Win: Wib Donlin Loss: Donald Cronin
Save: Fred Bosetti
Inning: 1 Detroit Chick Shokes pitching. Conrad Wyse hits a home run. Luis Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Mitch Pierre flies out to the center fielder. Harry Zinn singles to right field. Jim Neale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Carlton Beck pitching. Richie Steele walks. Roy Anderson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Kurt Walter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bruce Koslo singles to center field. Bobby Brown strikes out. Jeff Newman walks. Carlton Beck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Conrad Wyse grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dick Slater walks. Smokey Busch doubles to center field. Dick Slater uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ron Merena flies out to the left fielder. Mike McGraner doubles to center field. Smokey Busch scores. Ben Messersmith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chick Shokes singles to left field. Richie Steele pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Luis Hansen flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Pierre grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Zinn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Roy Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Kurt Walter walks. Dick Slater strikes out. Smokey Busch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Jim Neale flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Koslo flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Bobby Brown pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Merena walks. Mike McGraner singles to right field. Ben Messersmith grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Merena advances to third on the play. Mike McGraner advances to second on the play. Chick Shokes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Merena scores. Mike McGraner advances to third on the play. Richie Steele pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jeff Newman singles to center field. Carlton Beck lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Conrad Wyse walks. Luis Hansen singles to left field. Mitch Pierre walks. Jeff Newman scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Harry Zinn grounds out to the shortstop. Conrad Wyse scores. Luis Hansen advances to third on the play. Mitch Pierre advances to second on the play. Jim Neale singles to center field. Luis Hansen scores. Mitch Pierre scores. Bill Evers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Koslo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roy Anderson grounds out to the shortstop. Kurt Walter flies out to the left fielder. Dick Slater flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Bobby Brown doubles to left field. Jeff Newman flies out to the center fielder. Carlton Beck singles to center field. Bobby Brown scores. June Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Conrad Wyse singles to right field. Luis Hansen walks. Mitch Pierre flies out to the center fielder. Harry Zinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Smokey Busch singles to right field. Ron Merena strikes out. Mike McGraner grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Neale walks. Bruce Koslo strikes out. Bobby Brown singles to center field. Jeff Newman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carlton Beck pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charlie Steverson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Harry Zinn at CF. Ben Messersmith grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Shirley is pinch hitting for June Baker. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Shirley grounds out to the third baseman. Richie Steele strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Donald Cronin pitching. Conrad Wyse grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Hansen grounds out to the shortstop. Mitch Pierre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Roy Anderson singles to center field. Kurt Walter grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Anderson advances to second on the play. Dick Slater hits a home run. Roy Anderson scores. Smokey Busch hits a home run. Wib Donlin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Merena strikes out. Mike McGraner singles to right field. Ben Messersmith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Steverson hits a home run. Jim Neale grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Koslo flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Brown pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fred Bosetti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marquis Barrett is pinch hitting for Donald Cronin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marquis Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Richie Steele walks. Roy Anderson singles to left field. Richie Steele advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Kurt Walter strikes out. Dick Slater flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7