Win: Bill Lade (2-4) Loss: Sherry Nagle (1-6)
Save: Gary Gentry (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Randle pitching. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Ed Merritt singles to center field. George Barnes singles to center field. Ed Merritt advances to third on the hit. Billy Grich hits a home run. Ed Merritt scores. George Barnes scores. Charlie Bravo walks. Dutch Dempsey singles to right field. Charlie Bravo advances to third on the hit. Russ Jakucki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Harry Bradey pitching. Ray Cavanaugh singles to left field. Ozzie Shanks singles to left field. Ray Cavanaugh is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jo-Jo Holland grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Bradey singles to left field. Goldie Shelby flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger hits a home run. Harry Bradey scores. Jeremy Hefner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Merritt singles to center field. George Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Ron Merloni singles to right field. Tim Corcoran flies out to the left fielder. Irv Hammaker singles past the third baseman. Ron Merloni advances to third on the hit. Bill McGraw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Charlie Bravo grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dutch Dempsey grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Jakucki grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jeremy Hefner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dutch Dempsey. Ray Cavanaugh singles to right field. Ozzie Shanks strikes out. Jo-Jo Holland triples. Jeremy Hefner scores. Ray Cavanaugh scores. Bob Macleod strikes out. Ron Merloni singles to right field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Tim Corcoran singles to right field. Irv Hammaker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Bradey strikes out. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Dan Gettinger singles to center field. Ed Merritt flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bill McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Jeremy Hefner flies out to the right fielder. Ray Cavanaugh pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Barnes pops out to the shortstop. Billy Grich strikes out. Charlie Bravo singles to left field. Dutch Dempsey singles to left field. Russ Jakucki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Dempsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Ozzie Shanks walks. Jo-Jo Holland flies out to the left fielder. Bob Macleod singles to center field. Ron Merloni singles to center field. Ozzie Shanks scores. Bob Macleod advances to third on the hit. Tim Corcoran walks. Irv Hammaker grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Macleod scores. Ron Merloni advances to third on the play. Tim Corcoran advances to second on the play. Bill McGraw walks. Buck Ontiveros comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeremy Hefner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Buck Ontiveros flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lade 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. Goldie Shelby strikes out. Dan Gettinger doubles to right field. Ed Merritt reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bill McGraw. Dan Gettinger scores. George Barnes doubles to center field. Ed Merritt scores. Billy Grich walks. Charlie Bravo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Ray Cavanaugh strikes out. Ozzie Shanks singles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland singles past the third baseman. Ozzie Shanks advances to third on the hit. Bob Macleod flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ozzie Shanks scores. Bobby Bay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Merloni walks. Tim Corcoran singles to left field. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Ron Merloni aggressively advances to third on the hit. Irv Hammaker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dutch Dempsey pops out to the shortstop. Russ Jakucki flies out to the center fielder. Slick Johnson is pinch hitting for Bobby Bay. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Slick Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Sherry Nagle pitching. Bill McGraw strikes out. Gus Segelke is pinch hitting for Bill Lade. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gus Segelke singles to left field. Gus Segelke steals second. Ray Cavanaugh doubles to center field. Gus Segelke scores. Ozzie Shanks grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Cavanaugh advances to third on the play. Jo-Jo Holland flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Terry Leach pitching. Goldie Shelby grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Gettinger flies out to the right fielder. Ed Merritt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Macleod singles to right field. Ron Merloni grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tim Corcoran singles to right field. Irv Hammaker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gary Gentry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Barnes strikes out. Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Bravo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Detroit total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Ray Cavanaugh (14).3B - Jo-Jo Holland (5).SF - Bob Macleod.GIDP - Jo-Jo Holland, Ron Merloni. Baserunning: SB - Gus Segelke (10). Fielding: E - Bill McGraw.
Game Notes Harry Bradey is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rick Ellis improves in velocity Mateo Perez improves in speed Nelson Winn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mateo Perez improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Simpson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tommy Taber did not respond to coaching in control Andy Colton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Rick Moore did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Curt Feinberg did not respond to coaching in CF