Win: Terry Cornutt (7-2) Loss: Joe Owens (1-3)
Save: Pee-Wee Hendricks (16)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Blazier pitching. Steve Courtney walks. Andy Mack walks. Rollie Chouinard grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Courtney advances to third on the play. Andy Mack advances to second on the play. Fred Baldwin pops out to the third baseman. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Eighteen pitching. Andy Fox doubles to center field. Ricky Ledee walks. B.B. Mickels flies out to the center fielder. Rick Parker flies out to the center fielder. Marcus Lawton. hits a home run. Andy Fox scores. Ricky Ledee scores. Moe Thacker flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hank Kelley grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Wolf strikes out. Pat Linton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ham Martzell strikes out. Mike Blowers strikes out. Joe Blazier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Eighteen pops out to the first baseman. Steve Courtney walks. Andy Mack grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Courtney advances to second on the play. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Fox strikes out. Ricky Ledee strikes out. B.B. Mickels triples. Rick Parker lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Baldwin singles to center field. Buzz Elliot pops out to the third baseman. Hank Kelley flies out to the left fielder. Dan Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Lawton. singles to center field. Passed ball. Marcus Lawton. advances to second. Moe Thacker grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Lawton. advances to third on the play. Ham Martzell flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Marcus Lawton. is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Pat Linton singles to right field. Jim Eighteen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Courtney singles to center field. Pat Linton scores. Andy Mack strikes out. Rollie Chouinard walks. Fred Baldwin singles to right field. Steve Courtney scores. Rollie Chouinard advances to third on the hit. Hutch Hutchinson 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. Buzz Elliot flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike Blowers flies out to the left fielder. Hutch Hutchinson strikes out. Andy Fox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hank Kelley strikes out. Dan Wolf grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Linton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Ricky Ledee singles to left field. B.B. Mickels singles to center field. Ricky Ledee advances to third on the hit. B.B. Mickels is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Parker hits a home run. Ricky Ledee scores. Ed Barry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marcus Lawton. walks. Passed ball. Marcus Lawton. advances to second. Moe Thacker singles to right field. Ham Martzell strikes out. Mike Blowers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Ehrhardt enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Parker at RF. Lew Plesac is pinch hitting for Ed Barry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lew Plesac pops out to the second baseman. Walter Sprague is pinch hitting for Steve Courtney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Sprague singles to center field. Andy Mack reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Blowers. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Walter Sprague scores. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Terry Cornutt pitching. Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Hutch Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Holmes strikes out. Andy Fox grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Ledee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Scott Kamieniecki. pitching. Buzz Elliot hits a home run. Hank Kelley singles to center field. Dan Wolf grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pat Linton doubles to right field. Joe Owens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Miller is pinch hitting for Terry Cornutt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jeff Miller walks. Walter Sprague triples. Pat Linton scores. Jeff Miller scores. Andy Mack strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Pee-Wee Hendricks pitching. B.B. Mickels grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Ehrhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Marcus Lawton. walks. Moe Thacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rollie Chouinard flies out to the right fielder. Fred Baldwin singles past the third baseman. Travis Duffy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buzz Elliot strikes out. Hank Kelley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dan Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ham Martzell strikes out. Mike Blowers flies out to the right fielder. Knob James is pinch hitting for Travis Duffy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Knob James flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Andy Fox (18).3B - B.B. Mickels (7).HR - Rick Parker (10), Marcus Lawton. (15). Baserunning: CS - B.B. Mickels (11). Fielding: E - Mike Blowers.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ralph Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Robson improves in arm Derek Keltner improves in power_vs_lefty Dale Baumer did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Shayne Bashore improves in power_vs_lefty Marv Coakley did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Tony Bonanno improves in range Ralph Householder did not respond to coaching in CF