Win: Ed McConnell (5-0) Loss: Joe Thomas (3-7)
Save: Ken Brett (3)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Luis Tiant pitching. Frank Crider walks. Bill Darensbourg pops out to the first baseman. Bill Salmon reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Thomas. Don Reynolds singles to left field. Frank Crider scores. Bill Salmon scores. Rick Archer flies out to the right fielder. March Leber singles to center field. Don Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Seiichi Okiyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Joe Thomas pitching. George Thomas lines out to the third baseman. Luis E. Aparicio walks. Ernesto Madera grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Harris singles to left field. Joe Thomas lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Bill Harris forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Crider grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Thomas advances to second on the play. Bill Darensbourg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Billy Conigliaro grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Lahoud flies out to the center fielder. Cecil Cooper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Salmon flies out to the center fielder. Don Reynolds walks. Rick Archer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Reynolds advances to second on the play. March Leber walks. Seiichi Okiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Phil Gagliano singles to right field. Duane Josephson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Luis Tiant strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Harris walks. Bill Harris steals second. Joe Thomas pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Frank Crider grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Harris advances to third on the play. Bill Darensbourg walks. Bill Salmon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston George Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Luis E. Aparicio pops out to the first baseman. Ernesto Madera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Don Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Archer singles to right field. March Leber pops out to the first baseman. Seiichi Okiyama grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Archer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Billy Conigliaro reached on a fielding error by Joe Thomas. Joe Lahoud grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Conigliaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cecil Cooper singles to center field. Joe Lahoud advances to third on the hit. Cecil Cooper steals second. Phil Gagliano strikes out. Duane Josephson doubles to center field. Joe Lahoud scores. Cecil Cooper scores. Luis Tiant grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bill Harris walks. Joe Thomas lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Crider walks. Bill Darensbourg flies out to the left fielder. Bill Salmon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston George Thomas strikes out. Luis E. Aparicio flies out to the left fielder. Ernesto Madera walks. Billy Conigliaro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Don Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Archer singles to center field. Ed McConnell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. March Leber grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Archer advances to second on the play. Seiichi Okiyama grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Joe Lahoud flies out to the left fielder. Cecil Cooper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ben Oglivie is pinch hitting for Phil Gagliano. Ben Oglivie hits a home run. Carl Yastrzemski is pinch hitting for Duane Josephson. Carl Yastrzemski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Buddy Hunter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Oglivie at 2B. Bob Montgomery enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Yastrzemski at C. Bill Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Thomas strikes out. Frank Crider strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Danny Cater is pinch hitting for Ed McConnell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Cater grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Luis E. Aparicio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Sparky The Count Lyle pitching. Bill Darensbourg singles to left field. Bill Darensbourg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Salmon pops out to the third baseman. Don Reynolds singles to right field. Ken Brett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Archer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 12 Boston total runners left on base: 2
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: King Konge did not respond to coaching in velocity Alvin Simon Theodore improves in power_vs_lefty Van Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Bradshaw did not respond to coaching in velocity
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Simmons improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Simmons improves in contact_vs_lefty David Javier improves in range John 'SuperSub' Kennedy improves in range Jim Shears did not respond to coaching in C