Win: Gary Gentry (3-1) Loss: Bill Laxton (9-5)
Save: Ethyl Eichelberger (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bill Laxton pitching. Ollie Bader grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Burgmeier lines out to the second baseman. Jo-Jo Holland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Groh pitching. John Stahl flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Dan Gettinger singles to left field. Passed ball. Dan Gettinger advances to second. Slick Johnson singles to center field. Dan Gettinger scores. Billy Grich flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Macleod singles to center field. Bob Macleod is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tim Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Ryuki Kawashima strikes out. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Colton singles to left field. Marshall Thompson walks. Joe Groh lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ollie Bader walks. Jerry Burgmeier strikes out. Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Laxton strikes out. John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Barkley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Macleod doubles past the right fielder. Tim Corcoran strikes out. Joe McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Colton singles to left field. Bob Macleod scores. Marshall Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dan Gettinger walks. Dan Gettinger steals second. Slick Johnson pops out to the catcher. Billy Grich hits an infield single to the pitcher. George Barnes strikes out. Billy Grich steals second. Ryuki Kawashima singles to right field. Dan Gettinger scores. Billy Grich scores. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe Groh strikes out. Ollie Bader strikes out. Jerry Burgmeier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Laxton strikes out. John Stahl strikes out. Johnny Barkley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Jo-Jo Holland grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Macleod grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Corcoran singles to center field. Joe McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dan Gettinger singles to right field. Slick Johnson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Billy Grich walks. George Barnes walks. Hal Maestri 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. Ryuki Kawashima grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Grich is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Andy Colton flies out to the center fielder. Marshall Thompson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Slick Johnson. Dan Nelson is pinch hitting for Hal Maestri. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dan Nelson singles to right field. Marshall Thompson scores. Ollie Bader singles to left field. Jerry Burgmeier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Gentry pitching. U.L. Distefano grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Laxton grounds out to the shortstop. John Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jo-Jo Holland singles to left field. Bob Macleod hits a home run. Jo-Jo Holland scores. Tim Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe McCabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Colton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Johnny Barkley strikes out. Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Slick Johnson singles to right field. Billy Grich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marshall Thompson singles to center field. Curt Feinberg is pinch hitting for Gary Gentry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curt Feinberg strikes out. Ollie Bader strikes out. Marshall Thompson steals second. Jerry Burgmeier lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ethyl Eichelberger pitching. George Barnes walks. Ryuki Kawashima flies out to the center fielder. U.L. Distefano strikes out. Ed Merritt is pinch hitting for Al Leonard. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Merritt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris LePine improves in range Dave McKnight improves in speed Bob McNamara improves in contact_vs_righty Chris LePine did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Heinie Ardell did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Kranepool did not respond to coaching in arm Mateo Perez improves in power_vs_lefty Nelson Winn improves in arm Cesar Rosso did not respond to coaching in RF