Win: George Dyer (3-2) Loss: Sean Watson (3-4)
Save: Joe Afenir (25)
Inning: 1 New York Sean Watson pitching. Herb Sprague doubles to left field. Sammy Carlyle strikes out. Bob Kraus grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Hamilton singles to center field. Herb Sprague scores. Rex Latman doubles to left field. Scott Hamilton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Reggie Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit George Dyer pitching. Andres Johnson hits a home run. Dick Raudman doubles to left field. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Gene Saipe singles to left field. Dick Raudman is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dolly Crane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Bill Schlueter triples. Tom Flanigan grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Schlueter scores. George Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. Herb Sprague grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Archie Mead flies out to the left fielder. Rickey Perkowski strikes out. Hunkey Butera singles to right field. Sean Watson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Sammy Carlyle strikes out. Bob Kraus singles past the third baseman. Scott Hamilton hits a home run. Bob Kraus scores. Rex Latman strikes out. Reggie Young lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andres Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Raudman pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Dickson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Bill Schlueter lines out to the second baseman. Tom Flanigan pops out to the shortstop. George Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Gene Saipe doubles to left field. Dolly Crane grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Saipe advances to third on the play. Archie Mead singles to center field. Gene Saipe scores. Rickey Perkowski flies out to the center fielder. Hunkey Butera singles past the second baseman. Archie Mead advances to third on the hit. Sean Watson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 New York Herb Sprague strikes out. Sammy Carlyle doubles past the left fielder. Bob Kraus grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Andres Johnson doubles to right field. Dick Raudman strikes out. Eddie Dickson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Johnson advances to third on the play. Gene Saipe grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Rex Latman strikes out. Reggie Young grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Schlueter hits a home run. Tom Flanigan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Dolly Crane strikes out. Archie Mead singles to left field. Archie Mead steals second. Rickey Perkowski grounds out to the catcher. Hunkey Butera singles to center field. Archie Mead scores. John Shea is pinch hitting for Sean Watson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Shea hits a home run. Hunkey Butera scores. Gil Zambrano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andres Johnson singles to center field. Dick Raudman walks. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York Tony Pape pitching. Jesus Lolich is pinch hitting for Gil Zambrano. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jesus Lolich hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herb Sprague grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jesus Lolich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sammy Carlyle singles to center field. Herb Sprague advances to third on the hit. Bob Kraus grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Jim Flitcraft pitching. Gene Saipe pops out to the third baseman. Dolly Crane pops out to the second baseman. Archie Mead grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Scott Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Rex Latman grounds out to the third baseman. Reggie Young hits a home run. Bill Schlueter grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Rickey Perkowski singles to center field. Hunkey Butera flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eric Kennedy is pinch hitting for Tony Pape. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rickey Perkowski is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eric Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Jeff Thompson pitching. Tom Flanigan strikes out. Tommy Neis is pinch hitting for Jim Flitcraft. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tommy Neis pops out to the second baseman. Herb Sprague grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Afenir pitching. Andres Johnson reached on a fielding error by Bob Kraus. Dick Raudman flies out to the center fielder. Andres Johnson gets picked off first. Eddie Dickson hits a home run. Gene Saipe singles to center field. Dolly Crane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Gene Saipe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 New York total runners LOB: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Herb Sprague (14), Sammy Carlyle (19), Rex Latman (5).3B - Bill Schlueter (1).HR - Scott Hamilton (7), Reggie Young (5), Bill Schlueter (5).GIDP - Bob Kraus. Fielding: E - Bob Kraus.
Batting:2B - Andres Johnson (11), Dick Raudman (15), Gene Saipe (12).HR - Andres Johnson (7), Eddie Dickson (12), John Shea (4). Baserunning: SB - Archie Mead (18).CS - Rickey Perkowski (5).
Game Notes Sean Watson is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Willie Outen did not respond to coaching in arm Hank Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Murphy improves in range Archie Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lou Lange did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Hank Zimmerman improves in control Jamie Pisciotta did not respond to coaching in LF
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Shizuya Kataoka did not respond to coaching in range Hersh Peters did not respond to coaching in control Russ Lowery improves in arm Shizuya Kataoka did not respond to coaching in arm Ariel Proenza improves in power_vs_lefty Russ Lowery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wayne Bertaina did not respond to coaching in SS