Win: Wayne Franklin (4-3) Loss: Joe Mercer (1-10)
Save: Ed Boyer (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Wayne Franklin pitching. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cleveland Joe Mercer pitching. Ron Gonzalez singles to right field. Jim Bowers strikes out. Mike Flood singles to right field. Walt Madison singles past the shortstop. Ron Gonzalez scores. John Wiltse strikes out. Joe Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Bobby Barton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Alex Tavener hits a home run. Dick Dunlap grounds out to the pitcher. Wayne Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Ron Gonzalez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Davey Smyth walks. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Joe Mercer lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Kid Hale reached on a 2-base throwing error by Walt Madison. Davey Smyth scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Joe Mercer scores. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Jim Bowers flies out to the right fielder. Mike Flood singles to right field. Walt Madison strikes out. John Wiltse pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Bobby Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Davey Smyth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Joe Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hoyt Hoblitzel. Passed ball. Joe Smith advances to third. Alex Tavener pops out to the second baseman. Dick Dunlap singles to left field. Joe Smith scores. Wayne Franklin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wayne Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Dunlap advances to second on the play. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Cain singles to center field. Joe Mercer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez singles to center field. Ernie Cain scores. Kid Hale grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jim Bowers strikes out. Mike Flood grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Tarrik Smith walks. Luis Rodriguez doubles to left field. Bobby Barton walks. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tarrik Smith scores. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cleveland John Wiltse singles to left field. Joe Smith strikes out. Alex Tavener singles to right field. John Wiltse advances to third on the hit. Dick Dunlap singles to left field. John Wiltse scores. Alex Tavener advances to third on the hit. Harry Bolling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Syl Conway is pinch hitting for Wayne Franklin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Syl Conway singles past the shortstop. Alex Tavener scores. Dick Dunlap is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ron Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Syl Conway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Virtue pitching. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Harry Bolling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Bogle strikes out. Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale singles to left field. Hoyt Hoblitzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Bill Kraly pitching. Jim Bowers doubles to center field. Mike Flood grounds out to the pitcher. Walt Madison pops out to the shortstop. John Wiltse triples. Jim Bowers scores. Sherman Dietzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barton walks. Bobby Barton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Alex Tavener strikes out. Dick Dunlap singles to left field. Roy Creeden is pinch hitting for Roy Virtue. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Roy Creeden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Phil Harper pitching. Davey Smyth singles to center field. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Davey Smyth advances to second on the play. Jimmy Hurdle is pinch hitting for Sherman Dietzel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Hurdle singles to right field. Davey Smyth scores. Ed Boyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jimmy Hurdle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Cleveland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Oddibe Barthelson improves in arm Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in speed Rankin Cabrera did not respond to coaching in speed Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in speed Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Bligh improves in contact_vs_righty Bruno Valle improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Bligh improves in arm Ginger Naehring did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Otis did not respond to coaching in control Alex Jackson did not respond to coaching in velocity