Win: B.J. James (12-10) Loss: Bill Lancaster (13-5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Bill Lancaster pitching. Alex Quirk strikes out. Chuck Turner hits an infield single to the second baseman. Harry Serafini singles in front of the right fielder. George McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Turner advances to third on the play. Harry Serafini advances to second on the play. Earle Greene strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota B.J. James pitching. Sadie Doherty singles to center field. Rick Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Turd Ferguson flies out to the left fielder. Lloyd Noles doubles to left field. Sadie Doherty scores. Dan Wallace triples. Lloyd Noles scores. Scottie Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tiny Young walks. Bob Lapp grounds out to the shortstop. Tiny Young advances to second on the play. Morris Charles grounds out to the pitcher. B.J. James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Manny Moore strikes out. Brooks Barkley walks. Bill Lancaster lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sadie Doherty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Alex Quirk pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Turner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Serafini walks. George McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rick Thompson strikes out. Turd Ferguson singles to right field. Lloyd Noles is hit by a pitch. Dan Wallace reached on a fielding error by B.J. James. Scottie Jones pops out to the first baseman. Manny Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Cleveland Earle Greene doubles to left field. Tiny Young pops out to the first baseman. Bob Lapp pops out to the catcher. Morris Charles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Brooks Barkley flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lancaster grounds out to the shortstop. Sadie Doherty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland B.J. James strikes out. Alex Quirk pops out to the second baseman. Chuck Turner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rick Thompson strikes out. Turd Ferguson singles to center field. Lloyd Noles flies out to the left fielder. Dan Wallace singles to center field. Turd Ferguson advances to third on the hit. Scottie Jones flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harry Serafini singles to center field. Harry Serafini steals second. George McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Earle Greene flies out to the center fielder. Tiny Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Manny Moore grounds out to the third baseman. Brooks Barkley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lancaster grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bob Lapp grounds out to the third baseman. Morris Charles singles to left field. B.J. James lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Quirk singles to center field. Chuck Turner doubles to center field. Morris Charles scores. Alex Quirk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Serafini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sadie Doherty strikes out. Rick Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Turd Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland George McDonald hits a home run. Earle Greene singles to left field. Tiny Young flies out to the left fielder. Bob Lapp strikes out. Morris Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lloyd Noles flies out to the center fielder. Dan Wallace flies out to the center fielder. Scottie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Jim Muir is pinch hitting for B.J. James. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Muir walks. Alex Quirk hits a home run. Jim Muir scores. Chuck Turner singles to left field. Harry Serafini hits a home run. Chuck Turner scores. George McDonald triples. Earle Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George McDonald scores. Buster Dingman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Tiny Young pops out to the first baseman. Bob Lapp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Randy Eddy pitching. Wayne Taylor is pinch hitting for Manny Moore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Wayne Taylor strikes out. Johnny Barrett is pinch hitting for Brooks Barkley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Barrett strikes out. Ralph Bobb is pinch hitting for Buster Dingman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ralph Bobb grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 8 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lee Dees did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sammy Rakow improves in power_vs_righty Chuck Salvo did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Rakow did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gorman Foulke improves in speed Denver Allen improves in range Joe Weber did not respond to coaching in range Bob Lawson did not respond to coaching in arm