Win: Flea Hunt (3-1) Loss: Marty Smith (0-2)
Save: John Jones (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Flea Hunt pitching. Jim Hanley strikes out. Gene Hotaling doubles to right field. Bart Mouton flies out to the left fielder. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Marty Smith pitching. Michael Engelberg strikes out. Clyde Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. George Prothro grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jethro Bodine doubles to left field. Jim Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jethro Bodine advances to third on the play. Brian Judy doubles to right field. Jethro Bodine scores. Ebba McHale grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Charlie Benz doubles to left field. Seven Costanza flies out to the left fielder. Stan Young lines out to the shortstop. Dave Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Hanley pops out to the first baseman. Gene Hotaling strikes out. Bart Mouton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Kelly Leak hits a home run. Flea Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Michael Engelberg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Clyde Freeman reached on a fielding error by Jim Henriksen. George Prothro lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jim Henriksen singles to right field. Jim Henriksen steals second. Jethro Bodine reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kelly Leak. Jim Henriksen scores. Jim Decker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jethro Bodine advances to third on the play. Brian Judy strikes out. Ebba McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Charlie Benz walks. Seven Costanza strikes out. Stan Young hits a home run. Charlie Benz scores. Dave Bailey grounds out to the second baseman. Kelly Leak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Croucher is pinch hitting for Marty Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Croucher flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hanley grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hotaling grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Barracuda Jones pitching. Flea Hunt is hit by a pitch. Flea Hunt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Michael Engelberg pops out to the first baseman. Clyde Freeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bart Mouton strikes out. Jim Henriksen strikes out. Jethro Bodine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit George Prothro strikes out. Charlie Benz walks. Seven Costanza doubles to center field. Charlie Benz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doug Blake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Young strikes out. Dave Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Earl Pate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Decker strikes out. Cade Johnston is pinch hitting for Brian Judy. Cade Johnston singles to right field. Cade Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ebba McHale triples. Jean Stuart is pinch hitting for Doug Blake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jean Stuart singles to right field. Ebba McHale scores. Jean Stuart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ed Smith pitching. Carroll Habenicht enters the game as a defensive replacement for Cade Johnston at LF. Kelly Leak pops out to the shortstop. Taylor Rook is pinch hitting for Earl Pate. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Taylor Rook singles to center field. Michael Engelberg doubles to center field. Taylor Rook uses his aggressiveness and scores. Clyde Freeman doubles to right field. Michael Engelberg scores. Bill Gettel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Prothro grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Benz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Jones pitching. Jim Hanley strikes out. Gene Hotaling strikes out. Bart Mouton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Seven Costanza hits an infield single to the pitcher. Stan Young flies out to the left fielder. Dave Bailey singles to center field. Seven Costanza advances to third on the hit. Kelly Leak grounds out to the third baseman. Seven Costanza scores. Dave Bailey advances to second on the play. Alex Dessa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jim Henriksen singles to left field. Jim Henriksen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jethro Bodine strikes out. Jim Decker doubles to left field. Buddy Jones is pinch hitting for Carroll Habenicht. Buddy Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Gene Hotaling (8), Jethro Bodine (4), Jim Decker (7), Brian Judy (10).3B - Ebba McHale (1). Baserunning: SB - Jim Henriksen (5).CS - Jim Henriksen (5), Cade Johnston (7), Jean Stuart (1). Fielding: E - Jim Henriksen.
Batting:2B - Michael Engelberg (7), Clyde Freeman (2), Charlie Benz (12), Seven Costanza (8).HR - Stan Young (8), Kelly Leak (5).HBP - Flea Hunt (1). Baserunning: CS - Flea Hunt (1). Fielding: E - Kelly Leak.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Early Longmire did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Topper Carney improves in power_vs_righty Gene Bosch did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Vic Weaver improves in range Rich Denny did not respond to coaching in endurance
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Donovan Marty did not respond to coaching in arm Leo Litt improves in control Steve Grant improves in contact_vs_righty Whitey Poole did not respond to coaching in control Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Barnes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty