Win: March Matthews (13-9) Loss: Ron Meulens (7-7)
Save: Ray Morehart (30)
Inning: 1 Cleveland March Matthews pitching. Chet Combs singles past the shortstop. Chet Combs steals second. Jose Alyea flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Linton doubles to left field. Chet Combs scores. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Chicago Ron Meulens pitching. Sixto Brower lines out to the first baseman. Wayne Strange walks. Jim Smith hits a home run. Wayne Strange scores. Thad Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Goodwin singles to right field. Al Simmons triples. Leo Goodwin scores. Win Luce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roger Reardon reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ernie Linden. Dixie Conwell singles to right field. Roger Reardon scores. Kazuhiko Ota strikes out. Ron Meulens lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chet Combs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Ernie Linden grounds out to the pitcher. March Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Sixto Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Alyea strikes out. Bernie Linton walks. Gene Reed triples. Bernie Linton scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Roger Reardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Wayne Strange grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Smith flies out to the left fielder. Thad Konieczny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dixie Conwell flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Meulens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Leo Goodwin strikes out. Al Simmons doubles to right field. Win Luce walks. Ernie Linden walks. March Matthews flies out to the left fielder. Sixto Brower pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chet Combs flies out to the right fielder. Jose Alyea flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Linton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Wayne Strange walks. Jim Smith strikes out. Thad Konieczny grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Strange advances to second on the play. Leo Goodwin doubles to right field. Wayne Strange scores. Al Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Hibbs strikes out. Roger Reardon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Win Luce flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Linden walks. March Matthews lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sixto Brower walks. Wayne Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cleveland Dixie Conwell strikes out. Kazuhiko Ota flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Ron Meulens. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Jeff Valentine pitching. Jim Smith singles to center field. Thad Konieczny singles to right field. Jim Smith advances to third on the hit. Leo Goodwin grounds out to the pitcher. Thad Konieczny advances to second on the play. Al Simmons strikes out. Win Luce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Chet Combs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chet Combs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Alyea grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Linton walks. Gene Reed grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bernie Linton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Johnny Edwards is pinch hitting for Ernie Linden. Johnny Edwards singles to center field. Harry Talcott is pinch hitting for March Matthews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Talcott flies out to the center fielder. Sixto Brower grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Johnny Edwards is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wayne Strange singles to right field. Carl Wynn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ray Morehart pitching. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Seibold is pinch hitting for Roger Reardon. Fred Seibold grounds out to the second baseman. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4 Chicago total runners left on base: 11
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Carrigan improves in power_vs_righty Bob Bonin did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Suggs did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harvey Fondy did not respond to coaching in range
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Brown improves in arm Karl Merkle improves in control Dick Oldis improves in arm Karl Merkle improves in velocity