Win: Gabryjel Polski (4-5) Loss: Truck Morton (3-5)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Leif Skip pitching. Al Hulen hits a home run. Ken Riconda strikes out. Harry Rachunok strikes out. Woody Allen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Rich Gibson pitching. Charlie Hunt doubles to center field. Whitey Gristle grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Hunt advances to third on the play. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski singles to right field. Charlie Hunt scores. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski steals second. Steve Creel strikes out. Hiroharu Katoh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cleveland Mark McQueen grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Smith strikes out. Cy Pilarcik reached on a 2-base throwing error by Whitey Gristle. Jeff Upham walks. Rich Gibson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Ed Wirts strikes out. Iwao Shibahara hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tatsuki Omine flies out to the right fielder. Leif Skip strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Al Hulen grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Riconda singles to left field. Harry Rachunok grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Whitey Gristle walks. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski singles to right field. Charlie Hunt scores. Steve Creel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Whitey Gristle advances to third on the play. Hiroharu Katoh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cleveland Woody Allen strikes out. Mark McQueen singles to left field. Mark McQueen steals second. Jesse Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark McQueen advances to third on the play. Cy Pilarcik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Ed Wirts singles to center field. Iwao Shibahara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Wirts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tatsuki Omine hits a home run. Iwao Shibahara scores. Mike Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leif Skip reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Rachunok. Charlie Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Gristle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cleveland Jeff Upham strikes out. Mike Lynch flies out to the center fielder. Al Hulen walks. Ken Riconda lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Carl-Mike Yastrzemski pops out to the first baseman. Steve Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroharu Katoh is hit by a pitch. Ed Wirts grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hiroharu Katoh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Harry Rachunok strikes out. Woody Allen flies out to the right fielder. Mark McQueen hits a home run. Jesse Smith reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tatsuki Omine. Cy Pilarcik strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Iwao Shibahara singles to center field. Tatsuki Omine flies out to the right fielder. Leif Skip fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Leif Skip strikes out. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Jeff Upham pops out to the second baseman. Eddie Brideweser is pinch hitting for Mike Lynch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Brideweser singles to center field. Al Hulen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Brideweser advances to second on the play. Ken Riconda walks. Harry Rachunok flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Katsukuni Harada pitching. Whitey Gristle strikes out. Carl-Mike Yastrzemski strikes out. Steve Creel bunts for a base hit. Hiroharu Katoh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cleveland Woody Allen pops out to the shortstop. Mark McQueen walks. Jesse Smith flies out to the right fielder. Mark McQueen steals second. Gabryjel Polski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Cy Pilarcik walks. Jeff Upham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Charlie Hunt. Mark McQueen scores. Derrick Howell is pinch hitting for Katsukuni Harada. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Derrick Howell bunts for a base hit. Cy Pilarcik scores. Al Hulen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Truck Morton pitching. Ed Wirts hits a home run. John Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Iwao Shibahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tatsuki Omine grounds out to the shortstop. Gabryjel Polski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cleveland Ken Riconda pops out to the first baseman. Harry Rachunok doubles to center field. Woody Allen pops out to the catcher. Mark McQueen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cleveland total runners left on base: 10 New York total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Harry Rachunok (16).HR - Al Hulen (33), Mark McQueen (26).GIDP - Harry Rachunok. Baserunning: SB - Mark McQueen 2 (16). Fielding: E - Harry Rachunok.
Game Notes Rich Gibson is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Nehf did not respond to coaching in arm Dave Brickell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roy Nehf did not respond to coaching in speed Luke Girardi did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Miranda did not respond to coaching in arm Jay McBride did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Paul Barnes did not respond to coaching in LF
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doug Hertz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Sosa improves in contact_vs_righty Freddie Kiley did not respond to coaching in range Ralph DeRosa improves in power_vs_righty Doug Hertz did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Revenig improves in velocity