Win: Chris Tingley (4-3) Loss: Tony Atherton (2-2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Robert Pulido pitching. Dennis Beard flies out to the right fielder. Al Blair grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Texas Bill Moore pitching. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Blondy Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Scott Santo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gus Bailes strikes out. Leo Hickey grounds out to the second baseman. Barry Gray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Texas Tom Meloan strikes out. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Elvis Larkin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jay Stanton grounds out to the third baseman. Nate Gardner strikes out. Bill Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Texas Chappy DeVormer walks. Ralph Logan strikes out. Robert Pulido lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Cather grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dennis Beard flies out to the center fielder. Al Blair doubles to right field. Bobby Madison flies out to the center fielder. Gus Bailes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Blondy Spongberg walks. Scott Santo flies out to the left fielder. Tom Meloan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blondy Spongberg advances to second on the play. Wilbur Ruffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Leo Hickey flies out to the left fielder. Barry Gray strikes out. Jay Stanton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Texas Elvis Larkin singles to left field. Chappy DeVormer flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Logan singles to center field. Elvis Larkin advances to third on the hit. Bill Simpson is pinch hitting for Robert Pulido. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Simpson singles to right field. Elvis Larkin scores. Ralph Logan advances to third on the hit. Tom Cather strikes out. Blondy Spongberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chuck Chavez pitching. Nate Gardner grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Moore strikes out. Dennis Beard hits a home run. Al Blair flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Texas Scott Santo grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Meloan singles to right field. Wilbur Ruffin grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Meloan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Elvis Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bobby Madison walks. Gus Bailes singles to left field. Bobby Madison advances to third on the hit. Tim Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Hickey strikes out. Barry Gray singles to left field. Bobby Madison scores. Gus Bailes advances to third on the hit. Jay Stanton strikes out. Nate Gardner walks. Bill Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Texas Chappy DeVormer strikes out. Ralph Logan strikes out. Joe McGregor is pinch hitting for Tim Sanders. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Joe McGregor reached on a fielding error by Dennis Beard. Tom Cather grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe McGregor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Ryan Daglia pitching. Dennis Beard doubles to center field. Al Blair flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Madison singles to center field. Dennis Beard is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Gus Bailes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Texas Jesus Devore 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. Blondy Spongberg strikes out. Scott Santo strikes out. Tom Meloan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Leo Hickey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Barry Gray strikes out. Jay Stanton hits a home run. Chris Tingley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nate Gardner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Bob Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Blair at 1B. Tony Atherton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wilbur Ruffin singles to right field. Elvis Larkin doubles to center field. Wilbur Ruffin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chappy DeVormer singles to left field. Elvis Larkin scores. Ron Perranoski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Logan grounds out to the pitcher. Chappy DeVormer advances to second on the play. Dave Beltre is pinch hitting for Chris Tingley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dave Beltre singles to right field. Chappy DeVormer scores. Cleveland total runners left on base: 5 Texas total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Schaffernoth improves in speed Carlos Prescott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Schaffernoth improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Fishburn did not respond to coaching in arm Gene Ingram did not respond to coaching in 1B
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Raffensberger improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Canavan improves in endurance A.J. Reiser improves in range Bruce Raffensberger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Offa Souchock did not respond to coaching in C