Win: Jim Eighteen (12-12) Loss: Munch McGuire (17-11)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Eighteen pitching. Andy Fox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ricky Ledee grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Blowers singles to left field. Jim Smith walks. B.B. Mickels walks. Rick Parker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Kansas City Munch McGuire pitching. Walter Sprague strikes out. Andy Mack singles to left field. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Fred Baldwin lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ham Martzell strikes out. Spoon Dorsett flies out to the right fielder. Munch McGuire walks. Andy Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Buzz Elliot flies out to the right fielder. Hank Kelley singles to center field. Dan Wolf strikes out. Ken Franklin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hank Kelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ricky Ledee flies out to the left fielder. Mike Blowers strikes out. Jim Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Eighteen strikes out. Walter Sprague hits an infield single to the pitcher. Andy Mack pops out to the shortstop. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit B.B. Mickels grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Parker pops out to the second baseman. Ham Martzell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Baldwin lines out to the second baseman. Buzz Elliot strikes out. Hank Kelley singles to center field. Dan Wolf doubles to center field. Hank Kelley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken Franklin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Spoon Dorsett singles to right field. Munch McGuire lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andy Fox grounds out to the pitcher. Ricky Ledee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Eighteen pops out to the third baseman. Walter Sprague grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Andy Mack hits a home run. Rollie Chouinard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Blowers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Smith walks. B.B. Mickels singles to center field. Rick Parker strikes out. Ham Martzell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Smith is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fred Baldwin flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Elliot flies out to the center fielder. Hank Kelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Holmes is pinch hitting for Spoon Dorsett. Don Holmes flies out to the center fielder. Munch McGuire flies out to the center fielder. Andy Fox bunts for a base hit. 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. Ricky Ledee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Andy Fox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tank Beauchamp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Holmes at C. Dan Wolf hits a home run. Ken Franklin walks. 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 walks. Walter Sprague singles to right field. Ken Franklin scores. Lew Plesac advances to third on the hit. Andy Mack singles to left field. Lew Plesac scores. Walter Sprague advances to third on the hit. Rollie Chouinard flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Walter Sprague scores. Mickey Roberts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Baldwin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Mack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Buzz Elliot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Charlie Mahoney pitching. Mike Blowers singles to right field. Jim Smith singles to left field. Mike Blowers is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jim Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). B.B. Mickels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hank Kelley singles to left field. Dan Wolf strikes out. Ken Franklin pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Attreau is pinch hitting for Charlie Mahoney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Attreau singles to right field. Hank Kelley advances to third on the hit. Walter Sprague flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Pee-Wee Hendricks pitching. Rick Parker singles to right field. Knob James is pinch hitting for Ham Martzell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Knob James strikes out. Tank Beauchamp reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dan Wolf. Nick Herrera is pinch hitting for Mickey Roberts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nick Herrera flies out to the right fielder. Andy Fox pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kit Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Lahti did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Householder improves in arm Joe Boyd improves in velocity Steve Heiserman improves in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Clark did not respond to coaching in control Park Vaughn did not respond to coaching in endurance George Theobald improves in range George Theobald improves in arm