Win: March Matthews (10-8) Loss: Ron Meulens (7-5)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ron Meulens pitching. Sixto Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Glen Enwright grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Strange triples. Jim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland March Matthews pitching. Chet Combs flies out to the right fielder. Jose Alyea grounds out to the third baseman. Bernie Linton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Thad Konieczny singles to left field. Leo Goodwin strikes out. Al Simmons singles to left field. Win Luce singles to center field. Thad Konieczny scores. March Matthews fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. March Matthews pops out to the first baseman. Sixto Brower strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gene Reed singles to left field. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Roger Reardon grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Reed advances to second on the play. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Glen Enwright flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Strange grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Smith lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kazuhiko Ota singles to right field. Ron Meulens lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Alyea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Thad Konieczny grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Al Simmons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bernie Linton grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Reed reached on a fielding error by Glen Enwright. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Roger Reardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Win Luce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). March Matthews doubles to center field. Sixto Brower flies out to the center fielder. Glen Enwright grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dixie Conwell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Wayne Strange doubles to center field. Jim Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Strange advances to third on the play. Thad Konieczny flies out to the left fielder. Leo Goodwin walks. Al Simmons singles to left field. Wayne Strange scores. Leo Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Win Luce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Chet Combs pops out to the first baseman. Jose Alyea grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Linton singles past the second baseman. Bernie Linton steals second. Gene Reed singles to center field. Bernie Linton scores. Kevin Hibbs reached on a fielding error by Sixto Brower. Roger Reardon lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago March Matthews lines out to the shortstop. Sixto Brower strikes out. Johnny Edwards is pinch hitting for Glen Enwright. Johnny Edwards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike See enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Edwards at 1B. Dixie Conwell strikes out. Kazuhiko Ota doubles to right field. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Ron Meulens. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bobby Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Chet Combs walks. Jose Alyea flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Jim Michaels pitching. Wayne Strange grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Smith singles to center field. Thad Konieczny pops out to the second baseman. Leo Goodwin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bernie Linton grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Reed grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Al Simmons walks. Win Luce walks. Harry Talcott is pinch hitting for March Matthews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Talcott singles to left field. Al Simmons scores. Win Luce advances to third on the hit. Carl Wynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sixto Brower singles to center field. Win Luce scores. Mike See singles to left field. Harry Talcott scores. Sixto Brower advances to third on the hit. Joe Carsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wayne Strange pops out to the first baseman. Jim Smith singles to left field. Sixto Brower scores. Thad Konieczny pops out to the third baseman. Leo Goodwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mark Smith pitching. Roger Reardon grounds out to the shortstop. Dixie Conwell lines out to the pitcher. Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 9 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Karl Merkle did not respond to coaching in control Fernando Tillotson improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Goodfellow did not respond to coaching in arm Paul Guzman improves in contact_vs_lefty
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Suggs improves in contact_vs_lefty Jot McNamara did not respond to coaching in control Earl Mura improves in arm Gus Graham improves in control