Inning: 1 Cleveland Geronimo Middleton pitching. Carlos Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Dean Bush strikes out. Frank Steevens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Herb Dalena pitching. Jim Daringer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Osborne pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Schultz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Eddie Mathews grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Jennings strikes out. Mike Metzler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Winston Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Thomson strikes out. Dewey Higham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Roger Laudner lines out to the third baseman. Darby Collins strikes out. Herb Dalena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Art Dunne flies out to the right fielder. Bill Saunders strikes out. Geronimo Middleton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Carlos Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dean Bush grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Steevens hits a home run. Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Daringer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Schultz singles to right field. Charlie Schultz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Gus Jennings singles to right field. Mike Metzler strikes out. Roger Laudner walks. Darby Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gus Jennings advances to third on the play. Roger Laudner advances to second on the play. Herb Dalena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Winston Merloni lines out to the third baseman. Willie Thomson strikes out. Dewey Higham reached on a fielding error by Herb Dalena. Art Dunne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dewey Higham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Carlos Delgado walks. Dean Bush walks. Frank Steevens strikes out. Eddie Mathews grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Delgado advances to third on the play. Dean Bush advances to second on the play. Gus Jennings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Saunders strikes out. Geronimo Middleton strikes out. Jim Daringer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Metzler walks. Roger Laudner walks. Dorsey Prudhomme 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 2nd. Darby Collins hits a home run. Mike Metzler scores. Roger Laudner scores. Herb Dalena singles to right field. Carlos Delgado walks. Dean Bush flies out to the left fielder. Herb Dalena is out trying to steal third. Frank Steevens grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Osborne singles to left field. Charlie Schultz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Winston Merloni reached on a fielding error by Eddie Mathews. Willie Thomson singles to left field. Winston Merloni advances to third on the hit. Dewey Higham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Eddie Sabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Mathews flies out to the center fielder. Gus Jennings strikes out. Mike Metzler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tony Scioscia enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Delgado at LF. Art Dunne doubles to left field. Bill Saunders pops out to the third baseman. Gary Windle is pinch hitting for Eddie Sabel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Windle strikes out. Jim Daringer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Rich Youngblood pitching. Roger Laudner grounds out to the second baseman. Darby Collins singles to left field. Darby Collins is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Herb Dalena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Osborne singles to center field. Charlie Schultz walks. Winston Merloni hits a home run. Joe Osborne scores. Charlie Schultz scores. Ace Throneberry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Willie Thomson singles to right field. Dewey Higham grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Art Dunne pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug Poepping did not respond to coaching in range Leroy Biancalana did not respond to coaching in velocity Sandy Koufax did not respond to coaching in velocity Rusty Staub did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Oldfield did not respond to coaching in speed Rey Kennedy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rey Kennedy improves in power_vs_righty Rey Kennedy improves in power_vs_lefty