Win: March Matthews (15-11) Loss: Jim Michaels (5-5)
Save: Ray Morehart (35)
Inning: 1 Chicago Ron Meulens pitching. Sixto Brower grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Glen Enwright grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland March Matthews pitching. Chet Combs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Alyea singles to right field. Bernie Linton hits a home run. Jose Alyea scores. Gene Reed grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Thad Konieczny reached on a fielding error by Ron Meulens. Leo Goodwin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Thad Konieczny is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Simmons flies out to the right fielder. Win Luce singles to left field. Ernie Linden singles to right field. March Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roger Reardon walks. Roger Reardon steals second. Dixie Conwell flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiko Ota walks. Ron Meulens lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Kazuhiko Ota advances to second on the play. Kazuhiko Ota advances to second on the play. Chet Combs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Chicago Sixto Brower doubles to right field. Wayne Strange flies out to the right fielder. Glen Enwright strikes out. Thad Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jose Alyea doubles to left field. Bernie Linton flies out to the center fielder. Gene Reed walks. Kevin Hibbs flies out to the left fielder. Roger Reardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Chicago Leo Goodwin grounds out to the third baseman. Al Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Win Luce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Dixie Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiko Ota grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Meulens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Ernie Linden singles past the shortstop. March Matthews lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Sixto Brower walks. Wayne Strange strikes out. Glen Enwright singles to right field. March Matthews scores. Sixto Brower advances to third on the hit. Thad Konieczny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Chet Combs flies out to the center fielder. Jose Alyea grounds out to the shortstop. Bernie Linton lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Leo Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. Al Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Win Luce flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Gene Reed hits a home run. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Reardon flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Conwell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Johnny Edwards is pinch hitting for Ernie Linden. Johnny Edwards singles to center field. Harry Talcott is pinch hitting for March Matthews. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Talcott walks. Jim Michaels comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sixto Brower doubles to center field. Johnny Edwards scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Wayne Strange flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the infield in. Glen Enwright singles to center field. Harry Talcott scores. Thad Konieczny grounds out to the second baseman. Sixto Brower scores. Glen Enwright advances to second on the play. Jeff Valentine comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Goodwin lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mark Smith pitching. Kazuhiko Ota strikes out. Chris Bergman is pinch hitting for Jeff Valentine. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Bergman strikes out. Chet Combs walks. Jose Alyea grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Chet Combs is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Carl Wynn pitching. Al Simmons flies out to the left fielder. Win Luce flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Edwards grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bernie Linton flies out to the center fielder. Gene Reed grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Hibbs grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Chicago Mike See is pinch hitting for Mark Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike See grounds out to the shortstop. Sixto Brower grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Strange grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ray Morehart pitching. Fred Seibold is pinch hitting for Roger Reardon. Fred Seibold flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Conwell grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiko Ota flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Chicago total runners LOB: 7 Cleveland total runners LOB: 5
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Eric Smith improves in control Fernando Tillotson improves in contact_vs_righty Les Charles did not respond to coaching in speed
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Pfund did not respond to coaching in range Earl Mura improves in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Whitt did not respond to coaching in speed Tilson Gutierrez did not respond to coaching in arm