Win: Ernie Portugal (11-3) Loss: Roger Gonzales (7-7)
Save: Moxie Charles (2)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Roger Gonzales pitching. Leo Neagle strikes out. Dennis Perry hits a home run. Mike Andre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Cook pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Ernie Portugal pitching. Fred Sullivan strikes out. Steve Pickering strikes out. Wes Preston singles past the shortstop. Jim Seitzer singles to left field. Wes Preston advances to third on the hit. Oral Faneyte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Benjie Waynesboro singles to left field. Bill Connolly singles past the third baseman. Benjie Waynesboro advances to third on the hit. Doc Stirnweiss flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Benjie Waynesboro scores. Bill Connolly steals second. Steve Peters singles to left field. Bill Connolly scores. Ernie Portugal lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Neagle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Scott Rader grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Helms grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Dunne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Dennis Perry doubles past the right fielder. Mike Andre pops out to the shortstop. Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Benjie Waynesboro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Roger Gonzales grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Steve Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Bill Connolly grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Peters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Wes Preston grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Seitzer grounds out to the pitcher. Oral Faneyte flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ernie Portugal flies out to the right fielder. Leo Neagle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dennis Perry walks. Mike Andre singles to right field. Dennis Perry advances to third on the hit. Wally Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Scott Rader hits a home run. Frank Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Dunne pops out to the shortstop. Roger Gonzales strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Benjie Waynesboro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Connolly singles past the third baseman. Doc Stirnweiss singles to center field. Joe Phelps 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. Steve Peters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Connolly advances to third on the play. Doc Stirnweiss advances to second on the play. Ernie Portugal grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Fred Sullivan singles to center field. Steve Pickering walks. Wes Preston pops out to the first baseman. Jim Seitzer singles to left field. Fred Sullivan scores. Steve Pickering advances to third on the hit. Oral Faneyte strikes out. Scott Rader grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Leo Neagle grounds out to the second baseman. Dennis Perry flies out to the center fielder. Mike Andre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Lee Hubbard is pinch hitting for Frank Helms. Lee Hubbard walks. Harry Dunne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Al Locke is pinch hitting for Joe Phelps. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Locke singles to left field. Fred Sullivan singles to left field. Steve Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Tom Baker pitching. Ron Backman enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lee Hubbard at 3B. Wally Cook flies out to the center fielder. Benjie Waynesboro hits a home run. Bill Connolly doubles to center field. Doc Stirnweiss doubles to center field. Bill Connolly scores. Chad Guerrero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Peters singles to left field. Doc Stirnweiss scores. Ernie Portugal lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leo Neagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Wes Preston singles to center field. Jim Seitzer pops out to the third baseman. Oral Faneyte flies out to the center fielder. Scott Rader singles to center field. Ron Backman hits a home run. Wes Preston scores. Scott Rader scores. Moxie Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Dunne strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Dennis Perry grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Andre doubles to center field. Wally Cook lines out to the pitcher. Benjie Waynesboro hits a home run. Mike Andre scores. Joe Gibbons comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Connolly hits a home run. Doc Stirnweiss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Dom Brown is pinch hitting for Joe Gibbons . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dom Brown walks. Fred Sullivan lines out to the shortstop. Steve Pickering strikes out. Wes Preston grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dom Brown is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 New York total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Dennis Perry (19), Mike Andre (15), Bill Connolly (25), Doc Stirnweiss (26).HR - Dennis Perry (13), Benjie Waynesboro 2 (21), Bill Connolly (25).SF - Doc Stirnweiss. Baserunning: SB - Bill Connolly (19).
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Babe Welteroth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Ingram did not respond to coaching in control Harry Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Garcia did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Fornieles did not respond to coaching in CF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Grasmick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jet Turner did not respond to coaching in speed George Leifer did not respond to coaching in control Red Myers did not respond to coaching in endurance Cash Harmon did not respond to coaching in 3B