Win: Emil Langsford (5-6) Loss: Alex Rodriguez (13-7)
Save: Lu Adams (44)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Alex Rodriguez pitching. George Humphrey singles to center field. Deacon Zacher walks. Billy DeVogt doubles to center field. George Humphrey scores. Deacon Zacher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Al Wallace strikes out. Joe Valle flies out to the right fielder. Frank Maddux pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ray Nold pitching. Heinie Mack singles to right field. Heinie Mack steals second. Don Mohler singles to right field. Heinie Mack scores. Bill Rettig reached on a fielding error by Al Wallace. Bobby Ortiz singles to left field. Don Mohler is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bill Rettig advances to third on the play. Al Crump strikes out. Kojiro Muto pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Jimmie Seyfried grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wojciechowski lines out to the second baseman. Ray Nold flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ron Gleich doubles to left field. Rusty McNertney grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Rodriguez strikes out. Heinie Mack singles to center field. Ron Gleich scores. Heinie Mack is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cleveland George Humphrey walks. Deacon Zacher hits a home run. George Humphrey scores. Billy DeVogt grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wallace doubles past the third baseman. Joe Valle hits a home run. Al Wallace scores. Cy Alston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Maddux walks. Jimmie Seyfried walks. Al Wojciechowski singles to left field. Ray Nold strikes out. George Humphrey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Don Mohler strikes out. Bill Rettig walks. Bill Rettig is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Ortiz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Deacon Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Billy DeVogt singles to left field. Al Wallace hits a home run. Billy DeVogt scores. Robert Berry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Maddux flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Crump reached on a 2-base throwing error by George Humphrey. Kojiro Muto strikes out. Ron Gleich singles to left field. Al Crump scores. Rusty McNertney walks. Ron Gleich is out trying to steal third. Robert Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jimmie Seyfried grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Wojciechowski hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ray Nold lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Humphrey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Heinie Mack singles to left field. Don Mohler singles to left field. Heinie Mack advances to third on the hit. Don Mohler steals second. Bill Rettig walks. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Al Crump strikes out. Kojiro Muto doubles to center field. Heinie Mack scores. Don Mohler scores. Bill Rettig uses his aggressiveness and scores. Emil Langsford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Gleich grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Deacon Zacher flies out to the center fielder. Billy DeVogt singles to center field. Billy DeVogt steals second. Al Wallace grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Rusty McNertney grounds out to the shortstop. Vismay Ortiz is pinch hitting for Robert Berry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Vismay Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Heinie Mack pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cleveland Neil Enzenroth pitching. Frank Maddux singles to center field. Frank Maddux is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jimmie Seyfried grounds out to the shortstop. Al Wojciechowski walks. Bill Coffman is pinch hitting for Emil Langsford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Coffman walks. George Humphrey singles to center field. Al Wojciechowski scores. Deacon Zacher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Don Cambria pitching. Don Mohler pops out to the first baseman. Bill Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Ortiz walks. Al Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Bucky Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy DeVogt grounds out to the second baseman. Al Wallace flies out to the right fielder. Joe Valle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Kojiro Muto singles to left field. Ron Gleich flies out to the center fielder. Rusty McNertney singles to center field. Tom Radcliff is pinch hitting for Bucky Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom Radcliff singles to left field. Kojiro Muto scores. Rusty McNertney advances to third on the hit. Ray Lind comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Heinie Mack flies out to the center fielder. Don Mohler singles to center field. Rusty McNertney scores. Bill Rettig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Mohler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Cleveland Buddy Garrett pitching. Frank Maddux strikes out. Jimmie Seyfried walks. Al Wojciechowski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmie Seyfried is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose Gerberman is pinch hitting for Ray Lind. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jose Gerberman singles to right field. George Humphrey triples. Al Wojciechowski scores. Jose Gerberman scores. Cotton Corcoran comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon Zacher pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Lu Adams pitching. Bobby Ortiz strikes out. Al Crump singles to center field. Kojiro Muto grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 9 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Billy DeVogt (33), Al Wallace (27).3B - George Humphrey (7).HR - Deacon Zacher (10), Al Wallace (35), Joe Valle (26). Baserunning: SB - Billy DeVogt (28).CS - Frank Maddux (7). Fielding: E - George Humphrey, Al Wallace.
Game Notes Cy Alston is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Phil Slade did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Powell improves in power_vs_righty George Knight did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Frias did not respond to coaching in arm
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Hank Frankhouse did not respond to coaching in arm John Hallman improves in power_vs_righty Hank Frankhouse improves in power_vs_lefty Emil Stoops did not respond to coaching in velocity