Win: Ralph Beecher (10-10) Loss: Lefty Hoak (14-15)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ralph Beecher pitching. Bud Romanick grounds out to the second baseman. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Rickey McCloskey singles to left field. Franklin Redmon singles to left field. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Cleveland Lefty Hoak pitching. Jay Rohde grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Mails singles to right field. Earl Mails steals second. Lazaro Dita grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker walks. Marty Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Jim Werth grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Chris Rhodes singles past the second baseman. Shorty Robinson grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Rhodes advances to second on the play. Dwain Haas flies out to the left fielder. Al Stanicek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lefty Hoak flies out to the left fielder. Bud Romanick flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland Ralph Beecher strikes out. Jay Rohde grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey walks. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Doug Shoemaker lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Earl Mails flies out to the right fielder. Lazaro Dita walks. Lazaro Dita steals second. Jim Werth throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chris Rhodes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lazaro Dita scores. Shorty Robinson hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dwain Haas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marty Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Jim Werth flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Lefty Hoak singles to left field. Bud Romanick singles to left field. George Kilduff lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Al Stanicek walks. Ralph Beecher lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Al Stanicek forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jay Rohde flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Hostetler grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ralph Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey singles to center field. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Bill Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey steals second. Doug Shoemaker walks. Marty Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Earl Mails strikes out. Lazaro Dita strikes out. Chris Rhodes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Werth pops out to the second baseman. Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Lefty Hoak. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Kinslow grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Romanick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Turk Yount pitching. Shorty Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Dwain Haas singles to right field. Dwain Haas steals second. Al Stanicek grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ralph Beecher singles to center field. Dwain Haas scores. Ralph Beecher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Leon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lazaro Dita at 3B. Scat Pence enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Stanicek at C. George Kilduff singles to center field. Rickey McCloskey singles to center field. George Kilduff advances to third on the hit. Franklin Redmon walks. Bill Jonnard pops out to the shortstop. Doug Shoemaker grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. George Kilduff is out at home. Marty Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Cleveland Jay Rohde grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Hostetler grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Earl Mails pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Werth singles to center field. Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Turk Yount. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dizzy Wilmet strikes out. Bud Romanick grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Cleveland total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Vidal did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bob Deal improves in control Waite Hendrickson did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Joe McCormick did not respond to coaching in 1B
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Al Bescher did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Burke did not respond to coaching in control Joe Fornieles improves in power_vs_righty Al Bescher did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Fornieles did not respond to coaching in speed