Win: Lou Finney (9-5) Loss: Gary Blake (5-7)
Save: Tony Atherton (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lou Finney pitching. Charlie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Don Silverio strikes out. Terry Boyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Gary Blake pitching. Jay Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Dixie Dashiell doubles to right field. Bob Smith singles to right field. Dixie Dashiell scores. Otto Korwan strikes out. Byrd Ritter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Yoshitaka Nakada strikes out. Lee Swacina singles to right field. Spider Easler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Barry Gray singles to left field. Bugs Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Barry Gray advances to second on the play. Nate Gardner walks. Lou Finney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Finney flies out to the center fielder. Jay Stanton lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jimmy Prim singles to center field. Billy Misse strikes out. Gary Blake lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dixie Dashiell grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Smith strikes out. Otto Korwan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Don Silverio flies out to the left fielder. Terry Boyle singles to right field. Yoshitaka Nakada singles to center field. Terry Boyle advances to third on the hit. Lee Swacina strikes out. Spider Easler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Byrd Ritter strikes out. Barry Gray grounds out to the shortstop. Bugs Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmy Prim flies out to the right fielder. Billy Misse flies out to the right fielder. Gary Blake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Nate Gardner walks. Lou Finney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Stanton strikes out. Dixie Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Don Silverio grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Smith walks. Otto Korwan singles to center field. Bob Smith advances to third on the hit. Byrd Ritter strikes out. Barry Gray flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Smith scores. Bugs Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Yoshitaka Nakada strikes out. Lee Swacina singles to left field. Spider Easler strikes out. Jimmy Prim strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Nate Gardner singles to center field. Lou Finney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Lou Finney flies out to the right fielder. Jay Stanton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Manuel Saverine is pinch hitting for Billy Misse. Manuel Saverine flies out to the left fielder. Gary Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Phil Leonard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Manuel Saverine at 1B. Dixie Dashiell strikes out. Bob Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Korwan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Leo Hickey enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Smith at CF. Bobby Madison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Byrd Ritter at 1B. Tony Atherton 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. Don Silverio strikes out. Terry Boyle hits a home run. Yoshitaka Nakada strikes out. Lee Swacina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dennis Regan improves in arm Wes Nixon improves in control David Tejada did not respond to coaching in control Allan Franklin improves in power_vs_righty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cap Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Ingram improves in contact_vs_righty Rob Young improves in power_vs_righty Pete Giusti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gene Ingram improves in 1B