Dean Brodowski strikes out. Ted Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chet Combs lines out to the third baseman. Jose Alyea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Rodriguez walks. Gene Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Foley flies out to the center fielder. Zip Otis singles to right field. George Umbricht grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Zip Otis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Derek Grammas flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Reardon doubles to center field. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Kazuhiko Ota singles to right field. Roger Reardon scores. Tadashi Shinoda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Witherup walks. John Hoyt walks. George Callahan doubles to left field. Ted Witherup scores. John Hoyt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dean Brodowski grounds out to the second baseman. George Callahan advances to third on the play. Ted Wood hits a home run. George Callahan scores. Jeff Valentine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Foley grounds out to the third baseman. Zip Otis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chet Combs singles to right field. Chet Combs steals second. Jose Alyea singles to center field. Chet Combs scores. Bobby Rodriguez singles to right field. Jose Alyea advances to third on the hit. Gene Reed walks. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jose Alyea scores. Roger Reardon flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Conwell lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland George Umbricht hits a home run. Jim Michaels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Derek Grammas pops out to the shortstop. Ted Witherup walks. John Hoyt singles to left field. Ted Witherup advances to third on the hit. George Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Witherup scores. John Hoyt advances to second on the play. Joe Carsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dean Brodowski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Kazuhiko Ota singles past the second baseman. Chris Bergman is pinch hitting for Joe Carsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Bergman hits a home run. Kazuhiko Ota scores. Don Lowe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chet Combs singles to center field. Jose Alyea grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Carl Wynn pitching. Ted Wood pops out to the third baseman. Jim Foley grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Zip Otis walks. George Umbricht strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gene Reed grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Hibbs singles to left field. Fred Seibold is pinch hitting for Roger Reardon. Fred Seibold triples. Kevin Hibbs scores. Dixie Conwell walks. Kazuhiko Ota singles past the shortstop. Fred Seibold scores. Dixie Conwell aggressively advances to third on the hit. J.J. Suggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walter Scanlan is pinch hitting for Carl Wynn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Scanlan flies out to the left fielder. Chet Combs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Gordie Gehrman pitching. Stu Morgan is pinch hitting for J.J. Suggs. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stu Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Witherup strikes out. John Hoyt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Johnny Swentor pitching. Jose Alyea strikes out. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Reed walks. Kevin Hibbs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland George Callahan strikes out. Dean Brodowski walks. Dean Brodowski steals second. Ted Wood strikes out. Jim Foley walks. Zip Otis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Cleveland Fred Seibold singles past the first baseman. Dixie Conwell singles to left field. Fred Seibold advances to third on the hit. Kazuhiko Ota grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Fred Seibold scores. Gordie Gehrman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland George Umbricht strikes out. Walt Santovenia is pinch hitting for Johnny Swentor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Walt Santovenia flies out to the center fielder. Ted Witherup singles to center field. John Hoyt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Roger Reardon (3).3B - Fred Seibold (1).HR - Gene Reed (8), Chris Bergman (2).GIDP - Jose Alyea, Kazuhiko Ota. Baserunning: SB - Chet Combs (10), Jose Alyea (6).
Batting:2B - George Callahan (9), Ted Wood (3).HR - Ted Wood (2), George Umbricht (4).GIDP - John Hoyt, Zip Otis. Baserunning: SB - Dean Brodowski (5). Fielding: E - Jim Foley.
Game Notes Walt Santovenia is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Weyhing improves in contact_vs_lefty Gus Graham did not respond to coaching in control Tom Doheny improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Weyhing did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Leitner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Fred Porter improves in power_vs_righty Cy Demaree did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Leitner improves in contact_vs_righty Scott Johnston did not respond to coaching in C