Win: Orville Christiansen (1-0) Loss: Louie Bullard (3-1)
Save: Steve Clemens (4)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Orville Christiansen pitching. Hiroshi Minami strikes out. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Harry Murphy singles to center field. Davy Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Louie Bullard pitching. Louis Burgee grounds out to the third baseman. Pete McQueen pops out to the second baseman. Whitey Bligh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Matt Hovlik bunts for a base hit. Matt Hovlik steals second. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Jackie Clark flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Hovlik scores. Ed Haney strikes out. Louie Bullard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hagerman strikes out. Codie Spearman singles to center field. Jerry Blackwell doubles to center field. Leroy Morney doubles to right field. Codie Spearman scores. Jerry Blackwell scores. Orville Christiansen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Hiroshi Minami flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Fisk pops out to the second baseman. Harry Murphy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Louis Burgee walks. Pete McQueen singles to right field. Whitey Bligh singles to right field. Louis Burgee scores. Pete McQueen advances to third on the hit. Judy Johnson strikes out. Dick Hagerman walks. Codie Spearman grounds out to the second baseman. Pete McQueen scores. Whitey Bligh advances to third on the play. Dick Hagerman advances to second on the play. Jerry Blackwell reached on a fielding error by Ed Haney. Whitey Bligh scores. Leroy Morney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Davy Robertson flies out to the center fielder. Matt Hovlik singles to center field. Woody Taitt hits a home run. Matt Hovlik scores. Jackie Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Haney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Orville Christiansen strikes out. Louis Burgee flies out to the right fielder. Pete McQueen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Louie Bullard flies out to the center fielder. Hiroshi Minami singles to center field. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Harry Murphy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Whitey Bligh flies out to the left fielder. Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hagerman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Davy Robertson flies out to the right fielder. Matt Hovlik reached on a fielding error by Jerry Blackwell. Woody Taitt singles to center field. Steve Clemens 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 1st. Jackie Clark strikes out. Ed Haney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Codie Spearman flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Leroy Morney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dickie Wilhelm is pinch hitting for Louie Bullard. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dickie Wilhelm grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Fisk grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jimmy Piazza pitching. Steve Clemens strikes out. Louis Burgee singles to center field. Pete McQueen lines out to the shortstop. Whitey Bligh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Harry Murphy grounds out to the shortstop. Davy Robertson grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Hovlik doubles to center field. Woody Taitt walks. Jackie Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Judy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hagerman grounds out to the second baseman. Codie Spearman doubles to center field. Jerry Blackwell hits an infield single to the first baseman. Leroy Morney singles to right field. Codie Spearman scores. Soupy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Clemens grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leroy Morney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Haney strikes out. Roberto Moreira is pinch hitting for Soupy Campbell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roberto Moreira strikes out. Hiroshi Minami grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Chaney improves in contact_vs_righty Teddy Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Davey Harrington did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Davey Harrington did not respond to coaching in speed Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Robert Sloan improves in arm Mike Nichols did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Gomes improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Ryan improves in control Zearlee Maxwell did not respond to coaching in 1B