Win: George Carlsen (10-7) Loss: Hilton Tyriver (3-9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Hilton Tyriver pitching. Ken Hobbs doubles to right field. Bert James strikes out. Rick Cooke doubles to center field. Ken Hobbs scores. Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Joe DeShields singles to left field. Joe DeShields steals second. Joe Cedeno hits a home run. Rick Cooke scores. Joe DeShields scores. Harry Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland George Carlsen pitching. Carlos Brandt walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Gene Lockhart lines out to the first baseman. Joe Lerch grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Brandt advances to third on the play. Takashi Kishida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ike Campbell walks. George Carlsen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Carlsen singles to left field. Ken Hobbs walks. Bert James flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Campbell scores. George Carlsen advances to third on the play. Ken Hobbs advances to second on the play. Bunny Roth singles to left field. George Carlsen scores. Ken Hobbs scores. Dave Bowers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Roth steals second. Joe DeShields grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Langford walks. Roy Langford steals second. Billy Jefferson strikes out. Gene Pignatano singles to center field. Roy Langford scores. Gene Pignatano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Del Langford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Cedeno strikes out. Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dave Bowers grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Brandt strikes out. Gene Lockhart singles to right field. Joe Lerch walks. Takashi Kishida pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Carlsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Hobbs doubles to center field. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Cooke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Roy Langford grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Jefferson strikes out. Gene Pignatano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bunny Roth pops out to the third baseman. Joe DeShields flies out to the left fielder. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Del Langford hits a home run. Dave Bowers strikes out. Carlos Brandt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Lockhart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Jackson strikes out. Ike Campbell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Jefferson. George Carlsen grounds out to the second baseman. Ike Campbell advances to third on the play. Ken Hobbs singles past the third baseman. Ike Campbell scores. Bert James walks. Rick Cooke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Joe Lerch singles to left field. Joe Lerch steals second. Takashi Kishida hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roy Langford grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Lerch scores. Billy Jefferson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bunny Roth doubles to left field. Michael Nilsson is pinch hitting for Joe DeShields. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Michael Nilsson strikes out. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Bunny Roth advances to third on the play. Dante Diamond comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Harry Jackson walks. Harry Macha is pinch hitting for Ike Campbell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Macha flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Gene Pignatano singles to right field. Del Langford strikes out. Gene Lynch is pinch hitting for Dante Diamond. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Pignatano is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gene Lynch flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Mooney pitching. George Carlsen grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Bert James reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Mooney. Rick Cooke hits a home run. Bert James scores. Bunny Roth grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Carlos Brandt walks. Greg Hartman is pinch hitting for Gene Lockhart. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Hartman walks. Joe Lerch flies out to the right fielder. Takashi Kishida hits a home run. Carlos Brandt scores. Greg Hartman scores. Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Langford strikes out. Billy Jefferson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Michael Nilsson flies out to the right fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Jackson walks. Harry Macha singles to center field. Harry Jackson advances to third on the hit. Archie Craig is pinch hitting for Mark Rojas. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Archie Craig pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Slim Spinks pitching. Gene Pignatano flies out to the left fielder. Del Langford grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Karchner is pinch hitting for Frank Mooney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Leo Karchner singles to center field. Carlos Brandt reached on a fielding error by Harry Jackson. Greg Hartman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Ken Hobbs 2 (27), Rick Cooke (16), Bunny Roth (22).HR - Rick Cooke (19), Joe Cedeno (8). Baserunning: SB - Bunny Roth (18), Joe DeShields (24). Fielding: E - Harry Jackson.
Batting:HR - Takashi Kishida (10), Del Langford (9).GIDP - Roy Langford. Baserunning: SB - Joe Lerch (8), Roy Langford (4).CS - Gene Pignatano 2 (4). Fielding: E - Billy Jefferson, Frank Mooney.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Maikel Caceres did not respond to coaching in velocity John Lyons improves in power_vs_righty John Lyons improves in contact_vs_righty Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Raul Suder did not respond to coaching in control John Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in SS
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Grant Dukes improves in arm Grant Dukes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Harley Pattee improves in range Phil Fieber did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fred Fisher improves in arm Phil Fieber did not respond to coaching in arm