Inning: 1 Cleveland Izzy Tavener pitching. Daniel Concepcion grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Moore triples. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Blas Alyea pitching. Mike Shuba grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dixie Guinn walks. Dixie Guinn steals second. Al Stanicek throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Griffin walks. Red Maddox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler flies out to the center fielder. Earl Mails grounds out to the shortstop. Al Stanicek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bip Conine strikes out. Chuck Leverett hits a home run. Rex Steevens strikes out. Izzy Tavener walks. Mike Shuba walks. Dixie Guinn grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Shuba is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Edgar Kane strikes out. Blas Alyea flies out to the right fielder. Daniel Concepcion singles to center field. Daniel Concepcion is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Earl Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Vicente Griffin grounds out to the third baseman. Red Maddox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Steve Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shorty Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Henninger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bip Conine flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Leverett grounds out to the shortstop. Rex Steevens walks. Izzy Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Earl Mails flies out to the left fielder. Al Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mike Shuba singles to left field. Mike Shuba steals second. Dixie Guinn singles to left field. Mike Shuba scores. Earl Powell hits a home run. Dixie Guinn scores. Lance Chamberlain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vicente Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Red Maddox grounds out to the shortstop. Bip Conine doubles to left field. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Edgar Kane walks. Lance Chamberlain lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Daniel Concepcion triples. Edgar Kane scores. Steve Moore flies out to the left fielder. Shorty Robinson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rex Steevens strikes out. Izzy Tavener strikes out. Mike Shuba singles to center field. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Henninger singles past the shortstop. Wayne Hostetler singles to left field. Earl Mails grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Henninger advances to third on the play. Wayne Hostetler advances to second on the play. Al Stanicek pops out to the shortstop. Edgar Kane singles to center field. Bill Henninger scores. Wayne Hostetler is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Earl Powell pops out to the shortstop. Vicente Griffin singles to right field. Red Maddox walks. Bip Conine flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Leverett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bob Leon is pinch hitting for Lance Chamberlain. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Leon strikes out. Daniel Concepcion singles to center field. Steve Moore singles to left field. Dave Goldy 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. Shorty Robinson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Colbert pitching. Rex Steevens flies out to the center fielder. Dave Goldy singles to left field. Mike Shuba singles to center field. Dave Goldy advances to third on the hit. Mike Shuba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dixie Guinn singles to center field. Dave Goldy scores. Chick Krieger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Earl Powell grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Bill Henninger strikes out. Wayne Hostetler strikes out. Dwain Haas is pinch hitting for Earl Mails. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dwain Haas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Bill Henninger is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Garton Hamill did not respond to coaching in control Art Yochim improves in control Joe Fornieles improves in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Durning did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Carlos Durning improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in arm Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Hoffman improves in arm Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in speed Don Hoffman improves in arm Grant Stein did not respond to coaching in velocity