Inning: 1 Cleveland Angel Hillman pitching. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Melillo walks. Tony Brewer walks. Ed Berran singles in front of the left fielder. Kevin Melillo scores. Tony Brewer advances to third on the hit. Dick Kamp grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Brewer scores. Ed Berran advances to second on the play. Gil Murff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Oyster Collins pitching. Tommy Anderson singles to center field. Walt Egan singles to right field. Ed Bowen strikes out. Herb Wortham strikes out. Gene Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cleveland Bill Murray strikes out. Rocky Brooks singles to right field. Oyster Collins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rocky Brooks forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Edifus Fitzgerald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ed Ledbetter grounds out to the shortstop. Lep Pascual singles to center field. Cy Silvera walks. Angel Hillman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tommy Anderson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cleveland Kevin Melillo doubles past the center fielder. Tony Brewer flies out to the center fielder. Ed Berran grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Melillo advances to third on the play. Dick Kamp hits a home run. Kevin Melillo scores. Gil Murff hits a home run. Eric Weyhing comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Walt Egan strikes out. Ed Bowen lines out to the second baseman. Herb Wortham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cleveland Rocky Brooks grounds out to the third baseman. Oyster Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald walks. Kevin Melillo walks. Tony Brewer hits a home run. Edifus Fitzgerald scores. Kevin Melillo scores. Ed Berran pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Gene Shirley singles to left field. Ed Ledbetter singles to right field. Gene Shirley advances to third on the hit. Lep Pascual singles to center field. Gene Shirley scores. Ed Ledbetter advances to third on the hit. Cy Silvera strikes out. Eric Weyhing singles to right field. Ed Ledbetter scores. Tommy Anderson singles past the first baseman. Lep Pascual scores. Walt Egan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Tommy Anderson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Rusty Richardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dick Kamp grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gil Murff walks. Gil Murff steals second. Gil Murff gets picked off second (1-6). Bill Murray flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Herb Wortham flies out to the left fielder. Gene Shirley strikes out. Ed Ledbetter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cleveland Rocky Brooks walks. Oyster Collins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Oyster Collins strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald hits a home run. Rocky Brooks scores. Harry Huenke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Kevin Melillo flies out to the center fielder. Tony Brewer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Lep Pascual grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Silvera singles to center field. Mike McGillen is pinch hitting for Harry Huenke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike McGillen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cy Silvera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tommy Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Doc Linares pitching. Ed Berran hits a home run. Dick Kamp singles to center field. Dick Kamp steals second. Gil Murff strikes out. Bill Murray singles to center field. Dick Kamp scores. Bill Murray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rocky Brooks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Walt Egan strikes out. Ed Bowen strikes out. Herb Wortham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Keiichi Matsushima is pinch hitting for Oyster Collins. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Keiichi Matsushima walks. Keiichi Matsushima steals second. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Melillo walks. Tony Brewer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit German Stewart pitching. Gene Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Ledbetter walks. Lep Pascual grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ed Berran grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Kamp pops out to the first baseman. Gil Murff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Cy Silvera grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Starrette is pinch hitting for Doc Linares. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Starrette strikes out. Tommy Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Kevin Melillo (24).HR - Edifus Fitzgerald (21), Tony Brewer (26), Ed Berran (19), Dick Kamp (9), Gil Murff (28).GIDP - Tony Brewer. Baserunning: SB - Dick Kamp (20), Gil Murff (21), Keiichi Matsushima (4).CS - Bill Murray (15).
Game Notes Bill Murray is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Greg Dupree did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stan Lindeman did not respond to coaching in arm Ricardo Malleta did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jason Goodson did not respond to coaching in control Rheal Baird did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lou Payne improves in power_vs_righty Sig Sweasy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sig Sweasy improves in contact_vs_righty Sig Sweasy did not respond to coaching in arm Lou Payne did not respond to coaching in RF