Inning: 1 Kansas City Jerry Talbot pitching. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the second baseman. John Stahl grounds out to the pitcher. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Haden Rivera pitching. Ben Dodd flies out to the left fielder. John Fahey flies out to the left fielder. Tex Jackson doubles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Jack Bloomfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Gettinger singles to center field. Mateo Perez walks. Billy Grich hits a home run. Dan Gettinger scores. Mateo Perez scores. Slick Johnson singles to center field. U.L. Distefano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Slick Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Haden Rivera lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ross Peters strikes out. Chris Blanks hits a home run. Kevin Hubbell strikes out. Bob Maldonado is hit by a pitch. Jerry Talbot strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Stahl strikes out. Goldie Shelby walks. Goldie Shelby is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Gettinger singles to center field. Mateo Perez hits an infield single to the third baseman. Fred Macwhorter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ben Dodd pops out to the catcher. John Fahey flies out to the center fielder. Tex Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Slick Johnson strikes out. U.L. Distefano singles to left field. Haden Rivera lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jack Bloomfield grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ross Peters walks. Chris Blanks singles to left field. Kevin Hubbell walks. Bob Maldonado walks. Ross Peters scores. Fred Macwhorter singles to center field. Chris Blanks scores. Kevin Hubbell scores. Bob Maldonado advances to third on the hit. Ben Dodd strikes out. John Fahey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Stahl walks. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger hits a home run. John Stahl scores. Doc Funk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mateo Perez strikes out. Billy Grich strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tex Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Bloomfield singles to left field. Ross Peters singles to left field. Chris Blanks grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ross Peters is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Blanks steals second. Kevin Hubbell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Slick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Haden Rivera pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Bob Maldonado singles to center field. Doc Funk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Dodd grounds out to the shortstop. John Fahey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Kranepool singles to center field. John Stahl grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Kranepool is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Stahl steals second. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. John Stahl scores. Dan Gettinger is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Norm Jeanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tex Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Bloomfield strikes out. Ross Peters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mateo Perez doubles to right field. Billy Grich strikes out. Slick Johnson strikes out. U.L. Distefano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chris Blanks flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Hubbell strikes out. Bob Maldonado hits a home run. Gates Hamlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Aaron is pinch hitting for Doc Funk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Aaron pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dick Fowler pitching. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Gates Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Denny Brown singles to left field. Joe Kranepool walks. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Al Leonard pitching. Ben Dodd walks. John Fahey grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Dodd advances to second on the play. Tex Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Jack Bloomfield doubles past the center fielder. Ben Dodd scores. Ross Peters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Mateo Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Grich strikes out. Slick Johnson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Cleveland Bill Laxton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Blanks pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Hubbell flies out to the right fielder. Bob Maldonado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City U.L. Distefano pops out to the second baseman. Ed Merritt is pinch hitting for Bill Laxton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ed Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kranepool grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Cleveland Brett Tyack pitching. Dick Fowler grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Dodd hits a home run. Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Tex Jackson (15), Jack Bloomfield (14).HR - Ben Dodd (13), Chris Blanks (3), Bob Maldonado (10).HBP - Bob Maldonado (4). Baserunning: SB - Chris Blanks (3).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Deacon Pierce did not respond to coaching in range Adam Diering did not respond to coaching in speed Kevin Zimmerman improves in velocity Chris Hill improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Mangus did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Mangus did not respond to coaching in speed Del Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Aderholt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jake Miller did not respond to coaching in 1B