Win: Scottie Oliver (3-1) Loss: Steve Clemens (1-1)
Save: Soupy Campbell (12)
Inning: 1 Detroit Scottie Oliver pitching. Judy Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Mason singles to left field. Codie Spearman hits a home run. Charlie Mason scores. Ced Boyd strikes out. Jack Sadler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Steve Clemens pitching. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Harry Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Billy Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ed Steele singles to left field. Pen Gilliard pops out to the shortstop. March McKechnie strikes out. Steve Clemens lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Woody Taitt singles to right field. Joey Danning singles to center field. Woody Taitt advances to third on the hit. Dickie Wilhelm singles to right field. Woody Taitt scores. Joey Danning advances to third on the hit. Jackie Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dickie Wilhelm advances to second on the play. Ed Haney flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joey Danning is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Judy Johnson strikes out. Charlie Mason grounds out to the shortstop. Codie Spearman walks. Ced Boyd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Scottie Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Fisk flies out to the center fielder. Harry Murphy singles to center field. Billy Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jack Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Steele strikes out. Pen Gilliard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Woody Taitt singles to right field. Joey Danning singles to right field. Woody Taitt advances to third on the hit. Dickie Wilhelm walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Scott Donovan 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 grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Woody Taitt scores. Joey Danning advances to third on the play. Ed Haney hits an infield single to the third baseman. Joey Danning scores. Scottie Oliver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit March McKechnie singles to center field. Scott Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Judy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Mason walks. Codie Spearman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bobby Fisk singles to center field. Harry Murphy hits a home run. Bobby Fisk scores. Orville Christiansen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Simmons strikes out. Woody Taitt strikes out. Joey Danning pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ced Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Jack Sadler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Steele strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Dickie Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Clark strikes out. Ed Haney walks. Scottie Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Pen Gilliard strikes out. March McKechnie strikes out. Orville Christiansen walks. Judy Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bobby Fisk singles to center field. Harry Murphy walks. Billy Simmons strikes out. Woody Taitt strikes out. Joey Danning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Akira Ikeuchi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dickie Wilhelm at CF. Charlie Mason flies out to the center fielder. Codie Spearman walks. Ced Boyd singles to right field. Frank Johnson 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. Jack Sadler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Akira Ikeuchi grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Clark doubles to center field. Ed Haney flies out to the right fielder. Roberto Moreira is pinch hitting for Frank Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roberto Moreira grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Soupy Campbell pitching. Ed Steele grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pen Gilliard walks. March McKechnie grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pen Gilliard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Blackwell is pinch hitting for Orville Christiansen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Cleveland total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: March Ballou improves in speed Horacio Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe McQuillan did not respond to coaching in control Mike Nichols improves in range Dan Knowlson did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rusty Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rusty Green improves in power_vs_lefty Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rusty Green improves in range Rickie Salazar did not respond to coaching in SS