Win: Bruce Schneck (17-7) Loss: Jim Bird (7-14)
Save: John Ricci (37)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bruce Schneck pitching. Mike Davis singles to center field. Stan Arias flies out to the center fielder. Herb Monteagudo singles to left field. Wally Sisler singles to center field. Mike Davis scores. Herb Monteagudo aggressively advances to third on the hit. Charles Patten walks. Carl Gardenhire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Bird pitching. Jonah Shinault strikes out. Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Sheridan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Ray Hawkins grounds out to the shortstop. George Mirabelli singles to left field. George Mirabelli steals second. Jim Bird strikes out. Mike Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Causey singles past the shortstop. Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Helton grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Causey advances to second on the play. Phil Swander grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Stan Arias singles to center field. Herb Monteagudo strikes out. Stan Arias steals second. Stan Arias steals third. Wally Sisler strikes out. Charles Patten grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Spike Malone walks. Bruce Schneck lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Shinault hits a home run. Spike Malone scores. Dick Rand flies out to the center fielder. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hawkins grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! George Mirabelli strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Causey strikes out. Lefty Dixon doubles to center field. Bobby Helton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Dixon advances to third on the play. Phil Swander flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Bird grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Davis strikes out. Stan Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Spike Malone walks. Bruce Schneck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Shinault hits a home run. Spike Malone scores. Dick Rand singles to center field. Mike Sheridan singles to left field. Dick Rand advances to third on the hit. Mike Sheridan steals second. Jim Causey strikes out. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Herb Monteagudo strikes out. Wally Sisler walks. Wally Sisler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charles Patten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Helton strikes out. Phil Swander grounds out to the shortstop. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Carl Gardenhire strikes out. March Gehrig is pinch hitting for Ray Hawkins. March Gehrig singles to center field. Jack Meola is pinch hitting for George Mirabelli. March Gehrig is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jack Meola singles to right field. Jim Bird grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Kevin McBride enters the game as a defensive replacement for March Gehrig at RF. Bruce Schneck singles to left field. Jonah Shinault grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Schneck is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dick Rand grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Shinault advances to second on the play. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Mike Davis lines out to the second baseman. Stan Arias doubles to center field. Herb Monteagudo grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sisler strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Giovanni Pyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Causey singles to left field. Lefty Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Helton walks. Shane Beecher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Swander grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charles Patten strikes out. Carl Gardenhire pops out to the third baseman. Kevin McBride flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Peaches King did not respond to coaching in velocity Otto Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Monte Birtsas improves in arm Charlie Beatin did not respond to coaching in range Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Aloma improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Duncan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Duncan did not respond to coaching in speed