Win: Bobo Menechino Loss: Lou Pepper
Save: Dean Keely
Inning: 1 Detroit Bobo Menechino pitching. Willard Bohanon flies out to the left fielder. Mike Clarey singles to left field. Mike Clarey steals second. Passed ball. Mike Clarey advances to third. Kevin Twombly grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Clarey scores. Don Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Lou Pepper pitching. Clarence Fisher doubles past the center fielder. Mike Schmidt flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Brandon strikes out. Bill Pearson singles to center field. Clarence Fisher scores. Neal Bevacqua grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Pearson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ken Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Whisenant pops out to the second baseman. Curtis Eubanks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Antone Hill doubles to center field. Curtis Landrith strikes out. Earl Rodgers walks. Bobo Menechino fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bobo Menechino singles to center field. Antone Hill scores. Earl Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Bobo Menechino steals second. Clarence Fisher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Earl Rodgers scores. Mike Schmidt hits a home run. Bobo Menechino scores. Jeff Brandon pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Eric Shumaker grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Pepper flies out to the center fielder. Willard Bohanon pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Bill Pearson strikes out. Neal Bevacqua pops out to the third baseman. Antone Hill singles to right field. Curtis Landrith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Antone Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Mike Clarey grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Twombly flies out to the center fielder. Don Reilley singles to left field. Ken Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Reilley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Earl Rodgers doubles to center field. Bobo Menechino lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Rodgers scores. Mike Schmidt singles in front of the right fielder. Jeff Brandon singles to center field. Bill Pearson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bill Whisenant grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Curtis Eubanks pops out to the second baseman. Eric Shumaker walks. Lou Pepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Neal Bevacqua grounds out to the shortstop. Antone Hill flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Landrith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Willard Bohanon doubles to center field. Mike Clarey lines out to the first baseman. Kevin Twombly triples. Willard Bohanon scores. Don Reilley flies out to the right fielder. Ken Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Earl Rodgers singles to center field. Bobo Menechino lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Clarence Fisher singles to left field. Earl Rodgers scores. Clarence Fisher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Schmidt hits a home run. Jeff Brandon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Bill Whisenant flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Eubanks strikes out. Eric Shumaker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Fats Tobik comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Bill Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Rush is pinch hitting for Neal Bevacqua. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lou Rush singles to center field. Lou Rush steals second. Antone Hill walks. Clarence Hill is pinch hitting for Curtis Landrith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clarence Hill grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Danny Henneman is pinch hitting for Fats Tobik. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Henneman doubles to left field. Willard Bohanon flies out to the right fielder. Mike Clarey singles to left field. Danny Henneman scores. Mike Clarey steals second. Kevin Twombly hits a home run. Mike Clarey scores. Paul Charton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles George Austin pitching. Earl Rodgers strikes out. Herb Grieve is pinch hitting for Paul Charton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb Grieve strikes out. Clarence Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Dean Keely pitching. Bill Whisenant strikes out. Curtis Eubanks flies out to the center fielder. Eric Shumaker singles to left field. Dick Bell is pinch hitting for George Austin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5