Win: Gussie Gannon (4-1) Loss: Mitsuchika Kaneko (4-5)
Save: Victor Street (13)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Gussie Gannon pitching. John Grant grounds out to the third baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Amos grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Mitsuchika Kaneko pitching. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the catcher. Dick Hetki flies out to the right fielder. Roy Ball grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate Tenace flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Brickley strikes out. Dante Equator grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Earl Grace strikes out. Joe Thomas singles to left field. Jess Lefebvre flies out to the center fielder. Arky Vaughan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Duke Massa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perrine flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuchika Kaneko strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Bill Stargell walks. Gussie Gannon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gussie Gannon singles to right field. Michael Killebrew lines out to the first baseman. Dick Hetki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dante Equator. Bill Stargell scores. Roy Ball singles to right field. Gussie Gannon scores. Dick Hetki scores. Earl Grace strikes out. Joe Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Grant singles to center field. John Bochte strikes out. Otis Amos walks. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Brickley walks. Dante Equator grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Jess Lefebvre singles to left field. Arky Vaughan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Stargell walks. Gussie Gannon walks. Michael Killebrew grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Duke Massa flies out to the right fielder. Bob Perrine grounds out to the second baseman. Mitsuchika Kaneko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Dick Hetki flies out to the left fielder. Roy Ball hits a home run. Earl Grace grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Thomas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Grant grounds out to the third baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otis Amos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Jess Lefebvre grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Arky Vaughan singles to right field. Bill Stargell grounds out to the pitcher. Arky Vaughan advances to second on the play. Don Hoak is pinch hitting for Gussie Gannon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Don Hoak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pinky Hawley pitching. Nate Tenace reached on a fielding error by Arky Vaughan. Jeff Brickley singles to left field. Nate Tenace advances to third on the hit. Dante Equator grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Tenace scores. Jeff Brickley advances to second on the play. Duke Massa grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Perrine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Michael Killebrew strikes out. Dick Hetki strikes out. Roy Ball grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rufe Darr enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jess Lefebvre at 2B. Bill Henshaw is pinch hitting for Mitsuchika Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Henshaw strikes out. John Grant strikes out. John Bochte strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jerry Winston pitching. Earl Grace flies out to the center fielder. Joe Thomas singles to left field. Rufe Darr strikes out. Arky Vaughan walks. Bill Stargell walks. George Bowie is pinch hitting for Pinky Hawley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Bowie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Victor Street pitching. Otis Amos grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Brickley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Cleveland total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Palmer improves in arm Fred Dineen improves in power_vs_righty Fred Dineen improves in power_vs_lefty Gat Compton improves in arm Amos Flowers improves in RF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Greg Horne did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie Navarro did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Werden did not respond to coaching in range