Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Setsuo Saito pitching. Tom Welch flies out to the left fielder. Marlon Fields grounds out to the second baseman. Rey Dobson singles past the shortstop. Jerry Ostdiek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Dave Stewart pitching. Dennis Beard walks. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dennis Beard is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Otto Korwan flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith steals second. Barry Gray hits a home run. Bob Smith scores. Leo Hickey singles to left field. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Yorkis Dreke walks. Yorkis Dreke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Moises Dustal strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jay Stanton hits a home run. Nate Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Setsuo Saito singles to center field. Dennis Beard flies out to the left fielder. Bob Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Setsuo Saito is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Willard Michalak flies out to the left fielder. Dave Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Welch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Otto Korwan singles to center field. Barry Gray grounds out to the pitcher. Otto Korwan advances to second on the play. Leo Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Byrd Ritter lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Marlon Fields walks. Rey Dobson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jerry Ostdiek grounds out to the pitcher. Marlon Fields advances to third on the play. Rey Dobson advances to second on the play. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the second baseman. Marlon Fields scores. Rey Dobson advances to third on the play. George Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jay Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Gardner singles to right field. Setsuo Saito lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Dennis Beard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Moises Dustal walks. Moises Dustal steals second. Moises Dustal is out trying to steal third. Willard Michalak strikes out. Dave Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bob Smith singles to right field. Otto Korwan singles to right field. Barry Gray hits a home run. Bob Smith scores. Otto Korwan scores. Jesse Tatis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Hickey singles to center field. Leo Hickey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Byrd Ritter flies out to the center fielder. Jay Stanton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Welch grounds out to the second baseman. Marlon Fields walks. Rey Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Jerry Ostdiek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Nate Gardner strikes out. Setsuo Saito grounds out to the third baseman. Dennis Beard triples. Bob Smith walks. Otto Korwan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Yorkis Dreke walks. George Plank singles to center field. Yorkis Dreke advances to third on the hit. Moises Dustal strikes out. Willard Michalak grounds out to the third baseman. Yorkis Dreke scores. George Plank advances to second on the play. Les Moren is pinch hitting for Jesse Tatis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Moren singles to right field. George Plank scores. Tom Welch pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Scott Nichol pitching. Barry Gray pops out to the shortstop. Leo Hickey singles to left field. Byrd Ritter singles to right field. Leo Hickey advances to third on the hit. Jay Stanton singles to center field. Leo Hickey scores. Nate Gardner strikes out. Setsuo Saito singles to center field. Dennis Beard is hit by a pitch. Byrd Ritter scores. Lou Brittain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Bugs Jackson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at CF. Bobby Madison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Byrd Ritter at 1B. Marlon Fields reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dennis Beard. Chick Doe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rey Dobson flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Ostdiek singles to center field. Marlon Fields scores. Yorkis Dreke flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Ostdiek steals second. George Plank flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Otto Korwan walks. Barry Gray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Leo Hickey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Moises Dustal flies out to the center fielder. Willard Michalak triples. Greg Lehner is pinch hitting for Lou Brittain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Greg Lehner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willard Michalak scores. Tom Welch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5 Cleveland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:3B - Dennis Beard (5).HR - Barry Gray 2 (13), Jay Stanton (8).GIDP - Barry Gray.HBP - Dennis Beard (3). Baserunning: SB - Bob Smith (5).CS - Leo Hickey (1). Fielding: E - Dennis Beard.
Game Notes Chick Doe is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Zip Hill did not respond to coaching in range Elmer Frobel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Howard improves in arm George Riggs improves in contact_vs_righty Jay Barr did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gene Ingram did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Hemingway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Skalski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Socks Reinholz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Ingram improves in 1B