Win: Chris Blackburne (10-8) Loss: Jimmy Jones (11-8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jimmy Jones pitching. Steve Courtney singles to right field. Steve Courtney steals second. Andy Mack flies out to the left fielder. Rollie Chouinard singles to left field. Fred Baldwin hits an infield single to the third baseman. Steve Courtney scores. Buzz Elliot singles to right field. Rollie Chouinard scores. Fred Baldwin advances to third on the hit. Walter Sprague hits a home run. Fred Baldwin scores. Buzz Elliot scores. Travis Duffy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Wolf singles to center field. Ken Franklin flies out to the left fielder. Chris Blackburne strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Chris Blackburne pitching. Gene Ehrhardt flies out to the left fielder. Knob James flies out to the right fielder. B.B. Mickels flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Courtney singles to left field. Andy Mack strikes out. Rollie Chouinard walks. Fred Baldwin flies out to the right fielder. Buzz Elliot singles past the shortstop. Steve Courtney scores. Walter Sprague pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Parker strikes out. Marcus Lawton. hits a home run. Ham Martzell strikes out. Joe Marquez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Wolf flies out to the left fielder. Ken Franklin doubles to left field. Chris Blackburne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Franklin advances to third on the play. Steve Courtney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Spoon Dorsett grounds out to the pitcher. Travis Duffy strikes out. Gene Ehrhardt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Andy Mack triples. Scott Kamieniecki. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the left fielder. Fred Baldwin strikes out. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Knob James singles to center field. Knob James steals second. B.B. Mickels singles to center field. Knob James is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Rick Parker singles past the third baseman. B.B. Mickels advances to third on the hit. Marcus Lawton. singles to right field. B.B. Mickels scores. Ham Martzell singles to center field. Rick Parker is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Marcus Lawton. advances to third on the play. Joe Marquez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Walter Sprague singles to right field. Dan Wolf strikes out. Ken Franklin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Walter Sprague is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chris Blackburne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Spoon Dorsett grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kamieniecki. strikes out. Gene Ehrhardt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Courtney singles past the second baseman. Andy Mack walks. Joe Owens 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. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Fred Baldwin singles to right field. Steve Courtney scores. Andy Mack advances to third on the hit. Fred Baldwin steals second. Buzz Elliot singles to right field. Andy Mack scores. Fred Baldwin scores. Walter Sprague strikes out. Dan Wolf grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Knob James grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). B.B. Mickels flies out to the right fielder. Rick Parker bunts for a base hit. Marcus Lawton. grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Franklin reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ham Martzell. Chris Blackburne lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Steve Courtney grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Franklin scores. Andy Mack singles to right field. Lew Plesac is pinch hitting for Rollie Chouinard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lew Plesac grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Ham Martzell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Smith singles to center field. Joe Marquez singles to right field. Tank Beauchamp is pinch hitting for Spoon Dorsett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tank Beauchamp singles to right field. Joe Owens grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Smith scores. Joe Marquez advances to third on the play. Gene Ehrhardt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Fred Baldwin singles to right field. Buzz Elliot strikes out. Fred Baldwin steals second. Walter Sprague walks. Dan Wolf strikes out. Ken Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Ed Barry 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. Knob James grounds out to the shortstop. B.B. Mickels flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Rick Parker singles to left field. Marcus Lawton. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pat Linton is pinch hitting for Ed Barry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Linton strikes out. Steve Courtney singles to right field. Andy Mack singles to right field. Lew Plesac flies out to the right fielder. Fred Baldwin walks. Buzz Elliot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Charlie Mahoney pitching. Jim Smith singles to left field. Joe Marquez strikes out. Tank Beauchamp strikes out. Joe Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Marcus Lawton. is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Inks improves in power_vs_righty George Theobald improves in arm Dale Baumer improves in contact_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Bonanno improves in power_vs_lefty George Whitfield improves in contact_vs_lefty Royce Clayton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Lahti did not respond to coaching in velocity Royce Clayton did not respond to coaching in 2B