Win: Gussie Gannon (3-1) Loss: Charlie Taurus (6-2)
Save: Victor Street (10)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Charlie Taurus pitching. Michael Killebrew singles past the shortstop. Michael Killebrew steals second. Bill Stargell grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Killebrew advances to third on the play. Don Hoak walks. Don Hoak steals second. Dick Hetki singles to center field. Michael Killebrew scores. Don Hoak scores. Dick Hetki steals second. Arky Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Hetki advances to third on the play. Joe Thomas walks. Earl Grace singles to left field. Dick Hetki scores. Roy Ball grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Gussie Gannon pitching. Desi Kerr walks. Dick Thunderbird flies out to the left fielder. Butch Mustang pops out to the shortstop. Trace Bronco singles to left field. Desi Kerr advances to third on the hit. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Gussie Gannon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Michael Killebrew strikes out. Bill Stargell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Carroll Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Spurgeon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Don Hoak doubles to center field. Dick Hetki flies out to the right fielder. Arky Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. Joe Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Charlie Taurus strikes out. Desi Kerr lines out to the third baseman. Dick Thunderbird singles to left field. Butch Mustang pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Earl Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Ball walks. Gussie Gannon lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Roy Ball forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Michael Killebrew grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gussie Gannon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Trace Bronco hits a home run. Pat Grampp singles to center field. Pat Grampp is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carroll Shelby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Grissom hits an infield single to the pitcher. Red Spurgeon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Bill Stargell grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hoak grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Hetki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Charlie Taurus flies out to the left fielder. Desi Kerr walks. Dick Thunderbird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Desi Kerr advances to second on the play. Butch Mustang grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Arky Vaughan flies out to the right fielder. Joe Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Grace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Trace Bronco grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Grampp flies out to the left fielder. Otis St.Claire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Carroll Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jesse Focus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Ball hits a home run. Ken Cougar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otis St.Claire pops out to the shortstop. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stargell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Grissom singles to left field. Red Spurgeon singles to right field. Bill Grissom advances to third on the hit. John Ranchero is pinch hitting for Ken Cougar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Ranchero walks. Desi Kerr strikes out. Dick Thunderbird walks. Bill Grissom scores. Gene Washer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Mustang is hit by a pitch. Red Spurgeon scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Trace Bronco strikes out. Pat Grampp strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland John Falcon pitching. Don Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Dick Hetki grounds out to the third baseman. Arky Vaughan singles to left field. Joe Thomas singles past the third baseman. Earl Grace lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Carroll Shelby flies out to the right fielder. Bill Grissom flies out to the center fielder. Red Spurgeon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Roy Ball singles to center field. George Bowie is pinch hitting for Gene Washer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Bowie singles to left field. Roy Ball advances to third on the hit. Michael Killebrew singles to left field. Roy Ball scores. Frank Villager comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Stargell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Bowie advances to third on the play. Don Hoak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Victor Street pitching. Frank Fairlane is pinch hitting for Frank Villager. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Fairlane pops out to the first baseman. Desi Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Thunderbird singles to center field. Butch Mustang grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Thunderbird is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: 'Feral' Darryl Henry improves in power_vs_righty Lou Sweetland improves in speed Lou Sweetland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Aspire did not respond to coaching in control Ivan Kuga improves in speed Bill Explorer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ivan Kuga did not respond to coaching in arm Roy Econoline did not respond to coaching in 3B