Inning: 1 Cleveland Hal Benton pitching. Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. Al Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Ted Riley pitching. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the right fielder. Tom Cather grounds out to the third baseman. Elvis Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Otto Korwan grounds out to the shortstop. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Meloan strikes out. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Leo Hickey flies out to the center fielder. Jay Stanton walks. Ted Riley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dennis Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Dave Beltre walks. Everett Hudson walks. Hal Benton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Blondy Spongberg is hit by a pitch. The defense is playing the infield in. Tom Cather hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave Beltre scores. Elvis Larkin singles to right field. Everett Hudson scores. Blondy Spongberg scores. Tom Cather advances to third on the hit. Elvis Larkin steals second. Scott Santo walks. Tom Meloan singles to center field. Tom Cather scores. Elvis Larkin scores. Scott Santo advances to third on the hit. Wilbur Ruffin singles to left field. Scott Santo scores. Bruce Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Beltre walks. Everett Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Meloan scores. Wilbur Ruffin advances to third on the play. Dave Beltre advances to second on the play. Hal Benton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Al Blair singles to left field. Bob Smith singles to right field. Al Blair advances to third on the hit. Otto Korwan grounds out to the third baseman. Al Blair scores. Bob Smith advances to second on the play. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Barry Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg singles past the second baseman. Tom Cather grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Elvis Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leo Hickey grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Stanton strikes out. Nate Gardner is pinch hitting for Bruce Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Nate Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Jim Bautista pitching. Scott Santo flies out to the center fielder. Tom Meloan grounds out to the pitcher. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dennis Beard singles to right field. Dennis Beard steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Al Blair doubles to right field. Dennis Beard scores. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Korwan singles to center field. Al Blair scores. Otto Korwan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Byrd Ritter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Dave Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Everett Hudson strikes out. Bill Simpson is pinch hitting for Hal Benton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Chris Tingley pitching. Barry Gray walks. Leo Hickey strikes out. Jay Stanton flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Madison is pinch hitting for Jim Bautista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Dennis Beard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Texas Jesus Devore pitching. Blondy Spongberg walks. Tom Cather grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Blondy Spongberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Barney Gallagher is pinch hitting for Elvis Larkin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Cather steals second. Barney Gallagher strikes out. Passed ball. Tom Cather advances to third. Scott Santo pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ralph Logan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Blondy Spongberg at C. Al Blair singles to center field. Akira Ishido comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Otto Korwan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Tom Meloan walks. Wilbur Ruffin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Meloan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wilbur Ruffin steals second. Dave Beltre flies out to the left fielder. Everett Hudson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Gus Bailes is pinch hitting for Byrd Ritter. Gus Bailes strikes out. Barry Gray flies out to the center fielder. Leo Hickey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Texas total runners left on base: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Schaffernoth did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rob Young did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Skalski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Ingram did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Ingram did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Floyd Coumbe did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Raffensberger improves in contact_vs_lefty Bruce Raffensberger improves in range Kip Curtis improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in C