Win: Leo Litt (6-5) Loss: Bob Weingartner (1-1)
Save: Whitey Poole (4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bob Weingartner pitching. Jim Barnes singles to center field. Steve Lutz strikes out. Cal Davis singles to right field. Jim Barnes advances to third on the hit. Kelly Leak grounds out to the pitcher. Cal Davis advances to second on the play. Dave Bailey flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Leo Litt pitching. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the catcher. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Joe Bottarini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Jamie Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Homer Shaw singles to center field. Tom McLean strikes out. Leo Litt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Topper Carney grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Cooke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Jim Barnes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Steve Lutz walks. Cal Davis doubles to left field. Kelly Leak doubles to center field. Steve Lutz scores. Cal Davis scores. Dave Bailey strikes out. Jamie Pitlock pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Taylor Rook flies out to the right fielder. Rollie Arnsberg flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weingartner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Homer Shaw grounds out to the shortstop. Tom McLean strikes out. Leo Litt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Leroy Anchor walks. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Joe Bottarini flies out to the right fielder. Topper Carney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Barnes flies out to the left fielder. Steve Lutz strikes out. Cal Davis pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Henriksen strikes out. Mark Cooke strikes out. Taylor Rook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Kelly Leak grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Pitlock walks. Homer Shaw grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rollie Arnsberg reached on a fielding error by Steve Lutz. Bob Weingartner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Leroy Anchor walks. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Joe Bottarini pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Tom McLean grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Litt strikes out. Jim Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Topper Carney pops out to the third baseman. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Cooke singles to center field. Bob Clark 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. Taylor Rook singles to right field. Mark Cooke advances to third on the hit. Rollie Arnsberg walks. Bob Weingartner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Steve Lutz flies out to the left fielder. Cal Davis flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Leak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Carroll Habenicht enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jamie Pitlock at CF. Leroy Anchor grounds out to the third baseman. Jethro Bodine grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bottarini lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Dave Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Habenicht triples. Paul Burkett 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. Homer Shaw grounds out to the second baseman. Carroll Habenicht scores. Tom McLean flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Whitey Poole comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Topper Carney walks. Jim Henriksen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Topper Carney advances to second on the play. Mark Cooke grounds out to the shortstop. Taylor Rook pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Elliott Niehoff did not respond to coaching in control Sam Micheltorena improves in power_vs_lefty Gene Fallenstein did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Grant improves in power_vs_righty Rusty Tinning improves in power_vs_righty George Williams did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Easterly improves in control Jay Keeton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Faedo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Early Longmire did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Lamline improves in speed Jay Keeton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty