Win: Riverboat Smith (11-10) Loss: Jim Bird (7-15)
Save: Ed Bedell (6)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Jim Bird pitching. Cyril Qantas grounds out to the pitcher. Harvey Glavenich grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Williams doubles to left field. Keiichi Ishikawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cleveland Riverboat Smith pitching. Kevin McBride grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo singles to center field. Wally Sisler grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Herb Monteagudo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Mick Hanly singles to left field. John Purdue hits a home run. Mick Hanly scores. Orie Stanicek flies out to the right fielder. Rocky Stone walks. Riverboat Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland March Gehrig singles past the third baseman. March Gehrig steals second. Charles Patten singles past the shortstop. March Gehrig scores. Ray Hawkins strikes out. George Mirabelli grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Cyril Qantas grounds out to the second baseman. Harvey Glavenich grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Bird grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin McBride strikes out. Doug Parkinson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Keiichi Ishikawa walks. Keiichi Ishikawa steals second. Mick Hanly pops out to the first baseman. John Purdue singles to left field. Keiichi Ishikawa scores. John Purdue is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Orie Stanicek triples. Rocky Stone lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Herb Monteagudo grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Sisler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). March Gehrig singles to left field. Charles Patten flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Riverboat Smith flies out to the left fielder. Cyril Qantas grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Glavenich singles to left field. Lou Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Ray Hawkins grounds out to the second baseman. George Mirabelli strikes out. Jim Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Keiichi Ishikawa reached on a fielding error by Charles Patten. Mick Hanly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keiichi Ishikawa advances to second on the play. John Purdue flies out to the center fielder. Orie Stanicek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Kevin McBride singles to left field. Doug Parkinson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kevin McBride is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Herb Monteagudo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Rocky Stone flies out to the right fielder. Riverboat Smith strikes out. Cyril Qantas grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Wally Sisler grounds out to the second baseman. March Gehrig singles to right field. Charles Patten grounds out to the shortstop. March Gehrig advances to second on the play. Mike Davis is pinch hitting for Ray Hawkins. Mike Davis singles past the first baseman. March Gehrig scores. Carl Gardenhire is pinch hitting for George Mirabelli. Carl Gardenhire strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Stan Arias enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mike Davis at 3B. Jack Meola enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carl Gardenhire at C. Giovanni Pyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harvey Glavenich singles to right field. Lou Williams singles to right field. Shane Beecher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keiichi Ishikawa pops out to the shortstop. Mick Hanly strikes out. John Purdue singles to center field. Harvey Glavenich scores. Lou Williams advances to third on the hit. Jim Gordon is pinch hitting for Orie Stanicek. Jim Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Cleveland Charlie Cardinal is pinch hitting for Shane Beecher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Charlie Cardinal flies out to the center fielder. Kevin McBride singles to right field. Doug Parkinson grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin McBride advances to second on the play. Herb Monteagudo singles to center field. Kevin McBride scores. Wally Sisler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Herb Monteagudo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Luis Sisco pitching. Rocky Stone flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith is pinch hitting for Riverboat Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Smith lines out to the second baseman. Cyril Qantas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Bedell pitching. March Gehrig grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Charles Patten strikes out. Stan Arias grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 6 Cleveland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Ed Bedell is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sherry Giovanola did not respond to coaching in control Bill Mellor improves in arm Sherry Giovanola did not respond to coaching in control Bert Valdez improves in power_vs_lefty Dewey Smith did not respond to coaching in LF
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Edwards did not respond to coaching in control Rich Trevino did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill LaChance did not respond to coaching in 3B