Win: Mitch Ortiz (12-4) Loss: Red Gleason (17-10)
Save: Roger Dygert (16)
Inning: 1 Detroit Red Gleason pitching. Mike Lewis singles past the second baseman. Don Ballou grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Lewis advances to second on the play. Steve Simon doubles to right field. Mike Lewis scores. Bill Benz singles to left field. Steve Simon scores. Bill Benz steals second. Yasuji Ohsaki pops out to the second baseman. Paul Lange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Dick Page pitching. Wally Beatin flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Oliver singles to right field. Luis Davis grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Chuck Oliver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Merv May hits a home run. Luis Davis scores. Gorman Birkbeck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Doe Galle lines out to the shortstop. Bill Burbrink strikes out. Dick Page strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Mitsuo Sano grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Newnam walks. Yoshihiro Adachi pops out to the second baseman. Red Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Mike Lewis pops out to the third baseman. Don Ballou flies out to the right fielder. Steve Simon singles to left field. Bill Benz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Steve Simon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Wally Beatin singles to right field. Chuck Oliver singles to right field. Wally Beatin advances to third on the hit. Luis Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Beatin scores. Chuck Oliver advances to second on the play. Merv May singles to center field. Chuck Oliver scores. Mitch Ortiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gorman Birkbeck grounds out to the pitcher. Merv May advances to second on the play. Mitsuo Sano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Yasuji Ohsaki hits a home run. Paul Lange pops out to the shortstop. Doe Galle strikes out. Bill Burbrink grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Jim Newnam strikes out. Yoshihiro Adachi flies out to the left fielder. Red Gleason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Mitch Ortiz grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Lewis walks. Mike Lewis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Ballou grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Wally Beatin flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Luis Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Simon flies out to the center fielder. Bill Benz grounds out to the third baseman. Yasuji Ohsaki singles to center field. Paul Lange flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Merv May singles in front of the left fielder. Gorman Birkbeck flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuo Sano walks. Jim Newnam grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Doe Galle singles to right field. Bill Burbrink flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Ortiz lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Mike Lewis reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Newnam. Doe Galle scores. Don Ballou strikes out. Steve Simon is hit by a pitch. Bill Benz singles to left field. Mitch Ortiz scores. Mike Lewis scores. Yasuji Ohsaki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Yoshihiro Adachi flies out to the left fielder. Red Gleason grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Beatin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Paul Lange singles to left field. Paul Lange steals second. Doe Galle grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Lange advances to third on the play. Bill Burbrink singles to right field. Paul Lange scores. Jackie Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitch Ortiz lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Lewis flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Ted Livingston enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doe Galle at 2B. Chuck Oliver strikes out. Luis Davis walks. Merv May grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Don Ballou singles to right field. Steve Simon grounds out to the third baseman. Don Ballou advances to second on the play. Bill Benz flies out to the center fielder. Yasuji Ohsaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Roger Dygert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gorman Birkbeck pops out to the second baseman. Mitsuo Sano walks. Bob Wills is pinch hitting for Jim Newnam. Bob Wills singles to left field. Yoshihiro Adachi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Boston total runners LOB: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gorman Barna improves in power_vs_lefty Ron Schallock improves in control Dutch Blakely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Adrian McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in arm Danny Gill did not respond to coaching in control Gorman Barna did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Altamirano improves in control Sean Kimmick did not respond to coaching in arm Parke Morton did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill Wooten did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Eric Kelsey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty