Win: Chub Kessinger (1-1) Loss: Phil Stowe (0-1)
Save: Pat Holt (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Phil Stowe pitching. Alejandro Serrano flies out to the center fielder. Paul Crump strikes out. Nick Betts KC grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Chub Kessinger pitching. Spider Leheny singles past the first baseman. Buck Lumley singles to left field. Bill Cooper grounds out to the catcher. Spider Leheny advances to third on the play. Buck Lumley advances to second on the play. Pep Steinbach flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Bill Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tony Palmer doubles to center field. Leo DeCinces pops out to the shortstop. Jack Bettencourt strikes out. Earl Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Del Katoll pops out to the second baseman. Smash McGrue strikes out. Tommy Kusnyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Antonio Taylor singles in front of the left fielder. Chub Kessinger lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Antonio Taylor forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Alejandro Serrano flies out to the left fielder. Paul Crump doubles to center field. Nick Betts KC singles to center field. Chub Kessinger scores. Paul Crump scores. Tony Palmer hits a home run. Nick Betts KC scores. Leo DeCinces grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Phil Stowe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Spider Leheny walks. Buck Lumley strikes out. Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Bettencourt hits a home run. Earl Miller walks. Antonio Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Chub Kessinger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alejandro Serrano walks. Paul Crump walks. Nick Betts KC flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Pep Steinbach flies out to the left fielder. Bill Butler singles in front of the center fielder. Del Katoll triples. Bill Butler scores. Smash McGrue walks. Tommy Kusnyer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tony Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Leo DeCinces flies out to the center fielder. Jack Bettencourt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tommy Ake is pinch hitting for Phil Stowe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tommy Ake grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Leheny flies out to the right fielder. Buck Lumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Leo Marrow pitching. Earl Miller walks. Antonio Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Chub Kessinger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alejandro Serrano pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bill Cooper flies out to the center fielder. Pep Steinbach singles to center field. Bill Butler bunts for a base hit. Pep Steinbach is out trying to steal third. Del Katoll walks. Fumio Bonishi 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. Bill Butler is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Paul Crump grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nick Betts KC grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Palmer walks. Leo DeCinces grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tony Palmer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Smash McGrue singles to center field. Tommy Kusnyer walks. Leo Marrow lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Spider Leheny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Smash McGrue scores. Tommy Kusnyer advances to third on the play. Pat Holt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Lumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Bettencourt singles to left field. Earl Miller grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ray Bottenfield is pinch hitting for Antonio Taylor. Ray Bottenfield walks. Pat Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tim Darrow enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Bottenfield at 1B. Mickey Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Bettencourt at 2B. Bill Cooper pops out to the first baseman. Pep Steinbach walks. Bill Butler singles to center field. Pep Steinbach advances to third on the hit. Bill Butler steals second. Del Katoll flies out to the right fielder. Ray West is pinch hitting for Smash McGrue. Ray West reached on a fielding error by Earl Miller. Pep Steinbach scores. Ray West is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Upshaw enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray West at C. Alejandro Serrano walks. Paul Crump strikes out. Nick Betts KC singles to right field. Alejandro Serrano advances to third on the hit. Harley Schaive comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Palmer pops out to the second baseman. Leo DeCinces hits a home run. Alejandro Serrano scores. Nick Betts KC scores. Mickey Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Tommy Kusnyer pops out to the third baseman. Homer Webb is pinch hitting for Harley Schaive. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Homer Webb strikes out. Spider Leheny grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Paul Crump (1), Tony Palmer (6).HR - Tony Palmer (3), Leo DeCinces (2), Jack Bettencourt (2).GIDP - Earl Miller. Fielding: E - Earl Miller.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Fuentes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Faye Martinez improves in arm Tom Torkelson did not respond to coaching in arm Faye Martinez improves in speed Harry Fuentes did not respond to coaching in SS
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Atlee Stafford improves in control Jose Gunderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Atlee Stafford did not respond to coaching in control Jose Gunderson did not respond to coaching in endurance Greg Leonard did not respond to coaching in RF