Win: Wilbur Cooper (8-1) Loss: Frank Villager (3-3)
Save: Victor Street (45)
Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Lee pitching. Desi Kerr triples. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the second baseman. Desi Kerr scores. Butch Mustang strikes out. Trace Bronco walks. Trace Bronco steals second. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Frank Villager pitching. Jose Tabata walks. Clem Ripley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Red Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Sable walks. Monte Escort pops out to the second baseman. Frank Villager pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Rufe Darr flies out to the left fielder. Arky Vaughan doubles past the left fielder. Joe Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Desi Kerr flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dick Thunderbird flies out to the center fielder. Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ed Aude strikes out. Frank Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Tabata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Trace Bronco walks. Bill Grissom strikes out. Red Spurgeon triples. Trace Bronco scores. Gus Sable grounds out to the shortstop. Red Spurgeon scores. Monte Escort flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Clem Ripley strikes out. Don Hoak singles to right field. Rufe Darr bunts for a base hit. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Joe Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Villager flies out to the right fielder. Desi Kerr singles to center field. Dick Thunderbird grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Desi Kerr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Thunderbird steals second. Butch Mustang strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Earl Grace walks. Ed Aude pops out to the second baseman. Miller Jacquez is pinch hitting for Frank Lee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Miller Jacquez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Wilbur Cooper pitching. Trace Bronco strikes out. Bill Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jose Tabata walks. Clem Ripley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Tabata is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Hoak is hit by a pitch. Rufe Darr walks. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Ripley scores. Don Hoak advances to third on the play. Rufe Darr advances to second on the play. Joe Thomas singles to left field. Don Hoak scores. Rufe Darr scores. Earl Grace singles to center field. Zephyr Zodiac comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Ed Aude triples. Joe Thomas scores. Earl Grace scores. Wilbur Cooper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Gus Sable hits a home run. Monte Escort singles to center field. Sammy Corsair is pinch hitting for Zephyr Zodiac. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Monte Escort steals second. Sammy Corsair singles to right field. The defense is playing the corners in. Desi Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sammy Corsair advances to second on the play. Dick Thunderbird walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Butch Mustang grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Monte Escort is out at home. Trace Bronco grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cleveland Rolando Maverick pitching. Jose Tabata grounds out to the third baseman. Clem Ripley strikes out. Don Hoak lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the third baseman. Gus Sable flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Rufe Darr walks. Rufe Darr steals second. Arky Vaughan singles to right field. Rufe Darr is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Arky Vaughan steals second. Joe Thomas walks. Earl Grace strikes out. Ed Aude grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Thomas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Victor Street comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Monte Escort strikes out. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Rolando Maverick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Fairlane grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Desi Kerr singles past the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ivan Kuga did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carroll Shelby did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Freda improves in power_vs_righty Jess Elteedee improves in control Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Stargell improves in arm Ken Tomer did not respond to coaching in range George Bowie improves in power_vs_lefty George Bowie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty