Win: Ollie Mertz (12-3) Loss: Steve Reach (13-8)
Save: John Smith (14)
Inning: 1 Chicago Steve Reach pitching. Shigetoshi Perlman flies out to the right fielder. Benny Compton walks. Jeff Donahue singles to left field. Benny Compton advances to third on the hit. Shorty Donovan singles to right field. Benny Compton scores. Scott Maloney strikes out. Les Pettini singles to left field. Jeff Donahue scores. Shorty Donovan advances to third on the hit. Les Spindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Al Priest pitching. Andres Johnson singles to left field. Eddie Dickson singles to right field. Andres Johnson advances to third on the hit. Gene Saipe strikes out. Archie Mead strikes out. Dick Raudman walks. Dolly Crane doubles to right field. Andres Johnson scores. Eddie Dickson scores. Dick Raudman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hunkey Butera strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Al McDonald pops out to the catcher. Al Priest strikes out. Shigetoshi Perlman hits a home run. Benny Compton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Sam Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Reach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andres Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Jeff Donahue grounds out to the shortstop. Shorty Donovan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Scott Maloney doubles to center field. Les Pettini singles to right field. Scott Maloney scores. Les Pettini steals second. Les Spindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Eddie Dickson strikes out. Gene Saipe hits a home run. Archie Mead strikes out. Dick Raudman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Al McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Al Priest grounds out to the pitcher. Shigetoshi Perlman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Dolly Crane strikes out. Hunkey Butera flies out to the center fielder. Sam Hasegawa reached on a 2-base fielding error by Les Pettini. Steve Reach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Benny Compton strikes out. Jeff Donahue walks. Shorty Donovan triples. Jeff Donahue scores. Tony Pape comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Maloney singles to center field. Shorty Donovan scores. Les Pettini strikes out. Les Spindel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Andres Johnson walks. Eddie Dickson strikes out. Gene Saipe grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Andres Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ollie Mertz 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. Archie Mead flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Al McDonald walks. Ollie Mertz fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ollie Mertz pops out to the catcher. Shigetoshi Perlman grounds out to the catcher. Al McDonald advances to second on the play. Benny Compton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Dick Raudman strikes out. Dolly Crane pops out to the first baseman. Hunkey Butera triples. Sam Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Jeff Donahue doubles past the left fielder. Shorty Donovan singles to center field. Scott Maloney grounds out to the second baseman. Shorty Donovan advances to second on the play. Les Pettini grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Donahue scores. Shorty Donovan advances to third on the play. Les Spindel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Katsuyuki Higasa is pinch hitting for Tony Pape. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Katsuyuki Higasa strikes out. Andres Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Dickson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Jeff Thompson pitching. Al McDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Franklin Solano is pinch hitting for Ollie Mertz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Franklin Solano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shigetoshi Perlman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Smith pitching. Gene Saipe strikes out. Archie Mead walks. Dick Raudman strikes out. Dolly Crane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Benny Compton hits a home run. Jeff Donahue strikes out. Shorty Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Scott Maloney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Hunkey Butera grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Hasegawa flies out to the left fielder. Eric Kennedy is pinch hitting for Jeff Thompson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Kennedy walks. Andres Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eric Kennedy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chris Wynne did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Dempsey did not respond to coaching in control Earl Wood improves in speed Dick Ricci did not respond to coaching in control Zeke Diaz did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Washburn improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Santiago Ratliff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Puig did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Killebrew did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Speed did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Mueller did not respond to coaching in velocity Arnie Beech did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Richter did not respond to coaching in SS