Win: Danny Rogers (11-20) Loss: John Busby (1-3)
Save: John Caskey (26)
Inning: 1 Cleveland John Busby pitching. Tex Woods flies out to the right fielder. Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thorpe singles to center field. Johnny Roach singles to center field. Bill McGuire hits a home run. Mike Thorpe scores. Johnny Roach scores. Papa Roenicke singles to left field. Joe Stuart walks. Al Blake hits a home run. Papa Roenicke scores. Joe Stuart scores. Elmer Szotkiewicz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Danny Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Baltimore Danny Rogers pitching. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Les James flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Kainer walks. Lou Oglesby grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Kainer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Tex Woods grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Tony Joshua grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Thorpe lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Keith Browne singles to center field. Billy Rafter flies out to the left fielder. Buster Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Keith Browne advances to second on the play. Mike Vizcaino flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Johnny Roach strikes out. Bill McGuire grounds out to the pitcher. Papa Roenicke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Elmer Szotkiewicz pops out to the catcher. Bill Smith pops out to the catcher. Les James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Stuart grounds out to the third baseman. Al Blake singles to left field. Danny Rogers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tex Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Charlie Kainer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Blake. Lou Oglesby strikes out. Keith Browne pops out to the second baseman. Billy Rafter doubles to left field. Charlie Kainer scores. Buster Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Tony Joshua doubles to center field. Mike Thorpe walks. Johnny Roach lines out to the second baseman. Tony Joshua steals third. Bill McGuire strikes out. Papa Roenicke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mike Vizcaino lines out to the second baseman. Elmer Szotkiewicz pops out to the first baseman. Bill Smith flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Joe Stuart walks. Joe Stuart steals second. Al Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Rogers strikes out. Tex Woods walks. Tony Joshua strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Les James strikes out. Charlie Kainer grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Oglesby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Mike Thorpe flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Roach doubles to left field. Bill McGuire walks. Hal Tarbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Johnny Roach is out trying to steal third. Papa Roenicke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Keith Browne walks. Billy Rafter singles to right field. Keith Browne advances to third on the hit. Buster Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Keith Browne scores. Mike Vizcaino hits a home run. Billy Rafter scores. Christy Wells is pinch hitting for Hal Tarbert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Christy Wells grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Smith doubles to center field. Les James strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Greg Finigan pitching. Joe Stuart doubles to right field. Al Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Rogers grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Stuart advances to third on the play. Charlie Link is pinch hitting for Tex Woods. Charlie Link walks. Minoru Amamoto is pinch hitting for Tony Joshua. Minoru Amamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Charlie Kainer walks. Lou Oglesby pops out to the second baseman. Keith Browne flies out to the right fielder. Billy Rafter singles to right field. Buster Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Mike Thorpe pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Roach singles past the first baseman. Sam Saipe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Bill McGuire strikes out. Jack Layne is pinch hitting for Papa Roenicke. Jack Layne grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Roach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Takayuki Mimura enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Layne at 1B. John Caskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Vizcaino strikes out. Tony Cardona is pinch hitting for Sam Saipe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tony Cardona singles to right field. Bill Smith doubles to right field. Les James grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Cardona scores. Bill Smith advances to third on the play. Charlie Kainer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Baltimore total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tony Joshua (22), Johnny Roach (12), Joe Stuart (18).HR - Bill McGuire (7), Al Blake (4). Baserunning: SB - Tony Joshua (19), Joe Stuart (6).CS - Johnny Roach (12). Fielding: E - Al Blake.
Game Notes Les James is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Miller improves in power_vs_lefty Vince Acosta improves in contact_vs_lefty Rip Rescigno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rick Poorman improves in power_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Coco Show did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Manny Hollahan improves in contact_vs_lefty Ed Cronin did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Hamilton did not respond to coaching in arm